How do you freeze rhubarb?

[lyall]

I have a glut of rhubarb at the moment, how do i freeze it? should it be cooked first or is raw ok?

[Nibble]

I'd blanche it first, stops the bacteria having a chance to grow during thawing. ;-)

[sunny-dave]

Works either way - either cook it briefly with some sugar and freeze it as stewed rhubarb, or just chop it into pieces, shake in a freezer bag with a few spoonfuls of brown sugar, squash as much air out of the bag as possible and freeze raw.

[Nibble]

Thanks dave, you reminded me about the stash of rhubarb I've brought back from up north ----- yumm ☺

[tenrec]

Agree with sunny-d

[lyall]

Thank you both for your answers. I have never had to freeze rhubarb before so was not sure, I have enough rhubarb to try both of your suggestions we'll see in a few months how each one turns out.