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Rhubarb is a perennial plant, meaning it grows back year after year. Although technically a vegetable, it is now considered to be a fruit, most commonly starring in strawberry rhubarb pies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was ideal for high altitude planting because it is able to withstand cold temperatures and remains a prevalent crop in Colorado today.<\/p>\n

Also known as the \u201cpie plant,\u201d rhubarb originated in Asia and traveled to the Western U.S. with the first settlers. Some of the rhubarb plants planted by early settlers are still producing on historic properties.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

(The Colorado State University Extension service offers detailed information about growing and using varieties of rhubarb including Colorado Red.)<\/p>\n

Rhubarb popped up early in the appropriately named town of Gold Hill west of Boulder. The town was settled in 1859 when this area was part of the Nebraska Territory. Gold Hill was the location of Colorado\u2019s first big Gold Rush. The Gold Hill Inn Gold Hill Inn opened as a dining hall in 1924 and became a destination restaurant in 1962.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Traditional recipes often feature rhubarb in pies as well in some savory dishes. This simple sweet-tart cake recipe from the Gold Hill Inn, collected in the \u201cGold Hill Compendium\u201d cookbook, offers another classic way to use the spring stalks.<\/p>\n

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Gold Hill Rhubarb Cake<\/h2>\n