On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:38:27 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>This is typical of Grandma McQuown's recipes. She just assumed you knew
>what to do with the ingredients
>
>Rhubarb Pie
>
>4 cups rhubarb
>4 Tbs. flour
>1-1/2 c. sugar
>1/2 tsp. salt
>1 Tbs. melted butter
>
>Makes a 9 inch pie
>
>Jill
>

My rhubarb is just coming up. I'll have to try this in a few months
when the stalks are large enough to harvest.

I have seen a variation that adds a bit of frozen orange juice
concentrate.

- Mark

In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:


> Of course, sugar isn't the only culprit. In fact, I am
> interested and dismayed to see what appears to be that assumption
> in books aimed at diabetics (as vs. those aimed at LCers).

I suspect that if those books aren't actually somewhat old, that they
are referencing old information. It's been years since sugar was "evil"
for diabetics. These things hang on for a long time, so I still see it
in places, including here. But I've taken classes in diabetic
management and diabetic nutrition (which of course are very closely
tied), and when a participant in the class mentions "sugar" in a
negative way, they get their knuckles rapped with a ruler, and reminded
that, for purposes of the class, sugar is just a form of carbohydrate,
and it just shares the "evil" of any big "C" food.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

MaryL wrote:

> I also have diabetes, but sugar isn't the only culprit. Sugar is a
> carb, and I have learned to eliminate most of the so-called "bad" carbs
> (but I am definitely not low-carb because I eat lots of fresh fruit and
> veggies). I don't even add artificial sweetener, so the way I eat would
> probably not satisfy most people. However, it brought my diabetes under
> control. I have eaten this way for five years, and I have not needed to
> take any diabetes medication since March 2005.

James is basically the same way. He eats plenty of carbs as whole
grains, fruits, and veggies, and the occasional "bad carb" as sugar or
refined flour. He has had normal blood sugar and HgA1C levels for about
five years without medication (he used medication before then). He also
attributes his success to the amount of exercise he gets -- he probably
walks an average of five miles a day.

Serene

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