Strawberry Rhubarb Tart With Chocolate Crust

Life on earth would not be worth much if every source of irritation were removed. Yet most of us rebel against the things that irritate us, and count as heavy loss what ought to be rich gain. We are told that the oyster is wiser; that when an irritating object, like a bit of sand, gets under the “mantle” of his shell, he simply covers it with the most precious part of his being and makes of it a pearl. The irritation that it was causing is stopped by encrusting it with the pearly formation. A true pearl is therefore simply a victory over irritation. Every irritation that gets into our lives today is an opportunity for pearl culture. The more irritations the devil flings at us, the more pearls we may have. We need only to welcome them and cover them completely with love, that most precious part of us, and the irritation will be smothered out as the pearl comes into being. What a store of pearls we may have, if we will!

Richard Seume

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Chocolate, Desserts, Fruits	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter
1/2	c	Icing sugar
2	c	To 2 1/4 cups flour
2	T	Cocoa powder
1	t	Vanilla
1/2	t	Salt
1	lb	Rhubarb, diced small
1	c	Sugar
2	t	Orange zest
1/2	t	Ground ginger
2	T	Flour
1	pt	Strawberries, cleaned
		hulled quartered

INSTRUCTIONS

In a food processor, combine butter and sugar and process until
softened. Add flour, cocoa, vanilla and salt and process until  mixture
forms a ball. Refrigerate dough 1 hour if too soft, then  press into an
ungreased flan pan with a removable bottom. Refrigerate.  Combine
filling ingredients in a bowl and toss well.  Spread into  prepared
crust and bake for 45 minutes at 350 F. (180 C) or until  rhubarb is
very tender and filling is bubbly.  From: Caprial's Seasonal Cookbook
by Caprial Pence, Alaska Northwest  Books Typed & tested by: Bob White
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Rfm" <Robert-Miles@usa.net> on Sep
06, 98

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 628 Calories From Fat: 280 Total Fat: 31.9g Cholesterol: 81.3mg Sodium: 204mg Potassium: 513.4mg Carbohydrates: 82.3g Fiber: 5.9g Sugar: 41g Protein: 6.9g