Spiced Rhubarb Bake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds fresh rhubarb
• 3/4 cup Sugar (or less to taste)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 tsp. orange or lemon peel -- grated
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/3 cup Sugar

Procedures

1. Cut rhubarb into 1-inch pieces.
2. In slow-cooking pot, combine rhubarb with Sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and grated peel.
3. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours.
4. Remove cinnamon and cloves.
5. Spoon rhubarb into shallow baking dish.
6. In small bowl, mix together butter, flour and 1/3 cup Sugar with fork or pastry blender.
7. Sprinkle over cooked rhubarb.
8. Bake in 400F oven for about 20 minutes.