Historical Examples. 1  But anything will do, except a grocery or a hardware store and places like that. 2  hardware was too high in price, and was no longer needed for clothing. 3  In 1850, he left the trade in dry goods and took up that in hardware.  4 We're in back of Williamson's hardware place, replied Ned.
April through June: Although you can find rhubarb from as early as mid-spring and throughout the summer, prime season runs from April to June. Store unwashed, in the refrigerator: Store rhubarb unwashed, in the refrigerator, for up to one week.
Examine the rhubarb plant in early summer to determine whether you should cut it. Harvest stalks only from healthy first year plants that have produced multiple leafy stalks and show no signs of disease or distress. Grasp a stalk that has grown 12 to 15 inches long.