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      

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

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