[gardening] Rhubarb

I uncovered my rhubarb (growing since the days my grandmother lived on the property, maybe even since my great-grandmother) a couple days ago. It's so alien looking:

It looks like a brain hatching from a red egg, right? 

I brushed aside all the dead foliage from last year and they were all closed on Sunday. After the rain Monday and sun yesterday, leaves have started to break out of almost every egg:

I've made rhubarb muffins in the past, some rhubarb-strawberry shortbread bars. My favorite method is to just make some simple syrup with it and enjoy in cocktails.