Do you have Rhubarb in the colonies ?

[Tommy Tainant]

Rhubarb crumble recipe

James Martin’s classic rhubarb crumble recipe with crunchy demerara sugar will take you to comfort food heaven in under an hour. Now... cream or custard?

www.bbc.co.uk

Is this just a british thing ? Ive got an urge for Rhubarb crumble at the moment. But my Mam is struggling to find Rhubarb in any of the local supermarkets.

I used to hate it as a kid but I love it now. We used to grow it behind a wall in the garden, I suppose its just a poverty food really.

My wife wont eat it or cook it so maybe the rhubarb market will die with me.

 

[petro]

Yes. Some folks have the plants in their gardens.
I have always hated it and still do, but strawberry rhubarb pie is popular with some folks in summer. Have no idea if stores carry it though.

 

[shockedcanadian]

We have it in Canada in the form of pie. Not that I enjoy it personally but it is eaten by some.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

We have it in Canada in the form.of pie. Not that I enjoy it personally but it is eaten by some.

It should do well in cooler climates.

 

[luiza]

Is this just a british thing ?

You can see why Turdy's Doctor prescribed him to immediately eat it. Particularly good for people suffering from Body Rot

Rhubarb is a plant that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine combinations. Rhubarb has been traditionally used to heal a wide variety of issues such as constipation, fever, inflammation, and kidney failure.
Rhubarb is a plant that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine combinations. Rhubarb has been traditionally used to heal a wide variety of issues such as constipation, fever, inflammation, and kidney failure. Rhubarb is used primarily for digestive complaints including constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, stomach pain, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, and preparation for certain GI diagnostic procedures. Rhubarb contains chemicals that might help heal cold sores and reduce swelling. Rhubarb also contains fiber, which might help reduce cholesterol levels and affect stomach conditions

USA.
In terms of production, the U.S. grows around 1,200 acres of rhubarb, mostly in cooler states. In Washington, Oregon, and Michigan, the conditions are just right for this hardy crop, making them the top states for rhubarb production.

 

[80zephyr]

Our neighborhood kids would gather at a friends house while his mom put sugar on raw rhubarb for us....delicious.

 

[odanny]

I remember eating rhubarb pie in the 1970's, you would have to visit someplace with a wide range of pie varieties to find this pie for sale anywhere today. I still remember seeing those huge red and green leaves from someones mom making the pie from scratch.

It's a bitter tasting plant and you have to add tons of sugar to it.

 

[Auld Phart]

Rhubarb crumble recipe

James Martin’s classic rhubarb crumble recipe with crunchy demerara sugar will take you to comfort food heaven in under an hour. Now... cream or custard?

www.bbc.co.uk

Is this just a british thing ? Ive got an urge for Rhubarb crumble at the moment. But my Mam is struggling to find Rhubarb in any of the local supermarkets.

I used to hate it as a kid but I love it now. We used to grow it behind a wall in the garden, I suppose its just a poverty food really.

My wife wont eat it or cook it so maybe the rhubarb market will die with me.

wife picks some up every other month it seems to make a pie,

she loves it, I hate it.

 

[Dekster]

Rhubarb crumble recipe

James Martin’s classic rhubarb crumble recipe with crunchy demerara sugar will take you to comfort food heaven in under an hour. Now... cream or custard?

www.bbc.co.uk

Is this just a british thing ? Ive got an urge for Rhubarb crumble at the moment. But my Mam is struggling to find Rhubarb in any of the local supermarkets.

I used to hate it as a kid but I love it now. We used to grow it behind a wall in the garden, I suppose its just a poverty food really.

My wife wont eat it or cook it so maybe the rhubarb market will die with me.

I stopped growing it because of the the then little ones as the leaves are toxic and they sometimes would eat straight out of the garden. I never liked it though. I grew it for old people who grew up eating rhubarb pie which to me is a horrible trick as pies are supposed to taste good and that crap tastes like the devil.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

I remember eating rhubarb pie in the 1970's, you would have to visit someplace with a wide range of pie varieties to find this pie for sale anywhere today. I still remember seeing those huge red and green leaves from someones mom making the pie from scratch.

It's a bitter tasting plant and you have to add tons of sugar to it.

My Mam makes it with minimum sugar. Its a bit tart but I like it.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

I stopped growing it because of the the then little ones as the leaves are toxic and they sometimes would eat straight out of the garden. I never liked it though. I grew it for old people who grew up eating rhubarb pie which to me is a horrible trick as pies are supposed to taste good and that crap tastes like the devil.

Didnt know the leaves are toxic. I suppose the colour gives it away.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

wife picks some up every other month it seems to make a pie,

she loves it, I hate it.

Try the crumble. Its a revelation.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Our neighborhood kids would gather at a friends house while his mom put sugar on raw rhubarb for us....delicious.

Thats a step too far for me.

 

[odanny]

My Mam makes it with minimum sugar. Its a bit tart but I like it.

That's the right way to make it, it should be tart. This can be a very healthy dish, rhubarb has a lot of health properties, as do most bitter tasting vegetables (garlic, kale, etc.)

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Rhubarb crumble recipe

James Martin’s classic rhubarb crumble recipe with crunchy demerara sugar will take you to comfort food heaven in under an hour. Now... cream or custard?

www.bbc.co.uk

Is this just a british thing ? Ive got an urge for Rhubarb crumble at the moment. But my Mam is struggling to find Rhubarb in any of the local supermarkets.

I used to hate it as a kid but I love it now. We used to grow it behind a wall in the garden, I suppose its just a poverty food really.

My wife wont eat it or cook it so maybe the rhubarb market will die with me.

I've never seen much of it here Tommy, I used to have rhubarb crumble as a kid in England with custard (Americans use the word custard for soft ice cream incidentally and you don't want to taste American gravy!).

Another odd thing, baked beans is common in Britain on a big fry up breakfast, but not in the US, I get blank stares when I mention to Americans that I like baked beans at all, it's not something seen at breakfast here, never seen it on a menu.

There's a cafe I frequented for a week with my son when we stayed in Llangollen some years back, absolutely stunning, we filled up and we were set for a days hiking around the area. It was a few doors away from a huge used book store, not quite sure if it's still there really.

Oh fuck it might be this, cafe downstairs used books upstairs!

Yes, that's the place ! superb brekky AND apparently owned by a Scouser ! small world.

Llangollen bookshop: Cafe and Books

Photo James Walker. Readers of this blog or LeftLion will know that my special power is an ability to link any person or place with Nottingham. So while visiting Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Llangollen…

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I think it's actually closed down now, so it seems, still the brek was top shelf.

 

[Dekster]

Didnt know the leaves are toxic. I suppose the colour gives it away.

They won't kill you the second you eat them---may give you the pukes or trots a few hours later though. They have a high concentration of oxalic acid that can really reek havoc on your organs, especially your kidneys, over time.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

This thread reminds me of something, question I've had but never asked.

In Britain we used to have (maybe we still do?) a carbonated drink Dandelion and Burdock which I loved as a kid but never ever seen it here in USA.

Has anyone here in the US ever heard of it?

Dandelion and burdock - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We also had another carbonated drink Sarsaparilla which seems much better known here in the US but we had it in Britain when I was a kid, it was just another flavor along with dandelion and burdock.

When I was a kid we all pronounced it like it had three syllables "Saz-per-ella" not sure how it's pronounced here, when I look at it's actual spelling it seems absolutely whacko.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

I've never seen much of it here Tommy, I used to have rhubarb crumble as a kid in England with custard (Americans use the word custard for soft ice cream incidentally and you don't want to taste American gravy!).

Another odd thing, baked beans is common in Britain on a big fry up breakfast, but not in the US, I get blank stares when I mention to Americans that I like baked beans at all, it's not something seen at breakfast here, never seen it on a menu.

There's a cafe I frequented for a week with my son when we stayed in Llangollen some years back, absolutely stunning, we filled up and we were set for a days hiking around the area. It was a few doors away from a huge used book store, not quite sure if it's still there really.

Oh fuck it might be this, cafe downstairs used books upstairs!

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Yes, that's the place ! superb brekky AND apparently owned by a Scouser ! small world.

Llangollen bookshop: Cafe and Books

Photo James Walker. Readers of this blog or LeftLion will know that my special power is an ability to link any person or place with Nottingham. So while visiting Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Llangollen…

dawnoftheunread.wordpress.com

I think it's actually closed down now, so it seems, still the brek was top shelf.

Its just down the road from us. Not been to Llan for a year or two. That place was going forever.
Nexxt time your in Llan try the CornMill across the road. You can sit on a wooden platform over the river.. Its very relaxing.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Its just down the road from us. Not been to Llan for a year or two. That place was going forever.
Nexxt time your in Llan try the CornMill across the road. You can sit on a wooden platform over the river.. Its very relaxing.

Thanks, I want to take my better half to Wales, she'd love it, it's a magical place, absolutely magical, would love to live there.

Do you speak Welsh Tommy, if I may ask?

 

[Dekster]

This thread reminds me of something, question I've had but never asked.

In Britain we used to have (maybe we still do?) a carbonated drink Dandelion and Burdock which I loved as a kid but never ever seen it here in USA.

Has anyone here in the US ever heard of it?

Dandelion and burdock - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We also had another carbonated drink Sarsaparilla which seems much better known here in the US but we had it in Britain when I was a kid, it was just another flavor along with dandelion and burdock.

When I was a kid we all pronounced it like it had three syllables "Saz-per-ella" not sure how it's pronounced here, when I look at it's actual spelling it seems absolutely whacko.

I've seen sarsaparilla a few times but have never tried it as I was told it is kind of a root beer and I hate root beer. It is more known as that drink was referenced a lot on old movie/tv shows. Never heard of the other one