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Roast Beef and Yorkshire Puddings for lunch today ….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11389) • United Kingdom 19 Apr

Yes, it’s Sunday again ….dont they come around fast ! Anyway, that means we went to Moms for a roast dinner, Today we had roast beef, roast potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower and Yorkshire puddings, and gravy. I also had English...

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Interesting About Pineapple and Rhubard

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 8 Aug

Pineapples were first introduced to Europe in the late 1400s. They were rare and expensive, a luxury only enjoyed by the rich. By the 1700s the fruit was expensive, valued at 60 to 80 pounds, or $17,000 to $23,000 in today's...

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I need to buy more rhubarb !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11389) • United Kingdom 12 Jul

I have had two tubs of rhubarb that until this year have been fantastic. They have produced so much fruit both Mom and I have used it in pies and crumbles, we have frozen it so that we have some for the winter months and I have...

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Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11389) • United Kingdom 29 Apr 25

I love rhubarb. It is extremely easy to grow. In fact, if you are not careful it will take over your entire garden. It is for this very reason that we grow ours in two large pots. We had them on the patio and that was...

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Running the hose

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 24 Mar 25

It is hot, windy and dry. I am running the hose slowly to water my container planting of rhubarb and I have some sage and tarragon begging for moisture. Actually I have a million other things to get done, but I cannot let them go...

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Foods A-Z - R is for Rhubarb

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222417) • United States 25 May 20

Rhubarb is an herbaceous perennial vegetable (not a fruit) that grows from short, thick rootstalks. The very tart stalks are edible; but the large leaves are not. The exact origin of rhubarb is unknown; but the Chinese...

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I've solved the mystery

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382106) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Mar 18

I posted a very similar photo recently of part of the flower of a plant. I didn’t know the name of it but I’ve been doing some research and I believe it is a Gunnera manicata, sometimes known as a giant ornamental rhubarb. I...

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Tuna, spinach, and rhubarb!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 27 Feb 18

The other half had to work a closing shift tonight and wouldn't be home for dinner, so I took this opportunity to cook some things that he doesn't particularly like, but that other people do. He's not crazy about fish in general,...

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What a difference microclimate makes!

Fleur @Fleura (35037) • United Kingdom 7 Apr 17

As I’ve mentioned before, we recently moved house, but we haven’t yet sold our old house. We moved only 0.8 mile, and as far as I can tell from scrutinising the ordnance survey map we must be about 25 metres higher up, so not...

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Rhubarb,love this plant!!!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 1 Sep 16

I could eat lots of it so much I love Rhubarb, I cooked it tonight and put in sugar, and the next step is, eat it. When I was young, my mom always had some on the garden. Me and my sister had to prepare it to cook, sitting on...

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The day for us come to an end.Have a great evening.

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 25 Jun 16

while I am sitting here and writing as the grill getting fired up. We are having hamburgers,baked beans,corn on the cob. Have you had your corn this year? After coming home getting my new car.I feel that Mike did so much running...

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Rhubarb Strudel

Anna @LadyDuck (502491) • Italy 17 Feb 16

In the ancient times, the rhubarb was used for medical purposes, especially in China, but also in Europe and Asia. The red pigment of the stalks, is known to kill leukemia cells and to slow the growth of some forms of...

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My own back garden

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 4 Sep 15

I like the back garden to my house though I preferred it before my parents tore out the real lawn to add an artificial one, wiped out our natural rhubarb patch and chopped down the holly tree. The view of the trees in the park is...

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Rhubarb, Rhubarb..And Even More Rhubarb!

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 12 Oct 12

I'm inundated with the stuff. About a month ago hubby came back from his Mum's armed with a bag of plums (since eaten) plus some mega sticks of rhubarb, all of which had been grown in his Dad's garden. Now,...

101 things to do with rhubarb

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Its rhubarb crumble day =o)

Wizzywig @Wizzywig (7847) 2 May 10

Yesterday, I went out and pulled all the rhubarb, - the first crop of the year - cut it up and cooked it. So, today we'll have rhubarb crumble. I saved some porridge oats to add to the crumble mix and we'll have it with cream,...

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Rhubarb Pie or Food with Strong Feelings

Amber @AmbiePam (120833) • United States 22 Oct 09

No, food doesn't have strong feelings. But it can give you strong feelings! Rhubarb pie is something I have never tasted, but my grandfather hates with a passion. Every time someone would tease him about it (usually on...

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Freezing Our Rhubarb For Later

WebMann @WebMann (4731) • Canada 21 Jun 09

We have quite a little patch of Rhubarb that's behind the garage so we tend to forget about it sometimes. We have cut some a few times already this spring and had some really good Rhubarb, but you can only eat so much at one...

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Rhubarb For Desert Tonight

WebMann @WebMann (4731) • Canada 7 Jun 09

Just looking throw the yard and cleaning up and I noticed that our rhubarb patch that just a couple of weeks ago was almost non-visible, is getting perfect for cutting and eating. I love eating rhubarb right from the garden and...

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I did it, and they said it couldn't be done!

kbkbooks @kbkbooks (7022) • Canada 12 Apr 09

A few weeks ago I planted my tomato seeds and they are growing well. At about the same time, I planted a few rhubarb seeds that I harvested from my neighbor's plant last fall. Several people told me I wouldn't be able to start...

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What do you know about starting rose or rhubarb seeds?

kbkbooks @kbkbooks (7022) • Canada 14 Jul 08

Recently I have been lucky enough to obtain some seeds for red roses and some seeds from a rhubarb plant that had gone to seed. I have heard you can plant these and they will successfully grow. I love rhubarb so I want to do this....

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