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Bugs



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:37 pm    Post subject: Rhubarb? Reply with quote
    

I saw rhubarb on one out of about 10 market stalls today. It looked OK, bright pink, a few had the budding leaves on it that looked fresh, but couldn't see anything to suggest where it would be from. Rhubarb doesn't get important, surely? I mean imported. Rhubarb is very important.

I rather fancy a little rhubarb.

judith



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Probably from the forcing sheds in the rhubarb triangle.

tahir



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

There are some other countries that eat rhubarb, could be imported from Eastern Europe maybe but more likely forced isn't it?

sean
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Probably Dutch. Are you feeling better now Bugs?

bagpuss



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have seen rhubarb imported from holland!

tahir



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sean wrote:
Probably Dutch. Are you feeling better now Bugs?


Not now you've told her it's probably Dutch

Jb



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 06 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The rhubabrb in my back garden is showing some quite healthy growth already (plenty of manure but not forced this year) - So I suppose it could be home grown although it still seems very early.

Helen_A



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 06 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Our nearest Sainsbury (yes I still end up there sometimes )has rubarb that claims to be UK. Haven't bought any though as it was being sold at nearly £3.50 a kilo

I assumed at that price it is forced, but still couldn't bring my self to buy it...

Helen_A

Bugs



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
sean wrote:

Probably Dutch. Are you feeling better now Bugs?


Not now you've told her it's probably Dutch


Sean - yes, thank you.
Tahir - Don't worry I didn't buy any!

I will keep an eye out on it though, on one of the seasonal food links on here it does say January for forced rhubarb, so you never know. I think it was a bit cheap though

bernie-woman



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It is seasonal at this time of year but will definitely be forced

I had to withdraw my criticism of Gordon Ramsay before xmas as he stated he only uses seasonal produce and then proceeded to use rhubarb - looked it up and had to eat my words - I hate having to do that

Glad to hear you are better Bugs

Bernie66



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Just because its out of season does not mean its not British. I ate a (small)bowl of strawberries yesterday-from a cold frame in the garden-no heat. I had left them in the coldest part of the garden whilst the temperature dropped earier this winter and then mollycoddled them and put then in the coldframe just before Xmas. To my surprise the flowers which had been trying to open in december produced small but perfectly formed strawberries-not worth doing for quantity but it was worth it as an experiment!

Behemoth



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It probably is British, well Yorkshire to be exact, from the rhubarb Triangle. On Leeds Market it's 60p/lb. Crumble, crumble, crumble....

The Rhubarb Festival is under way https://www.wakefield.org.uk/VisitWakefield/RhubarbFestival/default.htm

wellington womble



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 06 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I WANT some. (stamps feet, tosses hair etc)

I love rhubarb, and can't get any, anywhere. Last year the only place that had any at all, was waitrose, for about two weeks. If its UK I shall buy a freezerfull this year, I LOVE rhubarb!

tahir



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 06 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

They've got none round here, fancy rhubarb crumble now

judith



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 06 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I've got some frozen in the freezer, but I've got no eggs to make custard. And you can't have crumble without custard.

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