Rhubarb


I harvested the stems from my Rhubarb plant this weekend and got enough to make three huge crumbles. I left this central stem and what looks like a flower head (close up below) although I have never seen anything like this on my Rhubarb plant to date. If it carries on growing like this I am going to make some jam, or Rhubarb pickle maybe? I bought some pickle at a May Fayre at the weekend and it has inspired me!

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  1. bowledover4:55 pm

    I have never seen this flower before.
    Super.
    Do you still have the booklet on pickles that I sent way back?
    If not I have another.
    Great crumbles I bet.
    Rhubarb and Orange go well together.
    Peel slice and de pip the orange and add to cooked rhubarb.

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