I picked the first rhubarb of the season yesterday. It’s the earliest I’ve ever picked it, it’s out in the open garden, I don’t force my rhubarb to bring it on early. I guess it’s the relatively warm and wet winter we’ve had.
I did a drawing eight years ago just as the rhubarb was starting to come through the ground – it’s almost three weeks later than the thick robust stems I picked over the weekend.
Then I made a crumble. Husb had it with lashings of custard. I don’t eat rhubarb. It has it’s original ancient medicinal effect on me – a laxative!
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I have, probably, too much rhubarb in the garden. But it’s hiding right now. Doubt that I’ll see it before May.
Once the season really kicks in, there’s going to be loads so I’ll make rhubarb chutney, my favourite, for the rest of the year
Update: I surveyed the garden yesterday and pulled up some of the dead stuff I didn’t clear off last fall. Underneath, a whole patch of rhubarb, bright red, poking up about 2 inches…!
Yaaayyy!!!!
I love rhubarb, in crumbles indeed, but also as jam or pie.
Bravo, Risie !
Thanks Gilles. I also love it as a chutney