tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post1972898389686225729..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: RhubarbA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-73855184163096316462014-06-03T13:56:42.694-04:002014-06-03T13:56:42.694-04:00We used to have a quince bush, but the squirrels a...We used to have a quince bush, but the squirrels and birds always got the fruit ahead of us. I have no idea how it tastes. <br /><br />If rhubarb is sour, does anyone ever pickle it?<br />Clisbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744793549029118738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-44028961946058223902014-06-02T20:17:16.307-04:002014-06-02T20:17:16.307-04:00I have no problem with people loving rhubarb, as l...I have no problem with people loving rhubarb, as long as they don't make me eat it. :)A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-5429371446711009982014-06-02T19:03:41.309-04:002014-06-02T19:03:41.309-04:00My husband LOVES rhubarb probably as much as you a...My husband LOVES rhubarb probably as much as you and LV hate it!! I passed an Amish farm today and lo and behold......they had a "Rhubarb" sign!! Hmmm........I wonder why I all of a sudden thought of you!! :)Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185590857696588007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-57968098708728572642014-06-02T13:57:44.973-04:002014-06-02T13:57:44.973-04:00Glad you liked it.Glad you liked it.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-47081279404863153362014-06-02T13:45:11.921-04:002014-06-02T13:45:11.921-04:00I had it for the first time a couple weeks ago, in...I had it for the first time a couple weeks ago, in strawberry rhubarb jam. I liked that.Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695808411116664337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-41858477698864189672014-06-02T13:07:20.659-04:002014-06-02T13:07:20.659-04:00Thanks for the heads up about quince, now I know t...Thanks for the heads up about quince, now I know to avoid it too!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-51711925368366735212014-06-02T13:05:18.671-04:002014-06-02T13:05:18.671-04:00You're not missing out on anything!You're not missing out on anything!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-13903006040620579082014-06-02T13:04:32.622-04:002014-06-02T13:04:32.622-04:00What a horrible disappointment to find rhubarb in ...What a horrible disappointment to find rhubarb in your strawberry pie!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-18631310898151003892014-06-02T13:03:16.258-04:002014-06-02T13:03:16.258-04:00I won't get into a big nightshade discussion h...I won't get into a big nightshade discussion here, but "deadly nightshade" is also known as belladonna and used in herbal medicine as a pain reliever, muscle relaxer, and even a beauty aid. Some people eat tomato leaves, rhubarb leaves on the other hand can be toxic with all the oxalic acid they contain.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-42733718256680231322014-06-02T12:42:12.622-04:002014-06-02T12:42:12.622-04:00When you eat a potato, you're eating the root ...When you eat a potato, you're eating the root of a poisonous plant. Potatoes are nightshades...as in "deadly nightshade" relatives...and their leaves are just as poisonous. Ditto tomatoes.Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695808411116664337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-21572150287114185662014-06-01T19:49:01.363-04:002014-06-01T19:49:01.363-04:00Too funny!
I LOVE rhubarb and had to get part o...Too funny! <br /><br />I LOVE rhubarb and had to get part of the plants my uncle had (they've been grown just about everywhere in the US since he first planted them) when we bought our house. We now have two HUGE plants in our yard and make sauce, pies and crisp to eat year round. My husband and son love sour things so rhubarb is right up their alley and my daughter and I love it too, Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384475081085015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-338975604535439812014-06-01T18:44:25.379-04:002014-06-01T18:44:25.379-04:00I've never eaten rhubarb - it just looked susp...I've never eaten rhubarb - it just looked suspect to me (maybe because it's not a common ingredient in the deep South, but I don't think that's it - I really like ingredients used in Indian/Mexican/Italian cooking, so it's not like I'm all that picky.) My Ohio-born husband said, "it's real sour." I don't know that he loathes it, but he's not a Clisbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744793549029118738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-71266572283826259802014-06-01T16:23:03.243-04:002014-06-01T16:23:03.243-04:00The first time I ate a strawberry-rhubarb pie I th...The first time I ate a strawberry-rhubarb pie I thought it was just strawberry pie. I took a big bite and nearly choked when I discovered the rhubarb. I have tried it other times since then and I still don't like it. Not one little bit.Linda from KYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113650049469929569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-7906951726039271702014-06-01T15:01:40.834-04:002014-06-01T15:01:40.834-04:00I like asparagus, but The Squire doesn't care ...I like asparagus, but The Squire doesn't care for it. There is one of those "funny things kids say" collections that makes the rounds from time to time, where a kid supposedly says it is so awful they named it after "Judas Asparagus". Lady Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608765381189723792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-74083762802618327612014-06-01T08:11:22.782-04:002014-06-01T08:11:22.782-04:00I like rhubarb/raspberry jam, but am with you on m...I like rhubarb/raspberry jam, but am with you on most other applications. There is another springtime 'treat' I loathe, and that's asparagus. It is the most vile tasting thing I have ever tried to eat, and after one notable episode at the dinner table, it was the one food I was permitted to NOT hafta 'just try' each time it showed up.Maggie in Tallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765559579988713682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-36835982716736465592014-05-31T21:40:09.576-04:002014-05-31T21:40:09.576-04:00Ahhh..... but you see, the strawberry pie would be...Ahhh..... but you see, the strawberry pie would be ever so much better if the rhubarb was left out. I have tried strawberry rhubarb pie, so sad wasting strawberries like that! :)A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-21388599975384821192014-05-31T21:38:33.199-04:002014-05-31T21:38:33.199-04:00The only rhubarb I could ever manage to eat was ma...The only rhubarb I could ever manage to eat was masked with loads of sugar. It is scary to think that the stalks of a poisonous plant are so freely consumed.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-15768900778290719042014-05-31T21:36:39.023-04:002014-05-31T21:36:39.023-04:00That's right, you're not missing a thing!That's right, you're not missing a thing!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-72115997351365704722014-05-31T21:35:19.070-04:002014-05-31T21:35:19.070-04:00I cannot believe what I am reading. You must marc...I cannot believe what I am reading. You must march yourself down to Yoder's in Sarasota and have a piece of their strawberry rhubarb pie and free yourself of this misguided opinion!! Just kidding! I feel the same way about coconut!!!Nolefan Ocalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526028943242508253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-19944337204515252762014-05-31T20:57:27.878-04:002014-05-31T20:57:27.878-04:00I didn't like it when I realized it is always ...I didn't like it when I realized it is always loaded with sugar and the leaves are poisonous enough to kill a pig. It just didn't appeal to my taste buds. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09758630855852026771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-17234326411658116272014-05-31T20:36:50.427-04:002014-05-31T20:36:50.427-04:00I've never had rhubarb. It sounds like I'...I've never had rhubarb. It sounds like I'm not missing much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893276725168263335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-26036495055400568872014-05-31T15:37:05.690-04:002014-05-31T15:37:05.690-04:00Your Grandma's medicine sounds like one of tho...Your Grandma's medicine sounds like one of those that makes you feel better simply by being threatened to have to take it!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-90531441264481186342014-05-31T14:53:50.150-04:002014-05-31T14:53:50.150-04:00I grew up in the so-called rhubarb triangle in Yor...I grew up in the so-called rhubarb triangle in Yorkshire, the most prolific commercial rhubabrb growing area in the UK and we ate a lot of it. I still love it but think it is best in a jam. I make rhubarb and ginger jam every spring, ready for toast the next winter. <br />However.... Grandma C used to make a pergative medcine by mixing it with treacle and bran... it was VILE!jenannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321001863688006661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-75352511737709481152014-05-31T14:30:21.022-04:002014-05-31T14:30:21.022-04:00LOL, I'm with you, rhubarb is a word that shou...LOL, I'm with you, rhubarb is a word that should not be uttered.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-67772670467131812092014-05-31T14:28:44.266-04:002014-05-31T14:28:44.266-04:00That sounds different from any rhubarb recipes I h...That sounds different from any rhubarb recipes I have heard of. LV would think of it as a double whammy since he also doesn't like raisins. :)<br /><br />Sour rhubarb pies are the worst!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.com