Is rhubarb really that good?

Posted by: Chillkram on 24 March 2008

Or is it completely overrated? After many years in the wilderness, rhubarb seems to be making a comeback. The thing is I think it would have been better if it had stayed as a distant memory. Not everything from the past is necessarily better and rhubarb definitely isn't in my opinion - it conjurs up thoughts of school dinners and lumpy custard. Do you agree with me and are there other things from the past that would be better resurrected (how's that for topical at Easter?!!) or is rhubarb the fruit (?!!) of the moment?

And whatever happened to white dog poo?

Mark
Posted on: 26 March 2008 by JWM
I'm just trying to work out what 'rhubarb' rhymes with... Confused
Posted on: 26 March 2008 by Guido Fawkes
The Elephant is a Pretty Bird,
It swings from bough to bough.
It builds it’s nest in a Rhubard Tree,
And whistles, like a cow.
Posted on: 26 March 2008 by JWM
quote:
Originally posted by ROTF:
The Elephant is a Pretty Bird,
It swings from bough to bough.
It builds it’s nest in a Rhubard Tree,
And whistles, like a cow.


Thread digression...

Is that HMHB, Edward Lear or Spike Milligan?

Reminds me of this (from 2:23 onwards)...

Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird,
And she warbles as she flies.
And she never holler cuckoo,
'Til the 4th day of July.

Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds,
Well I've known you of old.
Well you've robbed my poor pockets,
Of the silver and the gold.

I'm goin up up on a mountain,
I' m gonna build me a whiskey still.
And I'll sell you one bottle,
For a twenty dollar-bill.

I'm going up upon a hillside,
And I'm gonna stand lookin' down.
So I can see my little baby,
Whenever she is walking around.

Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty bird,
And she warbles as she flies.
Well she brings us glad tidings,
And she never tells no lies.

Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds,
You're the meanest card I know.
Well you robbed my poor pockets,
And you nearly stole my soul.

Well, I'll eat, when I'm hungry,
And I'll drink, when I'm dry.
And if some woman don't shoot me,
Then I'll live a long time.

Ohh-hoo Ohh-hoo Ohh-hoo Ohh-hoo
Ohh-hoo Ohh-hoo Ohh-hoo Ohh-hoo.
Posted on: 26 March 2008 by 555
quote:
Originally posted by tonym:
No! I couldn't!


Have you've started something you can't finish Tony?

Posted on: 26 March 2008 by BigH47
Arse.
Posted on: 26 March 2008 by Chillkram
Feck.
Posted on: 26 March 2008 by 555
Drink!

Posted on: 27 March 2008 by living in lancs yearning for yorks
Mmmm Gooseberry crumble, my favourite! Rhubarb the second best crumble. Also love bread & butter pudding
Posted on: 31 March 2008 by m0omo0
My favourite fruits as a child were the Reine Claude variety of prune and a white variety of red currant, sweeter than the red one. They never really disappeared but are rare enough. Both delicious! I was also very fond of mango - as it was really rare at the time - and of quince jam.

I love rhubarb (and goose berries) and I didn't notice it had been killed and needed to be resurrected ?! I even cook it as crumble sometimes. Miam!

But my favourite dessert of all times is the raisinée tart.

Google translation from french:
The raisinée is an old tradition and recipe. It is composed of pear juice or applesauce pressed, heated and stirred for about 30 hours in a large copper cauldron over a wood fire. This produces a concentrate used in the preparation of many desserts like cakes, tarts, ice cream, parfait, etc.

Better not kill it! Red Face
Maurice


PS: Slightly off topic, food I love and that was resurrected not so long ago comprises: Marmite, Stilton and Cheddar cheese, Ploughman's pickle (all thanks to the EU, I guess) and boiled pudding (thanks to my mom). Remember ? Winker
Still waiting for Helman's mayonaise though...

Anyway, as for many things, I think taste has to be trained, and it's easier if you have a good mentor.
Posted on: 31 March 2008 by BigH47
Grandad used to grow red and white raspberries, loganberries and Victoria plums they were all delicious.