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Post by zed on Apr 14, 2015 9:48:46 GMT
My favourite thing in my garden is my rhubarb
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Post by jwugg on Apr 14, 2015 13:22:48 GMT
Nooooooo, not fair, Zed.... rhubarb is one of the last few foods that I really can't get hold of here in Greece & miss so much! We Brit ex-pats have even trained some shop-keepers to import parsnips for us at Christmas, but no rhubarb
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Post by Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow) on Apr 14, 2015 14:17:12 GMT
I'd like you all to know Zed has been very nice and offered to send me some nylon to try and use instead of wool, so I'll see how that works. Maybe I won't have to refuse vegans in the future As for the implications of being a vegan, I don't want to get too political either, so here's my brief two cents: for me, if the animal is happy and well taken care of, then I don't have any issues using their fibre. I will admit I'd have issues if I knew it came from mistreated animals, but I don't always ask (I do like to look for sustainable and ethical wools, and I've purchased some fleeces from an animal charity, and I love it). So... I'm not perfect. I understand not wanting to cause an animal harm (that's the reason I don't eat meat) but going synthetic even when it's high welfare wool baffles me in veganism. However, like Zed has said before, every choice has a consequence, and some prefer not being eco-friendly but having nothing to do with certain types of industry. One last thought: rhubarb can't be food, it looks too alien (teehee)
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 14, 2015 15:39:09 GMT
My rhubarb is just poking through. I like to make a concentrated syrup and make a drink out of it instead of lemonade, it's very refreshing. they make great popsicles too.
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Post by zed on Apr 15, 2015 9:14:32 GMT
Jill, could someone send you a crown over Winter when they are dormant? You could plant it and grow your own. Mine is from the Rhubarb patch at my Dad's house which has been there for as long as I can remember (40+ years!)
Rhubarb crumble and rhubarb yoghurt!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 10:34:20 GMT
Our neighbor gave a wee bit of rhubarb to plant many years ago and it spread outs every year.. My DH pulls it out and washes it and eats it raw.. I can not do this.. I wonder every year what do make with it... What is everyone favorite thing to do with rhubarb?
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 15, 2015 22:38:37 GMT
Stewed rhubarb and custard, strawberry rhubarb pie, apple rhubarb pie, make it in to a drink as above, stewed rhubarb on toast for breakfast. I want to try rhubarb curd for pie.
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Post by zed on Apr 16, 2015 9:54:24 GMT
I want my dad to make me some rhubarb and ginger jam You need a bag of sugar to dip it in when it's raw, Judy If you chop it up, rinse it and put it in a pan with a lid(no water, just the water from rising) you can cook it to soften it. Either just a little to put in a pie or with crumble or more to as soft as you like it for use as a cooked fruit with custard, cream or yoghurt. Add sugar to taste as you cook. It doesn't take long though, and keep stirring.
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Post by jwugg on Apr 16, 2015 12:33:04 GMT
C'mon guys, really not fair! Taunting me with your rhubarb crumbles & I can't even look at the screen any more, I'm so hungry LOL. Unfortunately, it just won't grow here, Zed, I do know people who have tried but apparently it's never cold enough in winter & is too hot & dry in summer. I'll try to remember the good things about that temperature, eg not having to scrape ice off the car in the Manchester winter, he he. & try to remember the glut of apricots & peaches we get & be grateful for those instead. & the fact that I've sent a friend away with a bag full of lemons from my tree. But sometimes, rhubarb crumble & custard, oh we just need it
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 13:03:12 GMT
Thanks for the suggestions..much appreciated. Can you believe my DH just eats the stalks raw... I like the jam idea a lot...
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 16, 2015 17:10:25 GMT
Jill - I would much prefer a bag full of lemons to rhubarb any day!
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Post by zed on Apr 17, 2015 9:19:21 GMT
Aaw, sorry Jill
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 17, 2015 11:42:43 GMT
I would take either, I just made a big batch of lemon tarts.
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Post by sundownalpacas on Jul 12, 2015 11:07:21 GMT
My husband and I started our farm in 2005, because I wanted my own Alpaca fiber. We also raise laying hens, meat chickens, and turkeys. We purchase half a grass fed cow from one of our farm friends. We are installing a 14ft x 156ft hoop house today, to extend our growing season for vegetables. Neither of us grew up on a farm, but we had exposure to them through our families. My mothers side had dairy farms, and my husbands family had a chicken farm (eggs). These were all small family farms. Our children are grown, but the grandchildren love visiting us and the critters. I love this lifestyle. Is it a lot of work? Yes, but it is very satisfying work. Liz
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Post by Pandagirl on Jul 12, 2015 16:07:16 GMT
Good for you Liz. What's important is that you're enjoying the experience and learning as you go.
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