Rhubarb

swingaleg · 19-10-2015, 23:14

Just seen a preview of tomorrow's papers and the latest health exclusive is that rhubarb fights cancer cells......

Totally coincidentally I've been eating a lot of rhubarb recently

It's wonderful stuff..........really tasty and takes me right back to childhood when everyone with a garden or allotment had rhubarb growing

I cut it into inch cubes and lightly simmer for 5 or so minutes in very little water until it softens but before it starts to break up so you still have lumps. I add sugar and ginger

I could eat it every day........

Ella Nut · 20-10-2015, 13:40

Delicious stuff. I love a rupert crumble. As my gran used to call it.

Piazza · 20-10-2015, 14:37

Nigella's rhubarb meringue pie

swingaleg · 20-10-2015, 14:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ella Nut

Delicious stuff. I love a rupert crumble. As my gran used to call it.

my gran used to pronounce it 'roo-burb'........

planets · 20-10-2015, 14:54

i roast rhubarb with a little orange juice to sweeten it's delicious and much more flavoursome than when boiled.

phepia · 22-10-2015, 08:51

Rhubarb cooked in the microwave with a little sugar. Just enough to take away some of the sharpness then do some custard with it. Or mix it with another fruit like blackberries,gooseberries or apples for a crumble.
I love rhubarb

swingaleg · 22-10-2015, 15:29

Only one of my local supermarkets seems to sell rhubarb at the moment........the 'season' is considered to end in september though I suppose we get imports all year round

Anyway.......I like to go to different supermarkets so I've bought a few tins of rhubarb to keep me going until I see some fresh

I've got the Tesco and the Princes

I'm not usually one to have tinned fruit but I'll give it a go........

alan29 · 22-10-2015, 19:58

Loads from wifes allotment.
Rhubarb and ginger jam.
Superb.

Welsh-lad · 23-10-2015, 06:30

I don't like it. It needs to be so heavily sugared to make it remotely palatable and this probably cancels out any intrinsic health benefits.

swingaleg · 23-10-2015, 09:39

Rhubarb news

I can reveal that Tesco tinned rhubarb is quite acceptable !

It's green rather than red and there's too much syrup for me........I chucked most of it away

But there's plenty for 2 helpings (539 gram tin) and it's right tasty

I've very pleased with my discovery because I can now keep a few tins in the cupboard for when I can't find fresh.........which could be for several months

swingaleg · 30-10-2015, 09:05

Rhubarb update

I tries a tin of Princes Rhubarb........not as nice as Tesco own brand

It was much mushier with less well defined chunks of rhubarb and more like it goes when you cook it too long and it breaks down

Tesco much better......solid lumps of rhubarb

One of my local supermarkets still had fresh 'barb up until last weekend.......but it was bit ropey. Must be coming to the end of the season now.

jazzyjazzy · 30-10-2015, 13:40

As kids living in the Rhubarb Triangle in Yorkshire we used to take small bags of sugar out with us during the season and pinch sticks of it from the sheds and eat it raw dipped in the sugar. Don't like it cooked even now.

GrannyGruntbuck · 30-10-2015, 14:52

It also helps to make lovely wine when added to other ingredients.

Red Whine · 30-10-2015, 20:44

Rhubarb and apples cooked in apple juice with chopped preserved ginger and just a little of the ginger juice, beautiful with natural yogurt or creme fraiche.

confuddled · 22-11-2015, 05:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazzyjazzy

As kids living in the Rhubarb Triangle in Yorkshire we used to take small bags of sugar out with us during the season and pinch sticks of it from the sheds and eat it raw dipped in the sugar. Don't like it cooked even now.

we did that as kids in Scotland, it's a wonder we ever had any teeth.
I love Rhubarb

annette kurten · 22-11-2015, 06:20

i bloody love rhubarb,very underrated.

Jellied Eel · 22-11-2015, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by swingaleg

Rhubarb news

I can reveal that Tesco tinned rhubarb is quite acceptable !

It's green rather than red and there's too much syrup for me........I chucked most of it away

What a waste! Keep the juice to drink later, either add water or add it to lemonade. But it's always been a superfood, despite best efforts of school dinners trying to put people off it. For me, rhubarb and custard has always been one of those classic taste combinations and making it is just a case of finding the right balance between sweet and tart. And cooking it to taste, so al-dente or mushy. And avoiding the base/root bit which to me has a very unpleasent texture (same with root bit of onions).

But it's always been known as having strong anti-oxidant properties. As a kid, we used to crush the leaves and use them to remove fruit stains from our hands.

Andrew1954 · 23-11-2015, 00:03

Rhubarb is lovely stuff. Crumble is my favourite way of eating it. Served with custard or a thick creamy Greek yogurt. Yum!

It's so easy to grow. Why is it so expensive in the shops? I have three plants that come up every year and more rhubarb than I can shake a ... er ... stick of rhubarb at. I've still got loads in the freezer.

19-10-2015, 23:14	#1
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	Rhubarb Just seen a preview of tomorrow's papers and the latest health exclusive is that rhubarb fights cancer cells...... Totally coincidentally I've been eating a lot of rhubarb recently It's wonderful stuff..........really tasty and takes me right back to childhood when everyone with a garden or allotment had rhubarb growing I cut it into inch cubes and lightly simmer for 5 or so minutes in very little water until it softens but before it starts to break up so you still have lumps. I add sugar and ginger I could eat it every day........

20-10-2015, 13:40	#2
Ella Nut Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,851	Delicious stuff. I love a rupert crumble. As my gran used to call it.

20-10-2015, 14:37	#3
Piazza Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 327	Nigella's rhubarb meringue pie

20-10-2015, 14:53	#4
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	Quote: Originally Posted by Ella Nut Delicious stuff. I love a rupert crumble. As my gran used to call it. my gran used to pronounce it 'roo-burb'........

20-10-2015, 14:54	#5
planets Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: goo goo ka choo Posts: 25,521	i roast rhubarb with a little orange juice to sweeten it's delicious and much more flavoursome than when boiled.

22-10-2015, 08:51	#6
phepia Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,051	Rhubarb cooked in the microwave with a little sugar. Just enough to take away some of the sharpness then do some custard with it. Or mix it with another fruit like blackberries,gooseberries or apples for a crumble. I love rhubarb

22-10-2015, 15:29	#7
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	Only one of my local supermarkets seems to sell rhubarb at the moment........the 'season' is considered to end in september though I suppose we get imports all year round Anyway.......I like to go to different supermarkets so I've bought a few tins of rhubarb to keep me going until I see some fresh I've got the Tesco and the Princes I'm not usually one to have tinned fruit but I'll give it a go........

22-10-2015, 19:58	#8
alan29 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 20,497	Loads from wifes allotment. Rhubarb and ginger jam. Superb.

23-10-2015, 06:30	#9
Welsh-lad Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mid Wales / Canolbarth Cymru Posts: 37,555	I don't like it. It needs to be so heavily sugared to make it remotely palatable and this probably cancels out any intrinsic health benefits.

23-10-2015, 09:39	#10
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	Rhubarb news I can reveal that Tesco tinned rhubarb is quite acceptable ! It's green rather than red and there's too much syrup for me........I chucked most of it away But there's plenty for 2 helpings (539 gram tin) and it's right tasty I've very pleased with my discovery because I can now keep a few tins in the cupboard for when I can't find fresh.........which could be for several months

30-10-2015, 09:05	#11
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	Rhubarb update I tries a tin of Princes Rhubarb........not as nice as Tesco own brand It was much mushier with less well defined chunks of rhubarb and more like it goes when you cook it too long and it breaks down Tesco much better......solid lumps of rhubarb One of my local supermarkets still had fresh 'barb up until last weekend.......but it was bit ropey. Must be coming to the end of the season now.

22-11-2015, 06:20	#16
annette kurten Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: dole office. Posts: 35,102	i bloody love rhubarb,very underrated.

30-10-2015, 13:40	#12
jazzyjazzy Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,004	As kids living in the Rhubarb Triangle in Yorkshire we used to take small bags of sugar out with us during the season and pinch sticks of it from the sheds and eat it raw dipped in the sugar. Don't like it cooked even now.

30-10-2015, 14:52	#13
GrannyGruntbuck Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somewhere Nice. Posts: 3,594	It also helps to make lovely wine when added to other ingredients.

30-10-2015, 20:44	#14
Red Whine Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 943	Rhubarb and apples cooked in apple juice with chopped preserved ginger and just a little of the ginger juice, beautiful with natural yogurt or creme fraiche.

22-11-2015, 05:54	#15
confuddled Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,060	Quote: Originally Posted by jazzyjazzy As kids living in the Rhubarb Triangle in Yorkshire we used to take small bags of sugar out with us during the season and pinch sticks of it from the sheds and eat it raw dipped in the sugar. Don't like it cooked even now. we did that as kids in Scotland, it's a wonder we ever had any teeth. I love Rhubarb

22-11-2015, 12:45	#17
Jellied Eel Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a jar, on a shelf Posts: 31,698	Quote: Originally Posted by swingaleg Rhubarb news I can reveal that Tesco tinned rhubarb is quite acceptable ! It's green rather than red and there's too much syrup for me........I chucked most of it away What a waste! Keep the juice to drink later, either add water or add it to lemonade. But it's always been a superfood, despite best efforts of school dinners trying to put people off it. For me, rhubarb and custard has always been one of those classic taste combinations and making it is just a case of finding the right balance between sweet and tart. And cooking it to taste, so al-dente or mushy. And avoiding the base/root bit which to me has a very unpleasent texture (same with root bit of onions). But it's always been known as having strong anti-oxidant properties. As a kid, we used to crush the leaves and use them to remove fruit stains from our hands.

23-11-2015, 00:03	#18
Andrew1954 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 4,024	Rhubarb is lovely stuff. Crumble is my favourite way of eating it. Served with custard or a thick creamy Greek yogurt. Yum! It's so easy to grow. Why is it so expensive in the shops? I have three plants that come up every year and more rhubarb than I can shake a ... er ... stick of rhubarb at. I've still got loads in the freezer.

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