The English vegetable picked by candlelight

Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by Daub on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:42AM (#36928808)

Time for mention of the rhubarb triangle... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Triangle

From the Wikipedia article...

The Rhubarb Triangle is a 9-square-mile (23 km2) area of West Yorkshire, England between Wakefield, Morley, and Rothwell famous for producing early forced rhubarb. It includes Kirkhamgate, East Ardsley, Stanley, Lofthouse and Carlton. The Rhubarb Triangle was originally much bigger, covering an area between Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield. From the 1900s to 1930s, the rhubarb industry expanded and at its peak covered an area of about 30 square miles (78 km2).

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Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by quickthrower2 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @07:35AM (#36930110)

They need to Champagnify that

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Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by rsynnott on Sunday July 30, 2023 @07:54AM (#36930243)

They did: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_food_an...

(PDOs granted pre-Brexit continue to be in force, though new ones can't be granted for UK stuff)

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Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by mostthingsweb on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:51PM (#36934635)

I thought you meant turn it into an alcoholic beverage, so I looked it up and apparently there is such a thing as rhubarb wine.

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Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by sjclemmy on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:54PM (#36934665)

Slightly tangential but along the same lines. Worth a read, BlackBerry Wine by Joanne Harris. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackberry_Wine

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Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by kieckerjan on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:38AM (#36939748)

It also great in cocktails. https://lundsandbyerlys.com/rhubarb-margarita-a-tangy-twist-...

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