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Chat => General => Topic started by: loulou on January 15, 2006, 07:17:08 pm

Title: Rhubarb
Post by: loulou on January 15, 2006, 07:17:08 pm

Why does no one ever mention rhubarb now. Doesn't anyone ever eat it and don't you think it could be nice with some sort of dark choc sauce?

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Post by: chocoboo on January 15, 2006, 07:47:02 pm

A good friend of mine makes an excellent rhubarb ang ginger jam

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Post by: smurfboy on January 15, 2006, 07:51:02 pm

Never seen rhubarb choc. Maybe you should invent a recipe Lou?

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Post by: Forth Bridges on January 15, 2006, 07:53:57 pm

yuo only get i t in tarts now, or in peopel back gardens

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Post by: loulou on January 15, 2006, 08:04:50 pm

or in tins

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Post by: Forth Bridges on January 15, 2006, 08:37:54 pm

if food was surpose to b ein tin god woudl have mak=d eit with tins

 

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Post by: loulou on January 15, 2006, 08:48:20 pm

You sound like my mother. If God wanted you to have coloured hair and hoops in your ears and nose he would have made you that way.

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Post by: goldencup on January 16, 2006, 12:00:01 am

I like rhubarb yogurt - especially Activia.

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Post by: oldspice on January 16, 2006, 06:55:10 am

I LOVE rhubarb and it's VERY good for you. When I was on a drastic diet some years ago and lost 3 stone in just a few months, I ate loads of rhubarb with a dab of plain yoghurt because it's very low in calories (as long as you don't add loads of sugar or cumble topping!).

Chocolate with a soft and delicate rhubarb filling would be delicious.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 16, 2006, 08:50:43 am

I like rhubarb. I agree GC, the Activia yogurts are yum!

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Post by: smurfboy on January 16, 2006, 09:40:28 am

Lou make us all a rhubarb and chocolate pie each and we will give you our opinions. Or maybe Heavenly Truffles should make a rhubarb variety?

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 16, 2006, 10:27:51 am

I  rhubarb and grow it in my garden. Lou I like your suggestion, I think it would go well with dark chocolate.

At my local bakery they sell rhubarb and cherry slice. It's a sponge cake base with rhubarb and cherry fruit topping. Very nice

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Post by: smurfboy on January 16, 2006, 10:54:40 am

Quote from: loulou

You sound like my mother. If God wanted you to have coloured hair and hoops in your ears and nose he would have made you that way.

As Kitty said, 'If God had wanted us to wear leotards, he'd have painted us purple'.

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 16, 2006, 11:04:44 am

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 16, 2006, 01:52:01 pm

Stewed Rhubarb is nice

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 16, 2006, 01:58:43 pm

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 16, 2006, 02:08:57 pm

I shall vow to have it more! When is it in season Cherry?

Baked apple is also nice

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Post by: oldspice on January 16, 2006, 06:15:34 pm

I love rhubarb fool. Puree some rhubarb with a dash of icing sugar, good quality cold custard and fresh cream (or creme frache or natural yoghurt). serve chilled.

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Post by: goldencup on January 16, 2006, 10:20:26 pm

Yum!  Gooseberry fool is good too.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 10:22:35 am

That sounds lovely oldspice. I will have to try it when I get some rhubarb.

Does anyone know when it is in season?

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 17, 2006, 10:52:44 am

Rhubarb needs cold weather to trigger growth. I get my first crop of rhubarb around Easter and it keeps growing until late summer. It does get damaged by frost though so you have to take care of it.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 12:23:46 pm

Thanks Cherry. 

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 17, 2006, 01:50:28 pm

I can recommend Morrisons Rhubarb yoghurt, quite thick but nice and the fruit is chunky, especially as they only cost 95p for 5!

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 02:54:17 pm

Thanks for the tip. Have you tried the activia ones?

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 17, 2006, 02:54:59 pm

Yes but they didn't make me feel less bloated

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 02:56:09 pm

You have to give it 14 days

The raspberry ones are something else

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Post by: goldencup on January 17, 2006, 02:58:43 pm

And don't forget you have to eat them every day for them to work!  That advert always makes me laugh - it's so unrealistic.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 03:00:44 pm

I know, Daivd asked me if thats what girls talk about, I said no love. 

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 03:00:57 pm

Lovely yogurts though 

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 17, 2006, 03:21:15 pm

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The raspberry ones are something else

Better than a bowl of raspberries?

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 03:27:17 pm

Hmmm I think I would got for the bowl of raspberries

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 17, 2006, 03:31:17 pm

I  raspberries - always have a bagful in the freezer.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 03:38:04 pm

I tried some from the fruit and veg man and they weren't very nice, I paid more and brought some in tesco and they were gorgeous! 

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 03:40:18 pm

I have also made raspberry cake. I left the raspberries whole and mixed them into the mixture. It was lovely. 

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 17, 2006, 03:53:06 pm

Sounds nice cc. I like to smoothie them mixed in with a mango and passionfruit.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 17, 2006, 04:01:15 pm

Do you like Blueberries?

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Post by: smurfboy on January 17, 2006, 05:04:51 pm

Quote from: chocolate chick

I know, Daivd asked me if thats what girls talk about, I said no love. 

You mean women don't really sit down and have a cuppa and say 'ooh, I'm having such heavy periods!'? Adverts have lied to me!

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Post by: oldspice on January 17, 2006, 07:18:37 pm

Blueberries are delicious and very good for you. I had a blueberry yoghurt today. Goldencup - I got  those loganberry yoghurts and they were superb. Thanks

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 18, 2006, 08:08:28 am

Quote from: chocolate chick

Do you like Blueberries?

Yes, I have them in the freezer too. I put them on my morning porridge. Do you have any good recipe suggestions for these as well, CC?

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 18, 2006, 08:39:43 am

Well tonight I am making blueberry muffins. I will leave the blueberries whole as they look really good once they are cooked. 

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 18, 2006, 08:39:57 am

Quote from: smurfboy

Quote from: chocolate chick

I know, Daivd asked me if thats what girls talk about, I said no love. 

You mean women don't really sit down and have a cuppa and say 'ooh, I'm having such heavy periods!'? Adverts have lied to me!

No love

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Post by: goldencup on January 18, 2006, 09:13:20 am

Quote from: oldspice

Blueberries are delicious and very good for you. I had a blueberry yoghurt today. Goldencup - I got  those loganberry yoghurts and they were superb. Thanks

  They're one of my favourite treats.