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Rhubarb - the vegetable no one talks about

Going back to my house at Narara 27 years ago. My lovely neighbour Elenore used to call me and pass me rhubarb straight from the garden. Not being an adventurous cook back then. I had no clue what to do with it. So I gave it away. It was a bitter vegetable maybe that I didn't understand. These days with my youngest son I have became a gourmet cooks. We have cook ups all the time and make lovely dishes. Where are you now Elenore. With age maybe comes wisdom. Lol 😂 or maybe not. 
However during Chemotherapy that little rhubarb story came to heart. As Amanda was saying to eat red things. Well guess what - rhubarb is great. How did I give that away time and time again. 
It's good for you. 
#rhubarb #vegetables #cancer #iamstillawoman #neighbours #cooking #jamieolivee 

What do I do with Rhubarb? 
Rhubarb, like cranberries, can add a tart zing to a smoothie, and if you puree the vegetable, it can be added to a margarita as well. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver suggests making a jam by slicing rhubarb and cooking it with a couple tablespoons of water, blending and cooling it, and then adding champagne or prosecco for a rhubarb bellini. For a tasty nonalcoholic beverage, Serious Eats starts out by making a similar rhubarb syrup but instead adds it to freshly-steeped iced tea, topping it off with strawberries.
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RHUBARB contains an ingredient that speedily kills cancer, research has shown.   Scientists plan to use the potent substance to create new drugs.   In tests parietin, the garden plant’s orange pigment, started destroying tumours almost immediately.   In just two days it had killed half the leukaemia  cells in a culture. 
History of Rhubarb! 
According to legend, "rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb" is what the Duke of Windsor would repeat to his wife, the former Mrs Simpson, when they didn't want those at other restaurant tables to realise that they had run out of conversation with each other. Extras in crowd scenes were also advised to say it, with varied inflections: Rhubarb rhubarb? Rhubarb!! Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb … Try it. It's amazing how much you can seem to say with one word and various expressions and inflections.
Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb is also worth saying if you feel like a simple, home-grown dessert.

Versatile rhubarb is always a colourful addition to the plate.
Versatile rhubarb is always a colourful addition to the plate. Photo: Chris Price

This is the perfect time for eating rhubarb, with new tender rhubarb stems springing up from spring warm, rain damp soil. It's also the perfect time to plant rhubarb or to feed it, so it keeps feeding you, or to mulch it well to keep in soil moisture and help keep the stems succulent instead of stringy.

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