On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 20:37:59 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 2/9/2019 7:21 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 09 Feb 2019 14:59:18 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> After decades of service, my old rhubarb died. It used to produce
>>> really broad stalks and lots of them
>>> I replaced it a couple of years ago but all the new plant produced
>>> were blossom stalks and a few skinny stalks.
>>>
>>> I ordered a new rhubarb yesterday. It promises to produce few or no
>>> blossom stalks. It looks like it will produce nice broad stalks.
>>> https://www.growerssolution.com/rhub...e-rhubarb.html
>>> Until I started looking around online for rhubarb I didn't realize
>>> that some rhubarb has a nasty habit of producing a lot of blossom
>>> stalks. The blossom stalks steal all the plant energy and the stalks
>>> themselves are throw aways.
>>>
>>> I'm looking forward to a new crop in 2020. We enjoy rhubarb sauce,
>>> pie and kuchen.
>>>
>>> Janet US
>>
>> I have never tasted rhubarb.
>>
>
>I have. Once. I have no idea why anyone would grow it but it seems
>popular in some regions.

It's too sour to eat on its own, so you have to add a lot of sugar to
make it edible. Sounds pretty useless to me. I think it's popular in
merry old England.