"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 07:16:46 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>"Roy" wrote in message
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>On Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 6:46:18 PM UTC-7, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 20:37:59 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>> >On 2/9/2019 7:21 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> >> On Sat, 09 Feb 2019 14:59:18 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>> >> wrote:
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>> >>> 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
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>> >> I have never tasted rhubarb.
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>> >I have. Once. I have no idea why anyone would grow it but it seems
>> >popular in some regions.
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>> 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.
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>Rhubarb is a wonderful plant. Those who grew up with it appreciate it and
>make
>all kinds of wonderful pies, tarts, puddings, etc., from it.
>A bit of reading and trial and error will convince even the most doubtful
>Thomas of its worth.
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>Yes, it's lovely in pies etc

See?

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