On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 12:00:59 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Feb 2019 19:21:22 -0500, 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.
>
>Well, there are a lot of things that I haven't tasted. I like sour
>things. As a child, we would pull a stalk of rhubarb, sprinkle it
>with salt and eat it. (we also ate green apples the same way)
>Janet US


I am willing to taste most everything when presented with it, but just
never had the opportunity with rhubarb.