Boron Elgar wrote:
> 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.
>

The only rubarb I had was pie, and it was so cloyingly sweet, I'll never
forget it. I couldn't taste anything but sugar sugar sugar.

Maybe I just got a bad example, so I would try it again if anybody
offered it. I doesn't seem popular locally, so I may never have another
chance. That's OK tho, lots of other pies ... cherry, lemon, choc etc.