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Title: Rhubarb
Post by: Froglegs on January 31, 2007, 01:31:07
Just had a Tesco's finest champagne rhubarb yogurt. made with west country yogurt blended with Channel island cream,sweet & tender rhubarb from selected orchards.My question is ...how many plants do you have to have before it's a orchard ?   ???I have 4 so have i got my  very own rhubarb orchard. ::)
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Amazin on January 31, 2007, 01:51:35
Nah, froglegs, four only makes an arbour!

;D
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Froglegs on January 31, 2007, 11:13:29
 :( :'(
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: dtw on January 31, 2007, 11:58:36
They may have been growing in an apple orchard in between the trees. :P

According to Wikipedia, an orchard is made up trees or shrubs, so Rhubarb orchards don't exist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchard)

It sounds like they are copying M&S to make their food sound posh.
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on January 31, 2007, 12:09:15
They may have just got the name wrong, or thought it sounded enticing. Rhubarb is commercialy grown in darkened sheds for forcing, and that's the stuff they're likely to have used.
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: kenkew on January 31, 2007, 12:33:33
Yes, but if you tell M&S shoppers that it's grown in a shed they'll not buy it on account of comparing it with battery chickens.... :D
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Froglegs on February 01, 2007, 08:49:47
So I've got a patch a rhubarb then and not a orchard :( :'(. Well then I'm going to turn posh because i wont a orchard!.......so peasant's from now on I'm to known as poshlegs ;)
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Froglegs on February 01, 2007, 19:08:14
be :-[
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Amazin on February 02, 2007, 23:17:00
Ooooh! An arbour's not posh enough, then?

:o


Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Froglegs on February 02, 2007, 23:35:15
NO! 8)
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Amazin on February 02, 2007, 23:59:37
Get yourself another two and tell everybody you have a Rhubarb Demi-douze...

;D
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: southernsteve on February 04, 2007, 20:01:57
Quote from: dtw on January 31, 2007, 11:58:36

It sounds like they are copying M&S to make their food sound posh.


A bit like M&S Omega 3 eggs in their salads. I have herd of chickens eggs and hens etc, but I have never herd of an Omega 3 bird!