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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: shirlton on May 10, 2011, 07:57:09

Title: Rhubarb
Post by: shirlton on May 10, 2011, 07:57:09
Cooked up some rhubarb from the allotment yesterday and it had some really strong strings in it. I thought that somehow the bristles of my pastry brush had dropped in it.Never had this happen before.Maybe the dry weather?
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: saddad on May 10, 2011, 08:23:30
Ours is a bit stringy this year... but nothing that bad?   :-\
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Gadget on May 10, 2011, 08:39:39
Quote from: shirlton on May 10, 2011, 07:57:09
Cooked up some rhubarb from the allotment yesterday and it had some really strong strings in it. I thought that somehow the bristles of my pastry brush had dropped in it.Never had this happen before.Maybe the dry weather?

I think you are right, mine has been stringy too, I have just peeled them and it seems to of done the job.  :)
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: gillian62 on May 10, 2011, 15:32:23
It must be the dry weather as mine and also a friend's was very stringy.
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: shirlton on May 10, 2011, 18:48:35
I don't feel so bad now ;D
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Digeroo on May 10, 2011, 19:02:26
Not problem at the moment but this will help me remember to keep watering it.