tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post4408497084277914988..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: The dog, the garden, the rhubarbKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30563447473161201242016-05-23T06:00:48.162+02:002016-05-23T06:00:48.162+02:00It's oxalic acid that makes the leaves toxic. ...It's oxalic acid that makes the leaves toxic. For some reason, the stems contain malic acid, which is okay to eat.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20148774990705885312016-05-22T21:35:11.444+02:002016-05-22T21:35:11.444+02:00Nearly did me in, but you can't give up, n'...Nearly did me in, but you can't give up, n'est-ce pas?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45345571897740509302016-05-22T21:21:53.152+02:002016-05-22T21:21:53.152+02:00Walt and I both love it too.Walt and I both love it too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24654834283696520642016-05-22T21:19:45.429+02:002016-05-22T21:19:45.429+02:00I need to try making a rhubarb cake.I need to try making a rhubarb cake.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15381383086850317302016-05-22T21:16:03.795+02:002016-05-22T21:16:03.795+02:00Walt and I both love it too.Walt and I both love it too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49614420264236918732016-05-22T21:14:44.171+02:002016-05-22T21:14:44.171+02:00: ^ ): ^ )Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81406557354184154012016-05-22T21:14:13.074+02:002016-05-22T21:14:13.074+02:00Nearly did me in, but you can't give up, n'...Nearly did me in, but you can't give up, n'est-ce pas?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76555788548932062092016-05-22T20:01:00.421+02:002016-05-22T20:01:00.421+02:00wow rhubarb looks great and healthy my grandma bak...wow rhubarb looks great and healthy my grandma baked cakes with it. It was deliciuosGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25808726434148571062016-05-22T19:31:23.252+02:002016-05-22T19:31:23.252+02:00I didn't know that chm. My mother always used...I didn't know that chm. My mother always used to make rhubarb pies (sans leaves).Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5932808701791272892016-05-22T19:18:11.687+02:002016-05-22T19:18:11.687+02:00I call them "volunteers" too. My best to...I call them "volunteers" too. My best tomatoes seem to come from volunteers that sprout in the compost pile.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9004717217274316382016-05-22T17:55:01.854+02:002016-05-22T17:55:01.854+02:00"First, I dug four or five wheelbarrow loads ..."First, I dug four or five wheelbarrow loads of compost...." Geeze! That was just an aside? LOL That would do me in for the day!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1564844298113066242016-05-22T14:09:42.783+02:002016-05-22T14:09:42.783+02:00Callie is such a beauty.
Callie is such a beauty. <br /> Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47337776210932079652016-05-22T14:06:23.521+02:002016-05-22T14:06:23.521+02:00I like the sound of "rogue rhubarb". My ...I like the sound of "rogue rhubarb". My dad usually referred to rogues as "volunteers" and they were mostly tomato plants. I bet the preserves will be delicious.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58670274044811269122016-05-22T13:24:08.920+02:002016-05-22T13:24:08.920+02:00I LOVE rhubarb!I LOVE rhubarb!BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515411225404016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70724621629096387522016-05-22T12:10:27.775+02:002016-05-22T12:10:27.775+02:00Walt is making a strawberry-rhubarb tart for this ...Walt is making a strawberry-rhubarb tart for this afternoon's eating pleasure.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29491652677718939862016-05-22T12:09:51.359+02:002016-05-22T12:09:51.359+02:00I'll make some rhubarb preserves this week.I'll make some rhubarb preserves this week.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34235457248995837432016-05-22T11:03:24.115+02:002016-05-22T11:03:24.115+02:00Rhubarb makes me think of my grandma, so I can nev...Rhubarb makes me think of my grandma, so I can never get enough. Her raspberry-rhubarb jam was divine (all ingredients out of her own garden).<br />Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63787286859973718822016-05-22T07:48:56.759+02:002016-05-22T07:48:56.759+02:00Again, great job. I hope you used gloves with the ...Again, great job. I hope you used gloves with the rototiller.<br /><br />I just love rhubarb preserves. Can't wait. It is strange that only the stem is edible, as the rest of the plant is poisonous!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com