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Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:29 am Post subject:

Just because its out of season does not mean its not British. I ate a (small)bowl of strawberries yesterday-from a cold frame in the garden-no heat. I had left them in the coldest part of the garden whilst the temperature dropped earier this winter and then mollycoddled them and put then in the coldframe just before Xmas. To my surprise the flowers which had been trying to open in december produced small but perfectly formed strawberries-not worth doing for quantity but it was worth it as an experiment!

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:38 am Post subject:
It probably is British, well Yorkshire to be exact, from the rhubarb Triangle. On Leeds Market it's 60p/lb. Crumble, crumble, crumble.... The Rhubarb Festival is under way https://www.wakefield.org.uk/VisitWakefield/RhubarbFestival/default.htm

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 5:53 pm Post subject:
I WANT some. (stamps feet, tosses hair etc) I love rhubarb, and can't get any, anywhere. Last year the only place that had any at all, was waitrose, for about two weeks. If its UK I shall buy a freezerfull this year, I LOVE rhubarb!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 5:56 pm Post subject:
They've got none round here, fancy rhubarb crumble now

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 6:00 pm Post subject:
I've got some frozen in the freezer, but I've got no eggs to make custard. And you can't have crumble without custard.

Will

Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 571
Location: Grenoside, Sheffield

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 9:30 am Post subject:
I take it if I mention my affection for Bird's and Ambrosia custards I'll be taken outside and burnt at the stake. So I won't mention it. Rhubarb and snowdrops are about the only things growing in my garden.

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 9:36 am Post subject:
birds has quite a sweet origin though, it was invented by albert bird (I think) because his wife couldn't eat eggs but liked custard!

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 10:20 am Post subject:

Will wrote:

I take it if I mention my affection for Bird's and Ambrosia custards I'll be taken outside and burnt at the stake.

Bird's is OK, but I didn't have any of that either. It is the only custard for making trifle.

That ready-made Ambrosia stuff is just vile, though.

Will

Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 571
Location: Grenoside, Sheffield

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 10:26 am Post subject:
Nooooooo no no no no no no no.... As long as you don't think of it as custard, Ambrosia is delicious, especially eaten cold, straight from the tin.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 10:30 am Post subject:

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: shropshire

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 10:31 am Post subject:

Will wrote:

Nooooooo no no no no no no no....

As long as you don't think of it as custard, Ambrosia is delicious, especially eaten cold, straight from the tin.

Mmmmm

- time to go to confession. I also love the Birds powder

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 12:58 pm Post subject:
I too have rhubarb in the freezer, which I haven't used for a while. Hmmm..... And I like Bird's Custard Powder too, though my tin is way past its use-by. Single cream ? Yes, I know it's not the same. Seriously, though, what is the point of forced rhubarb ? How about bottling some maincrop next year in Kilners ?

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 1:07 pm Post subject:

gil wrote:

Seriously, though, what is the point of forced rhubarb ?
How about bottling some maincrop next year in Kilners ?

It's sweeter and not as stringy.

Also, the inside of forcing sheds are actually lighter than some parts Yokshre at this time of the year so people like working in them.

Rhubarb does freeze very well though.

gil
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 1:14 pm Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Also, the inside of forcing sheds are actually lighter than some parts Yokshre at this time of the year so people like working in them.
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Will

Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 571
Location: Grenoside, Sheffield

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 06 1:58 pm Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

lighter than some parts Yokshre at this time of the year

At this time of year? Have you ever been down a coal mine?

Forcing shed? You were lucky...

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