Rhubarb coming along nicely

[imoldernu]

Fond memories of a misspent youth... Walking to school with other kids, and encouraging them to eat the delicious burdock that grew behind the old garage on the corner... Ummm.. burdock, more commonly known as Skunk Cabbage.

[NW-Bound]

From a Web site:

"In small doses, or two small bites, the skunk cabbage plant can cause burning and swelling of the mouth and a choking sensation. Eating larger portions of these leaves can, in extreme cases, be fatal."

How fun!

[street]

Nutrient Value and some benefits from the vegetable as well. Moderation is key to all foods. IMO USDA results.
Water [g]
93.61
Energy [kcal]
21
Protein [g]
0.9
Total lipid (fat) [g]
0.2
Carbohydrate, by difference [g]
4.54
Fiber, total dietary [g]
1.8
Sugars, total [g]
1.1
Calcium, Ca [mg]
86
Iron, Fe [mg]
0.22
Magnesium, Mg [mg]
12
Phosphorus, P [mg]
14
Potassium, K [mg]
288
Sodium, Na [mg]
4
Zinc, Zn [mg]
0.1
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid [mg]
8
Thiamin [mg]
0.02
Riboflavin [mg]
0.03
Niacin [mg]
0.3
Vitamin B-6 [mg]
0.02
Folate, DFE [µg]
7
Vitamin B-12 [µg]
0
Vitamin A, RAE [µg]
5
Vitamin A, IU [IU]
102
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) [mg]
0.27
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) [µg]
0
Vitamin D [IU]
0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) [µg]
29.3
Fatty acids, total saturated [g]
0.05
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated [g]
0.04
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated [g]
0.1
Fatty acids, total trans [g]
0
Cholesterol [mg]
0
Caffeine [mg]
0

[CowgirlUp]

I have a huge plant. Planning on making strawberry rhubarb freezer jam. All my kids love rhubarb cake. Strawberry rhubarb pie is great too.

[NW-Bound]

Quote:

Originally Posted by street Moderation is key to all foods...

For people with a propensity to have huge kidney stones, no precaution is too extreme. YMMV, and some people are outliers.

See this following post of mine, made almost 10 years ago. It's fun to look back at that thread and the related posts leading to it, and the ones following it.

Darn, 10 years already. Time goes by fast.

http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...tml#post848278

[Lawrencewendall]

How much space does it take to grow? We had a patch growing up. It was right over the septic tank and grew great!

[street]

Quote:

Originally Posted by NW-Bound For people with a propensity to have huge kidney stones, no precaution is too extreme. YMMV, and some people are outliers. See this following post of mine, made almost 10 years ago. It's fun to look back at that thread and the related posts leading to it, and the ones following it. Darn, 10 years already. Time goes by fast. http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...tml#post848278

Wow! I never have researched what a kidney stone looked like. I understand your response now. Lol

[Ready-4-ER-at-14]

When I saw this thread title I thought it sounded like an exotic coded message...

The Eagle has landed.. rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubard!

[FIREd]

Yum, rhubarb pie! I made it with only a 2/3 cup of sugar. It is still a bit tart, but that's why I like rhubarb.

[pacergal]

We used to have a rhubarb plant, kept growing back year after year (I did not plant it, previous owners must have) but it died a few years ago. Not a big fan, will eat strawberry rhubarb jams and pie, if someone else makes it though!

[street]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREd Yum, rhubarb pie! I made it with only a 2/3 cup of sugar. It is still bit tart, but that's why I like rhubarb.

Looks great! My wife is making muffins and we also don't use but a fraction of the sugar recipes call for. Beautiful!

[6miths]

Love rhubarb. I refer to DW as the Jedi Pie-master! I love her rhubarb custard pie. Not fond of strawberry rhubarb. Completely agree with making pies with 1/3 to half the recipe's suggested sugar content. DW has been dialing back the sugar content for some time in all of the pies she makes and they are still loved and admired.

We have 6 large plants of different varieties scattered around the lot. All are splits from other people's plants. As a kid, we had a massive row in our massive garden and I can still remember eating the stalks along with a shot glass full of sugar!! Poor teeth!!

[haha]

I loved it as a kid and young man. Now I consider it one of the foods that I wish I had never encountered.

Ha

[RAE]

Quote:

Originally Posted by street ^ most recipes call for a lot of sugar. We use 1/3 of the sugar they call for and is just as good with less.

We do the same with our rhubarb pie - I kinda like the tart taste. My birthday is next week, and DW says she is going to make me a rhubarb pie since the rhubarb in the yard has grown enough now that we can harvest some stalks. I love pie (of all kinds), but I only really eat pie these days on my birthday and at Thanksgiving.

[potto0213]

When I was a kid we used to pull a stalk of rhubarb, wash it, and get a shot glass of sugar and dunk the end of the rhubarb into the sugar and then eat the raw rhubarb. It was a nice little treat!