My rhubarb seems to have come back for a second crop.
Is it still safe to eat at this time of year?

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On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 wrote:

My rhubarb seems to have come back for a second crop.
Is it still safe to eat at this time of year?

I had a second growth and ate some a week ago. It was fine - just like
the spring growth.

David

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On 26/07/2011 17:00, David Rance wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 wrote:

My rhubarb seems to have come back for a second crop.
Is it still safe to eat at this time of year?

I had a second growth and ate some a week ago. It was fine - just like
the spring growth.

David

AFAIAA the leaf stalks are safe to eat any time, whereas the leaves aren't.

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Jeff

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On 26/07/2011 17:00, David Rance wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 wrote:

My rhubarb seems to have come back for a second crop.
Is it still safe to eat at this time of year?

I had a second growth and ate some a week ago. It was fine - just like
the spring growth.

David

AFAIAA the leaf stalks are safe to eat any time, whereas the leaves
aren't.

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Jeff

??????????????????????

Who eats the leaves?

Mike


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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 26/07/2011 17:00, David Rance wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 wrote:

My rhubarb seems to have come back for a second crop.
Is it still safe to eat at this time of year?

I had a second growth and ate some a week ago. It was fine - just like
the spring growth.

David

AFAIAA the leaf stalks are safe to eat any time, whereas the leaves
aren't.

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Jeff

??????????????????????

Who eats the leaves?

Mike

Some useful information he-

http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/poison


Bill

'Mike' wrote:
AFAIAA the leaf stalks are safe to eat any time, whereas the leaves
aren't.

I have heard (on here, I think) that the later in the season, the less
unpoisonous they become.

Who eats the leaves?

One of the girls I used to work with, apparently her mum used to put them in
salads. Apparently she's also still alive. Go figure.

In article , wrote:
'Mike' wrote:
AFAIAA the leaf stalks are safe to eat any time, whereas the leaves
aren't.

I have heard (on here, I think) that the later in the season, the less
unpoisonous they become.

Who eats the leaves?

One of the girls I used to work with, apparently her mum used to put them in
salads. Apparently she's also still alive. Go figure.

Some 50 years of evolution have adapted us to tolerating quite high
levels of some common plant toxins in our diet - provided that we
don't overdo it or do it too regularly, there isn't a problem.
Oxalic acid is one such, as we sorrel-lovers know well - as are
caffein and most tannins. Oh, and ethanol, as in overripe fruit :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Janet wrote:
I have heard (on here, I think) that the later in the season, the less
unpoisonous they become.

The later in the season, the higher the level of oxalic acid.
People with gout, rheumatoid arthritis or kidney stones may want to
avoid that.

http://oxalicacidinfo.com/

But. I'm curious if this is the case, because this isn't long-season
rhubarb, this is "grew in March, died off by May, decided to start growing
again in July". It's almost like it's gone into next year's growth early
due to the odd weather (which I wouldn't at all put past it, but it'll
probably be very tired by next year!)