Colour of Rhubarb ?
A discussion has arisen over the colour of rhubarb stems. Is the
concentration of the red colour related to variety, environment or the weather ? Thanks Rob |
Colour of Rhubarb ?
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Rob G wrote: A discussion has arisen over the colour of rhubarb stems. Is the concentration of the red colour related to variety, environment or the weather ? Er, yes? I believe primarily the first, but probably the others, plus the age of the plant and the stems. The truth is rarely pure and never simple (Oscar Wilde). Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Colour of Rhubarb ?
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Rob G wrote: A discussion has arisen over the colour of rhubarb stems. Is the concentration of the red colour related to variety, environment or the weather ? Er, yes? I believe primarily the first, but probably the others, plus the age of the plant and the stems. The truth is rarely pure and never simple (Oscar Wilde). I agree, on our last allotment we had a few different varieties of rhubarb (from other plotholders) and one always had thinner redder tastier stems. I have no idea what variety it was but it was certainly the best of the bunch. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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Colour of Rhubarb ?
On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:30:15 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: Nick wrote Rob G wrote: A discussion has arisen over the colour of rhubarb stems. Is the concentration of the red colour related to variety, environment or the weather ? Er, yes? I believe primarily the first, but probably the others, plus the age of the plant and the stems. The truth is rarely pure and never simple (Oscar Wilde). I agree, on our last allotment we had a few different varieties of rhubarb (from other plotholders) and one always had thinner redder tastier stems. I have no idea what variety it was but it was certainly the best of the bunch. This is a good moment to ask about the oxalic acid and soluble oxalates. I read somewhere that even when turning green, the stems don't contain the unhealthy concentration found in the leaves. 1), is this true? and 2), is there a degree of greening in the petioles which indicates unsafe levels? -- Mike. |
Colour of Rhubarb ?
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Colour of Rhubarb ?
Janet wrote:
AIUI the leaves always contain more than the stems; but older stems contain more oxalates as the growth matures. So people trying to avoid oxalates shouldn't eat rhubarb picked after July. Mine never seems to want to grow much after the end of May anyhow. :-/ |
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