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So glad Freddie of the GreatBigVegetableChallenge likes rhubarb, and has been eating it straight from the vegetable garden.
We went to Wakefield to see the rhubarb sheds, which are surrounded by
huge water pipes carrying hot water to keep the sheds warm. Small
fireplaces in each shed glow as they heat the water for the heating pipes.
But the most amazing thing was seeing the stocky Yorkshire-men carrying
small candles into the shed to pick the rhubarb stalks. Only very small
flames are allowed, because the tender, pink stalks need absolute
darkness! The roofs are low, and there is a strange silence in the sheds.
For more information on rhubarb see:
* freezing rhubarb
* flowering rhubarb
* how long to pick rhubarb
Rhubarb crumble is the ultimate reward for growing rhubarb in the
vegetable garden.
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