Rhubarb Rhubarb pie



this strawberry rhubarb pie has had piece cut it.


rhubarb vegetable originated western china, tibet, mongolia, , siberia. in american colonies john bartram of philadelphia credited first planting rhubarb seeds in 1730s; seeds sent england, rhubarb had been cultivated , had become popular fruit. in 1770s benjamin franklin sent bartram further seeds london. 1829, rhubarb seeds being sold in garden catalogs. member of buckwheat family. stalks of rhubarb used, because rhubarb leaves contain poisonous substances, including oxalic acid, nephrotoxic , corrosive acid. frostbitten stalks avoided since maintain toxicity. common folk name rhubarb pie plant. rhubarb considered harbinger spring since harvesting can begin in april.








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