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Rhubarb fool

Yesterday saw the annual forced rhubarb harvest at Chateau Carter. Jen made rhubarb fool.

Top scran!

Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

Keith Beach says:

03-May-2009 at 19:03

It looks a bit thin and weedy, but I suppose it all tastes the same. Two things I'll always have if they're on the menu...whitebait and rhubarb.
Richard Carter says:

03-May-2009 at 19:05

Not together, I hope.

How dare you insult our rhubarb: it was just how it should have been. Forced rhubarb is supposed to be thin!
Yoghurt of Despair says:

05-May-2009 at 10:17

Impressive that you can grow all that forced rhubarb in a single day.? You must have some pretty fertile soil.
Richard Carter says:

05-May-2009 at 21:15

We don't hang about in Yorkshire.

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