A stick of rhubarb …

It could be said that this was very much a rhubarb weekend. On Saturday we ventured into the Fraser Valley in search of it. What we did find was a nice summertime event at the Township 7 Winery (who had one of their wines served to Her Majesty recently), what we didn’t find was Rhubarb.

In the end we found it back at Wholefoods in the city, labelled best BC Organic. This might explain why we couldn’t actually find it in BC, it was all at the supermarket! Still, courtesy of the New York Times I was inspired to make Rhubarb Syrup. It’s surprisingly easy and apparently fantastic in sparkling wine, white wine (check!), or a gin & tonic (1 part Gin, 2 parts Rhubarb Syrup, topped up with tonic – check!). I may as well say it’s fantastic full stop.

Not only do I get to make Rhubarb Syrup but naturally I end up with the most important ingredient of my favourite dessert; Rhubarb Crumble (this time via Martha Stewart). Hmmm, say no more. It’s in the oven as I speak.

If you are wondering about the first picture in this post, I dedicate it to Geoffrey Boycott OBE. Actually I dedicate it to Geoffey’s Grandmother. You could hit that with a stick of Rhubarb was a line Geoffrey often uses when commenting on English Cricket. Knowing my audience may include North Americans I include another picture specially for you.

Maybe it’s the good weather, maybe it’s the hour or so I spent on the beach today or maybe it’s the rhubarb, but it’s taken a while to write this post. I haven’t even talked about how much fun it is to say Rhubarb. Try it out loud … Rhubarb, Rhubarb, RHUBARB, RHUBARB – it’s just a nice way to finish a weekend don’t you think?

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