rhubarb-msg - 6/7/09 ਀ഊMedieval uses of rhubarb. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: p-herbals-msg, herbs-msg, vegetables-msg, root-veg-msg, fruits-msg, p-medicine-msg, p-medicine-lnks. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊDate: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:09:11 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 匀琀攀昀愀渀 氀椀 刀漀甀猀 㰀匀琀攀昀愀渀氀椀刀漀甀猀 愀琀 愀甀猀琀椀渀⸀爀爀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] Is Rhubarb period for Europe? or not? ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀刀攀最椀渀愀 爀攀瀀氀椀攀搀 琀漀 洀攀 眀椀琀栀㨀ഊ<<< Rhubarb. Not period for Western Europe, but works (says the owner of a 150 ਀礀攀愀爀 漀氀搀 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀 瀀氀愀渀琀⤀⸀  䤀 氀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 猀琀甀昀昀 椀渀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 昀漀爀洀猀 琀漀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 樀甀猀琀ഊcut up and dipped in sugar (substitute now), but there is a price to ਀瀀愀礀⸀⸀⸀ 㸀㸀㸀ഊ ਀䤀✀洀 琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀 瘀攀爀椀昀礀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 刀栀甀戀愀爀戀 椀猀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀漀爀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀 漀爀 渀漀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀  ഊfinding conflicting information. I can't seem to find my copy of ਀圀愀瘀攀爀氀礀 刀漀漀琀✀猀 戀漀漀欀 爀椀最栀琀 渀漀眀⸀ഊ ਀䈀甀琀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 椀猀 琀礀瀀椀挀愀氀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀 䤀✀洀 昀椀渀搀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 眀攀戀 昀爀漀洀  ഊseveral sites. ਀ഊ<<< Rhubarb, botanically-known as Rheum rhabarbarum, comes from a ਀挀漀洀戀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀攀欀 眀漀爀搀 刀栀愀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 嘀漀氀最愀 刀椀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䰀愀琀椀渀  ഊword barbarum, for the region of the Rha River inhabited by non- ਀刀漀洀愀渀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 攀搀椀戀氀攀 猀瀀攀挀椀攀猀Ⰰ 刀栀攀甀洀 爀栀愀瀀漀渀琀椀挀甀洀Ⰰ 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀攀搀  ഊmost likely in Mongolia or Siberia. It was introduced to Europe by ਀䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀 戀漀琀愀渀椀猀琀 倀爀漀猀瀀攀爀 䄀氀瀀椀渀甀猀 椀渀 ㄀㘀　㠀 愀猀 愀 猀甀戀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀 昀漀爀 䌀栀椀渀攀猀攀  ഊRhubarb whose roots were used medicinally. >>> ਀ഊOne version was introduced in 1608, so marginal. But it would seem ਀琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 ∀䌀栀椀渀攀猀攀∀ 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 欀渀漀眀渀 愀渀搀 甀猀攀搀 洀攀搀椀挀椀渀愀氀氀礀⸀ഊ ਀匀漀Ⰰ 刀攀最椀渀愀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 礀漀甀 戀愀猀椀渀最 礀漀甀爀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀 漀渀㼀ഊ ਀匀琀攀昀愀渀ഊ-------- ਀吀䠀䰀漀爀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀 氀椀 刀漀甀猀    䈀愀爀漀渀礀 漀昀 䈀爀礀渀 䜀眀氀愀搀    䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀ഊ Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㈀㈀ 䴀愀爀 ㈀　　㤀 ㈀㄀㨀㈀㄀㨀　㠀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Johnna Holloway ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䤀猀 刀栀甀戀愀爀戀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀漀爀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀㼀 漀爀 渀漀琀㼀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊStefan li Rous wrote: ਀㰀㰀㰀 䤀✀洀 琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀 瘀攀爀椀昀礀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 刀栀甀戀愀爀戀 椀猀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀漀爀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀 漀爀 渀漀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ഊfinding conflicting information. I can't seem to find my copy of ਀圀愀瘀攀爀氀礀 刀漀漀琀✀猀 戀漀漀欀 爀椀最栀琀 渀漀眀⸀ 㸀㸀㸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 伀砀昀漀爀搀 䌀漀洀瀀愀渀椀漀渀 琀漀 䘀漀漀搀 猀愀礀猀 椀琀 眀愀猀 甀猀攀搀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㔀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀ഊas medicinal. Dried forms were eaten by the Greeks and Romans. ਀䬀愀爀攀渀 䠀攀猀猀 猀愀礀猀 琀栀愀琀 䌀⸀ 䄀渀渀攀 圀椀氀猀漀渀 挀爀攀搀椀琀猀 䨀漀栀渀 倀愀爀欀椀渀猀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 ഊintroducing a more modern form from the continent in the 17th century. ਀ഊJohnnae ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㈀㈀ 䴀愀爀 ㈀　　㤀 ㈀㈀㨀㐀㈀㨀㌀㈀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Terry Decker" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䤀猀 刀栀甀戀愀爀戀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀漀爀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀㼀 漀爀 渀漀琀㼀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" ਀ഊChinese rhubarb is Rhuem officinale and is grown primarily for medicinal ਀瀀甀爀瀀漀猀攀猀⸀  䜀愀爀搀攀渀 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀 椀猀 刀栀甀攀洀 爀栀愀戀愀爀戀愀爀甀洀 愀渀搀 椀猀 最爀漀眀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 攀搀椀戀氀攀 ഊstalks. Whether rhubarb was eaten in Europe before the 17th Century is open ਀琀漀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀⸀  吀栀愀琀 椀琀 眀愀猀 欀渀漀眀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀 搀漀甀戀琀⸀  吀漀 焀甀漀琀攀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀漀瀀栀攀爀 ഊColumbus (although he almost certainly mis-identified both rhubarb and ਀挀椀渀渀愀洀漀渀⤀Ⰰ ∀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀 愀渀搀 挀椀渀渀愀洀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䤀 猀栀愀氀氀 昀椀渀搀 愀 琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀 ഊother things of value." ਀ഊBallester and French in "Practical Medicine from Salerno to the Black Death ਀爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 愀 洀攀搀椀挀愀氀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 昀爀漀洀 ㄀㈀㤀㤀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 愀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀⸀  䄀渀搀 ഊfrom the Regimen sanitatis salernitanum ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀愀爀挀栀椀瘀攀⸀漀爀最⼀猀琀爀攀愀洀⼀猀挀栀漀漀氀漀昀猀愀氀攀爀渀甀洀　　栀愀爀椀椀愀氀愀⼀猀挀栀漀漀氀漀昀猀愀氀攀爀渀甀洀　　栀愀爀椀椀愀氀愀开搀樀瘀甀⸀琀砀琀 Ⰰ ഊ"Thus for a purge for a person of noble birth Cophon recommended rhubarb, ਀瘀攀爀礀 昀椀渀攀氀礀 瀀漀眀搀攀爀攀搀Ⰰ 眀栀椀氀攀 昀漀爀 瀀攀愀猀愀渀琀猀 栀攀 甀猀攀搀 洀椀爀漀戀漀氀愀渀甀洀 洀愀挀攀爀愀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 ഊor without sugar." ਀ഊBear ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㈀㐀 䴀愀爀 ㈀　　㤀 ㄀㠀㨀　㠀㨀㌀㜀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Suey ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䤀猀 刀栀甀戀愀爀戀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀漀爀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀㼀 漀爀 渀漀琀㼀ഊTo: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org ਀ഊOn 4 Apr 1998 Ras wrote: ਀㰀㰀㰀 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀猀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 爀漀漀琀 漀渀氀礀 愀猀 愀 洀攀搀椀挀椀渀愀氀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀椀渀最 椀渀 琀爀甀攀ഊbarbaric European fashion eaten the leaves early on with disastrous results. ਀䰀攀漀渀栀愀爀搀 刀甀甀眀漀氀昀 猀愀眀 椀琀 最爀漀眀椀渀最 椀渀 䰀攀戀愀渀漀渀 挀椀爀挀愀 ㄀㔀㜀㌀ⴀ㄀㔀㜀㔀 䌀⸀䔀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 最爀漀眀椀渀最ഊin certain abbeys as a medicinal and planted by a certain Adolf Occo in 1570 ਀戀爀椀渀最椀渀最 椀琀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 氀愀礀 最愀爀搀攀渀⸀  䰀礀琀攀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀猀 椀琀 愀猀 最爀漀眀椀渀最 椀渀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀ഊherborist's gardens as a curiosity in 1578 C.E. Prosper Albinus grew it in the ਀戀漀琀愀渀椀挀愀氀 最愀爀搀攀渀猀 椀渀 倀愀搀甀愀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀椀渀最 愀渀搀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀渀最 椀琀 椀渀ഊhis herbal. ਀ഊIt is not until the 18th century that we see reference to it's use as food. ਀䄀渀搀 攀瘀攀渀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 ㄀㤀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 最爀漀眀渀 渀漀琀 猀漀 洀甀挀栀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 攀搀椀戀氀攀 猀琀愀氀欀猀ഊbut rather, in the case of Rheum rhaponticum, for it's edible unopened flower ਀栀攀愀搀猀⸀  刀⸀ 爀栀愀瀀漀渀琀椀挀甀洀 挀甀爀椀漀甀猀氀礀 椀猀 琀栀攀 瀀氀愀渀琀 最爀漀眀渀 戀礀 伀挀挀漀Ⰰ 䄀氀戀椀渀甀猀 䜀攀爀愀爀搀ഊand Parkinson. ਀ഊSo apparently rhubarb was NOT grown as food during the Middle Ages although ਀椀琀✀猀 爀漀漀琀猀 眀攀爀攀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀攀搀Ⰰ 漀爀 爀愀爀攀氀礀 最爀漀眀渀Ⰰ 愀猀 洀攀搀椀挀椀渀攀 漀爀 戀漀琀愀渀椀挀愀氀ഊcuriosities with the exception of the more civilized Persian world ਀眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀✀猀 挀甀氀椀渀愀爀礀 搀攀氀椀最栀琀猀 洀漀猀琀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 眀攀爀攀 欀渀漀眀渀⸀ 㸀㸀㸀ഊ ਀一漀眀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 攀猀琀愀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀 椀猀 愀 渀愀琀椀瘀攀 漀昀 䌀栀椀渀愀Ⰰ 眀愀猀 琀愀欀攀渀 琀漀 ഊthe Volga River where it picked up its name. Then it spread to Greece ਀愀渀搀 䰀攀瘀愀渀琀 ⠀䤀琀愀氀礀⤀⸀ 䐀甀爀椀渀最 䄀爀愀戀 漀挀挀甀瀀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 匀瀀愀椀渀 椀琀 最爀攀眀 眀椀氀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ഊSierra Nevada outside Granada and used not only for consumption but also ਀昀漀爀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀瘀攀 最愀爀搀攀渀猀⸀ 唀猀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 爀漀漀琀猀 愀渀搀 猀攀攀搀猀 眀攀爀攀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 椀渀 ഊmedical form as purgatives and subsequently as astringents. They were ਀琀栀漀甀最栀琀 最漀漀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 栀甀洀漀爀猀⸀ 䘀甀爀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 爀漀漀琀猀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀猀 愀 洀攀搀椀挀椀渀攀 昀漀爀 ഊcathartics. The juice from them relieved swollen gums. Stewed, in small ਀搀漀猀攀猀Ⰰ 椀琀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 琀漀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 愀猀 愀 氀愀砀愀琀椀瘀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 攀搀椀戀氀攀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 ഊbecame a common vegetable in Spain at least. They were eaten also as a ਀昀爀甀椀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀琀攀眀攀搀 漀爀 戀愀欀攀搀 椀渀 瀀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 愀搀搀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀甀挀攀猀⸀ 䤀渀 ഊAndalusia rhubarb became an ingredient in recipes originating from ਀倀攀爀猀椀愀⸀ 吀栀攀 䈀愀最搀愀搀 䌀漀漀欀攀爀礀 䈀漀漀欀 挀愀氀氀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 樀甀椀挀攀 攀砀琀爀愀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 ഊstalks to flavor meat. The Wusla il.a Al-Habib uses it as a vegetable ਀猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀 愀渀搀 洀攀愀琀 椀渀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀⸀ 倀攀爀爀礀 椀渀搀椀挀愀琀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 ഊstems were macerated in those cases. Too, rhubarb was added to syrups, ਀挀漀洀瀀漀琀攀猀Ⰰ 瀀愀猀琀爀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀洀昀椀琀猀 愀渀搀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀琀漀 挀愀渀搀礀⸀ 吀栀攀 ㄀㌀帀琀栀 䌀 䄀渀漀渀 䴀匀匀 ഊcalls for rhubarb in a "Great Drink of Roots" and in a "Cheering Syrup". ਀吀栀攀 䄀爀挀栀瀀爀椀攀猀琀 漀昀 䠀椀琀愀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀猀 攀愀琀椀渀最 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀 眀椀琀栀 最漀愀琀 氀椀瘀攀爀 昀漀爀 ഊlunch. Villena in the beginning of the 15th C provides instructions on ਀栀漀眀 琀漀 挀愀爀瘀攀 椀琀⸀ഊ ਀匀甀攀礀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:39:53 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䨀漀栀渀渀愀 䠀漀氀氀漀眀愀礀 㰀樀漀栀渀渀愀攀 愀琀 洀愀挀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] new book on Rhubarb ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䄀瀀瀀攀愀爀椀渀最 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀 渀攀眀 戀漀漀欀 漀渀ഊRhubarb. It will be part of Prospect Books' series The English ਀䬀椀琀挀栀攀渀⸀ഊRhubarbaria by Mary Prior. ਀ഊAmazon says: ਀∀䴀愀爀礀 倀爀椀漀爀 栀愀猀 挀漀洀瀀椀氀攀搀 愀渀 愀渀琀栀漀氀漀最礀 漀昀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 琀栀愀琀 ഊhighlight rhubarb, which first came to us as a medicine but which has ਀猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀氀礀 渀愀琀甀爀愀氀椀稀攀搀 愀猀 愀渀 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 䈀爀椀琀椀猀栀 昀愀瘀漀甀爀椀琀攀⸀ 䐀爀愀眀椀渀最 漀渀 ഊthe cuisines of England, Scotland, the Highlands and Islands, ਀匀挀愀渀搀椀渀愀瘀椀愀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 瀀愀爀琀猀 漀昀 渀漀爀琀栀攀爀渀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀 愀 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀椀挀 ഊdish for every occasion. From its home in the northern climes of Asia - ਀䴀漀渀最漀氀椀愀Ⰰ 匀椀戀攀爀椀愀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀琀栀椀氀氀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䠀椀洀愀氀愀礀愀猀 ⴀ 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀 挀愀洀攀 ഊfirst to Europe in classical times as a dried root with medicinal ਀焀甀愀氀椀琀椀攀猀⸀ 吀栀甀猀 眀愀猀 椀琀 眀愀猀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀氀礀 瀀爀漀瀀漀猀攀搀 琀漀 愀 䈀爀椀琀椀猀栀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀⸀ ✀䤀琀 ഊpurifieth the bloud and makes yong wenches look faire and cherry-like,' ਀猀愀礀猀 䜀攀爀愀爀搀 椀渀 栀椀猀 䠀攀爀戀愀氀 椀渀 ㄀㔀㤀㜀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀渀✀琀 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 ㄀㜀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 琀栀愀琀 ഊthe fruit or vegetable was introduced to English tables. Mary Prior has ਀甀渀搀攀爀琀愀欀攀渀 愀渀 攀砀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 猀攀愀爀挀栀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 攀愀爀氀椀攀爀 氀椀琀攀爀愀琀甀爀攀 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀猀 ഊhere a commentated repertoire of every sort of rhubarb recipe. Whether ਀眀椀琀栀 洀攀愀琀 漀爀 昀椀猀栀Ⰰ 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀Ⰰ 愀猀 愀 瀀甀搀搀椀渀最 椀渀 椀琀猀 漀眀渀 爀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀猀 愀 樀愀洀 ഊor in chutney: all sorts of bright ideas are here explained. Given that ਀椀琀 椀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀攀眀 瀀氀愀渀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀 最愀爀搀攀渀攀爀 挀愀渀 洀愀渀愀最攀 琀漀 栀愀爀瘀攀猀琀 ⴀ ഊslugproof, droughtproof, floodproof, the lot - that delectable tartness ਀愀渀搀 昀爀攀猀栀Ⰰ 爀漀猀攀愀琀攀 瀀椀渀欀 挀愀渀 漀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀猀 漀昀 爀椀挀栀 洀愀渀 愀渀搀 瀀漀漀爀⸀ ഊThe book is divided into the following chapters: The Search for the True ਀刀栀甀戀愀爀戀㬀 䴀攀愀琀㬀 䘀椀猀栀㬀 嘀攀最攀琀愀爀椀愀渀 䐀椀猀栀攀猀㬀 匀漀甀瀀猀㬀 倀甀搀搀椀渀最猀㬀 䌀愀欀攀猀㬀 䤀挀攀猀㬀 ഊJams and Chutneys; Drinks; Jam Making; Making Chutneys. ਀ഊJohnnae ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㈀㔀 䴀愀爀 ㈀　　㤀 　　㨀㌀㔀㨀㄀　 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Terry Decker" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䤀猀 刀栀甀戀愀爀戀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀漀爀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀㼀 漀爀 渀漀琀㼀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" ਀ഊ<<< Now we have established that rhubarb is a native of China, was taken to ਀琀栀攀 嘀漀氀最愀 刀椀瘀攀爀 眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀 瀀椀挀欀攀搀 甀瀀 椀琀猀 渀愀洀攀⸀ 吀栀攀渀 椀琀 猀瀀爀攀愀搀 琀漀 䜀爀攀攀挀攀 愀渀搀 ഊLevant (Italy). During Arab occupation of Spain it grew wild in the Sierra ਀一攀瘀愀搀愀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀 䜀爀愀渀愀搀愀 愀渀搀 甀猀攀搀 渀漀琀 漀渀氀礀 昀漀爀 挀漀渀猀甀洀瀀琀椀漀渀 戀甀琀 愀氀猀漀 昀漀爀 ഊdecorative gardens. Usually, the roots and seeds were brought in medical ਀昀漀爀洀 愀猀 瀀甀爀最愀琀椀瘀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀甀戀猀攀焀甀攀渀琀氀礀 愀猀 愀猀琀爀椀渀最攀渀琀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 最漀漀搀 ഊfor the humors. Further, the roots served as a medicine for cathartics. ਀吀栀攀 樀甀椀挀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀洀 爀攀氀椀攀瘀攀搀 猀眀漀氀氀攀渀 最甀洀猀⸀ 匀琀攀眀攀搀Ⰰ 椀渀 猀洀愀氀氀 搀漀猀攀猀Ⰰ 椀琀 栀愀猀 ഊbeen given to children as a laxative. The edible leaves became a common ਀瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀 椀渀 匀瀀愀椀渀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 攀愀琀攀渀 愀氀猀漀 愀猀 愀 昀爀甀椀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 ഊwere stewed or baked in pies and added to sauces. In Andalusia rhubarb ਀戀攀挀愀洀攀 愀渀 椀渀最爀攀搀椀攀渀琀 椀渀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 倀攀爀猀椀愀⸀ 吀栀攀 䈀愀最搀愀搀 ഊCookery Book calls for the juice extracted from the stalks to flavor meat. ਀吀栀攀 圀甀猀氀愀 椀氀⸀愀 䄀氀ⴀ䠀愀戀椀戀 甀猀攀猀 椀琀 愀猀 愀 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀 愀渀搀 ഊmeat in general. Perry indicates that the stems were macerated in those ਀挀愀猀攀猀⸀ 吀漀漀Ⰰ 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀 眀愀猀 愀搀搀攀搀 琀漀 猀礀爀甀瀀猀Ⰰ 挀漀洀瀀漀琀攀猀Ⰰ 瀀愀猀琀爀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀洀昀椀琀猀 ഊand made into candy. The 13^th C Anon MSS calls for rhubarb in a "Great ਀䐀爀椀渀欀 漀昀 刀漀漀琀猀∀ 愀渀搀 椀渀 愀 ∀䌀栀攀攀爀椀渀最 匀礀爀甀瀀∀⸀ 吀栀攀 䄀爀挀栀瀀爀椀攀猀琀 漀昀 䠀椀琀愀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀猀 ഊeating rhubarb with goat liver for lunch. Villena in the beginning of the ਀㄀㔀琀栀 䌀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀 椀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀猀 漀渀 栀漀眀 琀漀 挀愀爀瘀攀 椀琀⸀ഊ ਀匀甀攀礀 㸀㸀㸀ഊ ਀䄀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 愀爀攀 愀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 琀漀 瀀氀愀渀琀猀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀椀攀搀 愀猀 ഊrhubarb. Since there are some 18 species of rhubarb and at least another 8 ਀甀渀爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 瀀氀愀渀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 爀栀甀戀愀爀戀Ⰰ 眀攀 搀漀渀✀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 欀渀漀眀 ഊprecisely what plants are being referenced.. As roots, seeds, leaves and ਀猀琀攀洀猀 愀爀攀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 愀猀 戀攀椀渀最 甀猀攀搀 椀渀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 猀漀甀爀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀椀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀漀 洀礀 ഊknowledge, no species of rhubarb is used in its entirety, I think the ਀爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 愀爀攀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 琀漀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 猀瀀攀挀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 猀漀洀攀 ഊunrelated plants. That also makes the idea of China to the Volga to Greece ਀愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䰀攀瘀愀渀琀 猀甀猀瀀攀挀琀⸀ഊ ਀䈀攀愀爀 ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:44:12 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 匀甀攀礀 㰀氀漀爀搀栀甀渀琀 愀琀 最洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Is Rhubarb period for Europe? or not? ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ<<< The Archpriest of Hita mentions eating rhubarb with goat ਀氀椀瘀攀爀 昀漀爀 氀甀渀挀栀⸀ 嘀椀氀氀攀渀愀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 ㄀㔀琀栀 䌀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀ഊinstructions on how to carve it. >>> ਀ഊBrighid queried: ਀㰀㰀㰀 䌀愀渀 礀漀甀 琀攀氀氀 洀攀 椀渀 眀栀愀琀 挀栀愀瀀琀攀爀 漀昀 ∀䄀爀琀攀 搀攀 䌀漀爀琀愀爀∀ 嘀椀氀氀攀渀愀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀猀ഊrhubard? and what the Spanish word is? ਀ഊBrighid ni Chiarain >>> ਀ഊRhubarb in Castellan is "ruibarbo" and Old Castellan "ruybarbo. I am ਀椀渀挀漀爀爀攀挀琀 椀渀 猀琀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 嘀椀氀氀攀渀愀 猀愀礀猀 栀漀眀 琀漀 挀愀爀瘀攀 椀琀⸀ 䤀琀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 ഊthe section "Guisos y Manjares" of Calero's edition of "Arte cisoria" ਀瀀愀最攀 ㄀㄀㐀 眀栀椀挀栀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀猀 琀栀攀 洀漀搀攀爀渀椀稀攀搀 琀攀砀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀漀瘀攀爀 氀攀琀琀攀爀 猀攀渀琀 ഊwith the manuscript to Sancho de Jarava for editing. It states that ਀爀栀甀戀愀爀戀 眀愀猀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 甀猀攀搀 椀渀 猀愀甀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀搀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 ഊAges. Calero adds that it was used as much as it is in English bake ਀最漀漀搀猀 琀漀搀愀礀⸀ 䴀礀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 椀猀㨀 嘀椀氀氀攀渀愀Ⰰ 䔀渀爀椀焀甀攀 搀攀 䄀爀愀最㼀渀⸀  开䄀爀琀攀 挀椀猀漀爀椀愀 ഊtratado del arte de cortar del cuchillo_. Texto modernizado y notas ਀愀瀀瀀攀渀搀椀挀攀猀 瀀漀爀 䘀爀愀渀挀椀猀挀漀 䌀愀氀攀爀漀⸀ 䤀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀挀椀㼀渀 瀀漀爀 嘀愀氀攀渀琀㼀渀 䴀漀爀攀渀漀⸀ ഊMadrid: Guillermo Bl?zquez. 2002. ਀ഊThanks for making me look up my source and correcting myself! ਀ഊSuey ਀ഊ ਀䔀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀⸀ 䠀愀爀爀椀猀ऀ爀栀甀戀愀爀戀ⴀ渀猀最ऀ倀愀最攀 㔀 漀昀 㔀ഊ ਊ