Ep23 - A Rhubarb of a Pickle of a Jam

This episode looks at where rhubarb came from and how it traveled the world. I look at the changes from how rhubarb was first used by humans to how it is enjoyed today. We'll learn about the etymology of rhubarb, the need for albarelli drug jars and then there's the utterly interesting link between rhubarb and the Zoroastrian creation myth. I'll share why the culinary tradition of Forced Rhubarb fully deserves its PDO status. Go to SmyGoodness.com to see the artworks I was inspired by including:

Nikolai Astrup, Rubarb

Mary Fedden, Still Life with Rhubarb Elizabeth Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson Art Glass LLC - www.elizabethjohnson.com I share some of the ways that I use rhubarb in my cookery and preserves, food photography and patterns. Smy Goodness Meringues with roasted rhubarb, rhubarb & strawberry print, jars of pickled rhubarb