SC - Rhubarb

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 25 May 98, that LrdRas wrote:

> So far as my research goes, it is pretty mush excepted that rhubarb
> was used as a medicinal plant. Outside of the personal experiences
> many of us have had with the medical benefits and the occasional
> mention of it in herbals, is there any basis in fact that rhubarb
> was used as a "food" plant during period?

In _Food and Drink in Britain_, it says that the variety of rhubarb 
which was eaten as a fruit arrived in England from Italy in the 17th 
century.  I do not know how early it was being grown/eaten in Italy.



Lady Brighid ni Chiarain of Tethba
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
mka Robin Carroll-Mann *** harper @ idt.net
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