Connie, the only thing that makes rhubarb sweet is sugar. It is incredibly tart. You have to sugar the life out to get it edible. I will only eat strawberry rhubarb pies for this reason. I ate a slice of rhubarb pie and was not pleased.
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
le nubian - May 22, 2011 12:12:18 pm PDT #9324 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
amych - May 22, 2011 12:14:23 pm PDT #9325 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
amyth, it is VERY ok!
Ginger - May 22, 2011 12:15:18 pm PDT #9326 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Rhubarb is only technically a vegetable, like tomatoes are technically fruits. It requires sugar, which removes it from the vegetable category.
I don't really understand how people can believe in the end-of-the-world crazies, but mocking them after their lives have fallen apart is ugly.
Dana - May 22, 2011 12:19:44 pm PDT #9327 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Some of the rhubarb is pretty green, so I'm considering adding extra sugar. It's a cake with a streusel topping.
§ ita § - May 22, 2011 12:33:46 pm PDT #9328 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It requires sugar, which removes it from the vegetable category.
How does requiring sugar mean it's not a vegetable? There are plenty of unsweet veggies. If it didn't require sugar, what would it be?
I love rhubarb crumble. The tanginess is delectable.
Hil R. - May 22, 2011 12:35:20 pm PDT #9329 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Vegetarian Times this month had an article about rhubarb with a bunch of recipes, and one of them was a rhubarb and lentil curry.
amyth - May 22, 2011 12:41:14 pm PDT #9330 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
amych: excellent! I just emailed him again.
Strix - May 22, 2011 12:45:08 pm PDT #9331 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Guys, let me run this past you before I take it to Bureaucracy:
We have so many Buffistas who are writers, small business owners, etc.
What about a new thread for Buffista business owners? People could bounce ideas and solutions off of one another, and Buffistas who need services/offer services could see if anyone there could do what they need.
It's a thought I've bounced around with a couple of Buffistas I've been working with?
Thoughts, or should I take it over to B'cracy?
amych - May 22, 2011 12:47:31 pm PDT #9332 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Erin, if you propose, I would happily second.
Tom Scola - May 22, 2011 12:49:47 pm PDT #9333 of 30001
hwæt
Jessica and Aeryn at the food truck rally.