An Ancient Tradition: Growing Rhubarb by Candlelight
Mar 25, 2021 16:02:14 GMT
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To ensure they’re unable to photosynthesize, the rhubarb gets picked using the very lowest lighting conditions—by candlelight, with the doors closed.
Few farms continue to grow rhubarb is this time-honored way, but the method is much-esteemed by foodies, with over 300 tonnes of the rhubarb being sent to high-end grocery stores each season—and even to Buckingham Palace, and potentially, the Queen’s plate.
It’s believed that West Yorkshire once produced 90% of the world’s winter-forced rhubarb from the forcing sheds within the Rhubarb Triangle.
To ensure they’re unable to photosynthesize, the rhubarb gets picked using the very lowest lighting conditions—by candlelight, with the doors closed.
Few farms continue to grow rhubarb is this time-honored way, but the method is much-esteemed by foodies, with over 300 tonnes of the rhubarb being sent to high-end grocery stores each season—and even to Buckingham Palace, and potentially, the Queen’s plate.
It’s believed that West Yorkshire once produced 90% of the world’s winter-forced rhubarb from the forcing sheds within the Rhubarb Triangle.