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Emma Kay, (no relation) ! a British food historian who founded the Museum of Kitchenalia in England’s Cotswolds area, says rhubarb was smuggled into Britain from Russia by a Scottish doctor called James Mounsey, who set up a practice in Moscow in the 1700s. The doctor treated both Russian Tsar Peter the Great and Catherine, Peter’s second wife and successor.

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3103436/history-rhubarb-medicinal-uses-recipes-and-why-owning-it

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Sounds delicious, thank you for the recipe and inspiration to give it a go. I see rhubarb is also good for you in ways that are so relevant today!

It contains, vitamin K which plays an important role in bone health, wound healing, and blood clotting and vitamin C which supports immunity and helps promote iron absorption. It’s also linked to the reduction of high blood pressure and may lower the risk of heart disease.

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