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30th January 2023

Now is the time to enjoy the short season of early, forced rhubarb from the Yorkshire Rhubarb Triangle, the area between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell where rhubarb is grown using methods perfected in the nineteenth century. It is cultivated in dark, heated sheds and picked by candlelight to prevent photosynthesis and in order to harvest beautifully sweet, pink stems with lemony-yellow leaves. 

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