Pleasant exchange at farm shop

[CuriousaboutSamphire]

Our local farm shop has been a source of joy this morning. They have strict rules about who can go in, so it 10 people at a time. The egg aisle acts as a roundabout

Went in today and saw a woman looking at a limit root veg. A member of staff told her it was celeriac, a bit aniseedy. Woman turned to me and asked me what I would be doing with mine. I told her, making mash, 50% potato, to go with pork. She then asked why I had rhubarb and oranges, an odd mix she thought. A variation of Eve's pudding I replied.

She looked back and smiled, grabbed some of each and thanked me. Apparently she was at her son's house for the duration, by accident, and wanted to cook a special lunch. Unfortunately they had no food in and she wasn't sure what to make. But the farm shop sold everything she needed and I has just provided her with a lovely menu she was pretty sure she could cook.

All that from about 3 metres away and nobody else inconvenienced

Aww. I'd like to meet someone like you in a shop.

We'd probably spend some time discussing Mr Brookmire

How dare you, OP. Don't you know were meant to be shouting at each other for being so selfish?

No one needs pudding in such a time and by buying those fruits you have deprived me of my right to go for a run - or some such tosh.

Ps sounds lovely and a reminder that real life very rarely matches life as described in mn. Good health to you.

Do rhubarb and orange work together?

I've got rhubard in the garden and an orange in the fruit bowl...

Rhubarb and orange slump

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/rhubarb-orange-slump

Mmmm

Do they work together? Bloody heavenly!!!

Squeeze in the juice, shred in the peel, cook until softened, don't sweeten without tasting.

Crumble, under sponge, with ice cream, I've even swirled it through and refrozen for an adult version of ice cream ripple. It's bloody gorgeous

Thank you

Mugs, for some reason that particular shop doesn't seem to do grumpy. But the queue outside the local produce weekly market was bloody awful.

They were prioritising care staff, the queue was snaking round the car park and some people just moaned and moaned and moaned.

I'm reporting back to say that I cooked my rhubarb with the orange and made it into a cake (sponge cake, layer of fruit, topped with crumble) and it was lovely. Can't believe I had never put them together before. Thanks everyone

That sounds nice. Might give that a try, tell DH the crumble is "streusel" make it sound terribly, terribly posh

I've read your post twice as it made me feel all nice and normal.

Oooh! Thank you. It did feel nice at the time. I also had a nice and friendly dog walk (not the same day, obvs!!), 2 policewomen spent some time watching DPup running round like a fool, commenting on how he managed to stay just inside the length of his extendable lead, whilst looking like he had lost all sense of control

This is the best and most uplifting post I've read on here for weeks. Love the recipe ideas. Thanks @Curious.

Such a lovely post, it made me feel all warm inside. @SavoyCabbage I also read it twice!