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caddyman ([personal profile] caddyman) wrote2010-02-25 03:24 pm

The Great Vegetable Plot

‘Appen ‘eck as like you’ll want to check t’ rhubarb in your cupboard ent illegal.

Just when you thought that the EU was a useless, undemocratic, tyrannical gravy train, it does something like this and you just don’t know what to think.

Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb is now on a par with Parma Ham and Champagne on the European Protected Name List!

Good grief.

[identity profile] pauln.livejournal.com 2010-02-25 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
My first reaction on seeing that earlier today was to check the date.

I have to assume that the market is considerably smaller than for parma ham.

[identity profile] mr-h-r-hughes.livejournal.com 2010-02-25 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Good job, they are very stingey handing out those protected status things when it's UK produce.

[identity profile] caffeine-fairy.livejournal.com 2010-02-25 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a bit lost here. Why is this a bad thing?

[identity profile] caddyman.livejournal.com 2010-02-25 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
What's a bad thing? I never said rhubarb is a bad thing...

[identity profile] november-girl.livejournal.com 2010-02-25 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope someone produces Lancashire Mildy Coerced Rhubarb now.

[identity profile] littleonionz.livejournal.com 2010-02-26 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
It's creepy stuff, you can hear it growing.