Re: Rhubarb Bars
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Sat Feb 07 2026 03:10 pm

Hi Ruth,

I'm also left handed, somewhat ambidexterous as for some years my
parents tried making me right handed. I don't recall what prompted the switch but I do some things right handed still, some left handed only
and some I'll use either or hand. Comes in handy...

punintentional or otherwise... *groan* :-)

We had a branch break off our fig tree several weeks ago so Steve broke it into smaller pieces and is trying to root them. I think he's down to 4, of which we do see signs of one or two developing leaves. We still have small patches of snow so not doing any pruning or planting yet.

Interesting!

Once i visited someone who lived adjacent to an old homestead. There was a century or older fig tree growing in a gully. The branches grew up, out, and back down to the ground, then up and out again in all directions. Each branch was the size of a fig tree. It was enormous and it created its own ecosystem within the fig thicket.

Sounds interesting; I'd go for the chocolate but I have a strong dislike for peanut butter in any way, shape, form, fashion. (Yes, there's history behind it but I'll save that for another time.)

I guess the fat has been removed from this PB powder, but it taste just like peanut butter. So i doubt you'd like it.

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Title: Jack Monroe's Flapjacks
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 10 servings

4 tb Oil; butter, or margarine;
- plus extra for greasing
7 oz Golden syrup, honey, or
- maple syrup (200 g)
10 1/2 oz Porridge oats (300 g)
1 ts Ground cinnamon or
- mixed spice
2 1/2 oz Sunflower seeds or
- other seeds (70 g)
1 oz Pumpkin seeds or
- other seeds (30 g)
7 oz Dried apricots or other
- dried fruit (200 g);
- roughly chopped

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hours

Jack Monroe's flapjack recipe is extremely versatile. You can use
whatever seeds and dried fruit you have. They can also be made vegan
by using oil rather than butter.

Preheat the oven to 210?C / 190?C Fan/Gas 6-1/2. Lightly grease a
deep 20 cm / 8" square cake tin.

If using butter or margarine, melt it in a pan. Add the syrup to the
melted butter or oil. Mix in all the remaining ingredients.

Spoon into the baking tin and flatten with a spoon or spatula.

Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden
and starting to firm at the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to
cool.

Cut into 10 pieces.

Recipe by Jack Monroe

Recipe FROM:
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/jack_monroes_flapjacks_02126>

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