Boyce family's rhubarb treats live on - The Ellsworth AmericanThe Ellsworth American
Boyce familyâs rhubarb treats live on Of all the herbaceous perennials that have accompanied my household every time Iâve moved, the rhubarb plant is the oldest. A member of the buckwheat family, the first rhubarb cultivar traveled to New England via European settlers. The plant was cultivated in Asiatic countries for many centuries before being introduced to Europe in about 1600. I trace the roots of my rosy-stalked, tart-tasting plant back to the family homestead in Norway, Maine. When the Ephraim Crocket family settled on Lake Pennesseewassee in the early 1800s, they grew many fo...
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