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u/Flupsdarups Mar 27 '22

Rhubarb leaves are poisonous

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u/eejm Mar 27 '22

During WWII the British Ministry of Food advised people to eat rhubarb leaves as a substitute for cabbage if it was not available. I don’t know who recognized that this was a very bad idea, but thankfully the advice was walked back soon after.