TOM PARKER BOWLES’S

rhubarb fool

AS A cookery writer, I know there’s nothing silly about this rhubarb fool. It’s a quintessentially British dish, bringing together the joys of the pasture with the fruits of the walled garden.

The rhubarb has a gently sharp edge while the crumbled biscuits don’t just provide mighty crunch, but a warming whack of ginger, too. So a taste of more balmy climes, and a reminder of all those royal tours.

ToM Parker Bowles, Let’s eat (Pavilion Books, 2012).