Rhubarb stalks are vibrant, tart, and taste great when cooked with sugar into a homemade pie or cobbler. Their leaves, however, contain high levels of oxalic acid, a corrosive that can lead to kidney failure and even death. Nonetheless, the toxic leaves are sometimes treated to remove the oxalic acid and used in flavoring extracts.
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