Rhubarb Water

Thanks Zig. Looking forward myself to some again soon.

 

You can have some now if you bring some sugar round

 

Honey, I have lots of sugar.

 

I've got some sugar now Honey

Finally got some on the go

 

Why waste the mush, surely make some rhubarb ice-cream -yummy.

 

time to make some soon again. love this stuff.

 

Thank you for reminding me ... I've been struggling to remember where/who posted about rhubarb water and then "Ping!" here we are

 

Finally made my batch today. yummy over ice cubes. refreshing treat.

 

Its time again. http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/laura-calder/rhubarb-water.html

 

I don't have any rhubarb this year ... I've put it on my plant wish list for this garden

 

Made my first batch today.

In bowl after an overnight of soaking in hot water with plastic covering it tightly. Draining it. adding one cup sugar and juice of one lemon boil 5 mins. Pour into a pitcher cover with plastic, put in fridge for later over ice.

 

This looks yummy, I'm planning to invest this year in some rhubarb crowns I've spotted some on eBay and also a local fruit tree nursery sell crowns of 'Timperley Early' so I've fired off messages to find out what constitutes a crown and how old they are etc. I shall file this away for next year maybe if I get some nice sized plants.

 

I have always wondered if a combination of several types of Rhubarb might make it better, not just one type. I don't grow it, but get it cheap enough from Amish farmers, a huge bunch for a dollar, so worth it for me to buy it. Anyway, like with apple pie, they say a combination of types of apples is better than one type. Who knows. Just a thought. And would not this drink be pretty in ice cubes, and then pour lemonade on top of it. Or vodka .

 

At the mention of strong liqueur redstar I spotted this the other day in "The River Cottage Year" which accompanied the series a few years ago with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and he has a not to dissimilar recipe for a syrup which he uses in a number of delicious sounding cocktails

- Taken from The River Cottage Year by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

 

Sounds refreshing.