Rhubarb cordial

[goodlife]

Now that you all have had ago with elderflower cordial..something else to try..

1 kg rhubarb...rinsed and chopped up into small pieces
1 lemon...washed and sliced
500 ml caster sugar (liquid measurement)
1 tablespoon of citric acid
2 litres of boiling water
spring of lemon balm or lemon verbena...optional

All incredients into large pan..pour boiling water over and stir..
Let it stand under lid or towel for 12-24 hrs..sieve and bottle..
Dilute to taste..
Now I have done this and added some left over jam to finish the jar up..and it did gave nice fruity flavour..stawberry jam goes well with rhubarb ..
And best thing about this is as rhubarb start going off season and not so nice anymore for eating..you can still use it for this recipe..

[Duke Ellington]

hi goodlife...

Could you use frozen rhubarb to do this?

Duke:)

[goodlife]

YES

[grannyjanny]

My mouth is watering. Ginger & rhubarb lovely, drool drool.

[goodlife]

..oh..but I would let it thaw first..

[BarriedaleNick]

MMm very tempted by this! Thanks -  Bookmarked for later...

[goodlife]

Hmm...I haven't tried that combo ..ginger and rhubarb..that sounds nice...I can hear my pans rattling in kitchen already..

[Duke Ellington]

Sainburys sell a rhubarb and ginger cordial and its really lovely!

Duke

[goodlife]

Now I wonder would dried/spice ginger be best or fresh..?..or both..?

[artichoke]

It's amazing what delicious drinks you can make out of almost anything. Makes me ashamed that I ever bought any flavourings for water. I made a rhubarb syrup recently, and it was very good, but the additions you suggest could make it even better. No-one here much likes rhubarb and I have tons of it.