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Sorry.  Mine has set fine.  Loose, but set.  Curious.  Of course you can buy powdered pectin which will set it.  I shall not post my experiments from now on...shame as some of the best inventions happen by accident.

I think lemon pips might help with setting as they are full of pectin. :)

tried some tonight on a bit of bread when I got in from work. Still tasted yummy and was the consistency of runny honey, so all is not lost, going to eat it anyway!  :)

Bet it is nice drizzled on chops/ kebabs as a glaze before BBQing or grilling..

(sorry for whining, was just a bit disappointed)  :-[

Keep experiments coming EJ, def agree best way to cook, I have loads of books but hardly ever follow a recipe to the letter.....

Quote from: EJ - Emma Jane on May 08, 2006, 18:01:26
..I shall not post my experiments from now on...

No! PLEASE keep posting experiments - really enjoy having a go at things other people do :) I had a thought, my rhubarb was forced and perhaps thats made a difference? I'm going to do some more and put some frozen crab apple pulp I found lurking at the bottom of the freezer in. In any case, the contents of the jars are fermenting away nicely, bet that will be drinkable, so all is not lost!

Sorry, didn't mean my message to be so blunt and miserable.  Lots going on I guess...my mind is everywhere. 

I am sure it would be great poured over honey, or make a madera type cakes, then whilst it is still warm, make small holes in the cake with a skewer and carefully pour spoonfuls of the syrup over the sponge letting it soak in...not to much to make it soggy, but enough to give it that sticky texture, similar to lemon drizzle cake really, but rhubarb drizzle.  Just an idea.

Emma Jane,

Keep on posting your experiments -  if it worked for you - and your family enjoyed it the chances are others will too.  In any case it's really good fun trying out new ideas and discovering new ways of using things.  I really enjoy your contribution to this site.  

I loved your recipe, and would have tried it out, except our rhubarb has only one shoot which is 4cm high........ and although I have been 'scrumping' from the massive communial rhubarb bush on an abandoned plot, it wouldn't be polite to take more than a couple of stalks at a time.

PLEASE keep on posting your ideas, and remember that you can't please everyone all the time.