Rhubarb Drink Food

RHUBARB CORDIAL

Steps:

• Put the sugar in a large saucepan with 300ml water. Bring to a simmer then add the zest and juice of both the orange and the lemon along with the rhubarb and the ginger.
• Cook the mixture over a medium heat until the rhubarb is falling apart.
• Pour the mixture through a sieve lined with muslin into a clean heatproof jug then transfer to sterilised bottles. Keeps in the fridge for up to 1 month.
• Serve approx. 25ml of cordial per 100ml sparkling water, or to taste.

RHUBARB JUICE

Steps:

• Clean and rinse the rhubarb thoroughly and cut them into smaller pieces.
• Mix the rhubarb, sugar and water in a saucepan and heat it up to boiling point. Continue boiling for approximately 15 minutes.
• Pour the rhubarb, sugar and water mix through a strainer down into a large bowl. In this step it is difficult to extract all the pulp using only the strainer. If you want a completely clean juice you can use a tea towel (or similar) as a strainer. Use a spoon to squeeze out the last juice from the rhubarb.
• Clean some bottles using boiling water to make sure they are completely clean and that all bacteria are gone. This will extend the shelf life. Pour the concentrated juice on the bottles and keep them refrigerated.
• When serving the juice simply mix the concentrated juice with water or sparkling water in the ratio 1-4. Of cause this can be adjusted as you like.

RHUBARB DRINK

Steps:

• Take the cut-up rhubarb, put it in freezer bags and freeze it.
• Remove the rhubarb from the freezer as you need it and place it in a colander or large strainer.
• Let it sit over a bowl and as it thaws, the juice will drip into the bowl.
• (Give it a little squeeze to get all the juice.) Sweeten to taste with sugar syrup (or non-sugar sweetener if you choose).
• You may also want to cut it down with water, soda, or whatever.
• Enjoy!