Rhubarb Punch Food

RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, bring rhubarb, sugar and water to a boil. Boil 15 minutes; cool and strain. Stir in orange and lemon juices. Chill. For each serving, combine 1/4 cup rhubarb syrup and 3/4 cup soda; serve in a chilled glass.

PINK RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring rhubarb and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid (save rhubarb for another use). , In a large bowl, dissolve sugar and gelatin powder in boiling water. Stir in pineapple and lemon juices. Stir in rhubarb liquid; refrigerate until chilled. , Just before serving, pour into a punch bowl and stir in ginger ale. If desired, garnish with fruit.

RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• 1. Wash and cut 8 lbs rhubarb.
• 2. In a large stockpot, combine rhubarb and water. Cook on medium high heat until soft.
• 3. Drain rhubarb in a colander to collect the juice.
• 4. To the juice add the remaining ingredients. Stir to dissolve.
• 5. Sterilize quart jars and lids. Ladle in rhubarb punch leaving 1/2" head space. Secure lids and hot water bath for 5 minutes.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• Add the chopped rhubarb, sugar and water to a large pot. Bring it to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Reduce the temperature to medium-low and cook an additional 10 minutes.
• While the rhubarb is on the lower temperature, carefully use a potato masher to break down the rhubarb to extract more of the juices.
• When all of the rhubarb is done, remove the pan from the heat. Place a mesh strainer over a large bowl and slowly pour the mixture through the metal strainer. Once the strainer is full, use a spatula to stir the rhubarb to help release all of the juice from the pulp. Discard the pulp.
• Repeat this process until all of the juice has been extracted from the rhubarb. While the rhubarb juice is still hot, stir in the strawberry Jell-O until it is dissolved.
• Stir in the strawberry lemonade concentrate until dissolved and mix in pineapple juice. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature before storing in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
• Serve the strawberry rhubarb juice with equal parts lemon lime soda.

OH SO REFRESHING RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• Place rhubarb into a large soup pot; stir in water and sugar. Bring the rhubarb to a boil and cook over medium heat until rhubarb is soft, about 20 minutes. Stir often. Strain rhubarb and liquid through cheesecloth into a large bowl and discard rhubarb pulp.
• Return rhubarb liquid to the pot, place over medium heat, and stir in pineapple juice and strawberry gelatin. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve gelatin. Store punch in quart jars in refrigerator.

RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• Cut rhubarb into 1" pieces.
• Place in a saucepan and barely cover with water.
• Cook for 10-12 minutes until soft.
• Drain through sieve w/cheesecloth.
• There should be 3 quarts of juice.
• (If you want to make ahead, this juice can be frozen in ziplock bags for up to 3 months).
• Dissolve sugar in 2 cups water and cook 10+ minutes until a syrup is made.
• Combine lemon, pineapple and rhubarb juices to syrup.
• Pour 1 quart of punch into ice cube trays and freeze well (a couple of days).
• Remove from trays and place in ziplock bags until serving time.
• Pour punch over fruit cubes in the punch bowl.
• Slowly add a quart of ginger ale.

RHUBARB PUNCH SLUSH

Steps:

• Mix rhubarb with water in a large pot and bring to a boil; lower heat to medium-low and simmer until rhubarb becomes mushy, 10 to 15 minutes. Strain juice into a large freezer-proof container. Discard pulp.
• Stir sugar, lemon juice, and orange juice concentrate into the rhubarb juice, dissolving sugar, and place in freezer overnight. Stir mixture the next day, then stir every 2 to 3 hours until slushy. If left in freezer unstirred, the punch base will freeze hard; to thaw, microwave, 1 cup at a time, until slushy, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Mix slushy punch base with lemon-lime soda in a large punch bowl until combined. To serve in individual glasses, mix half punch base with half lemon-lime soda in a large glass.

PINK RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the rhubarb and water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Strain rhubarb mixture, pressing to remove all juices. Discard pulp. Add sugar, lemonade concentrate, and lemon juice to rhubarb juice, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours.
• To serve, combine rhubarb mixture with chilled lemon-lime beverage in a punch bowl or large pitcher. Serve with crushed ice. If desired, garnish with fresh mint and/or lemon slices. Makes ten 8-ounce servings.

PINK RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• In large pan, bring rhubarb and water to boil.
• Drain and reserve liquid.
• Combine sugar, gelatin and boiling water in a large bowl.
• Once sugar and gelatin are all dissolved add pineapple and lemon juices, mix well.
• Stir in rhubarb juice and refrigerate.
• Add ginger ale just before serving.

NORTHFIELD INN RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• Cook rhubarb in water until soft, strain out pulp in cheesecloth, reserving liquid and adding back to pan. Add sugar and heat until dissolved. Remove from stove. Add orange juice and lemon juice. To serve, add a 2-liter bottle of ginger ale. The syrup can be frozen to serve later before adding ginger ale.