Me and me rhubarb.
With Mia’s help, I picked some rhubarb last weekend… first harvest from the plot in 2013! Looks like I will have a good, possibly great, rhubarb crop this year. With so much rhubarb on the way (fingers crossed), I expect to be experimenting a lot. First experiment, already completed, is the rhubarb drink pictured below, worth it for the colour alone. Next up is a Rhubarb Granita with a dash of beetroot infused vodka… sorry Mia, that’s for the grown-ups only!
Mia: at peace with the rhubarb.
Liquid rhubarbry.
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well done! looks absolutely great, the drink looks amazing – is it a concentrated squash-like drink? Please photograph the vodka too!!
It’s more like a rhubarb flavored water… needs a bit of sugar or honey to liven it up!
Ate it raw once at me Dad’s allotment – ooh me guts!
Not a good idea, GFB!
Brilliant title – still chuckling over it! Lovely photos. Your daughter (presumably) is beautiful and so is the rhubarb drink (in a different way, of course 🙂 ) How did you make it?
I can’t find the exact online recipe I used, so from memory… I simmered 4 chopped rhubarb sticks in a litre of water with sugar (half a cup, I think), 4 whole cloves, juice and grated rind of 1 lemon. Once the rhubarb softened, I let the mixture cool and stored it in the fridge overnight. Strained it in the morning and that was it!
Sounds marvellous – will have to try this one soon!
You look jolly well pleased, was it the thought of adding vodka? 😉
I was just posing for the camera! 🙂
Awh, so cute! Lovely shot of the rhubarb drinks!
Thanks Haylser! 🙂
I think you need to share your recipe!
Here it is, copied from above: I can’t find the exact online recipe I used, so from memory… I simmered 4 chopped rhubarb sticks in a litre of water with sugar (half a cup, I think), 4 whole cloves, juice and grated rind of 1 lemon. Once the rhubarb softened, I let the mixture cool and stored it in the fridge overnight. Strained it in the morning and that was it!
I’ll try it with my next batch made a crumble with the first lot but there’ll be plenty this year!
looks scrummy
My next experiment was even scrummier!
To be posted shortly.
Look at the size of those beautiful rhubarbs, your a lucky man!
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