Rhubarb Cordial

I came across a recipe recently for rhubarb cordial and it really appealed to me. Firstly I had to try and find some rhubarb, unfortunately the only place I could get some was at a local Green grocery, which seemed quite expensive at £1.99 for 1Ib- I needed 6Ibs, so I am going to make half of the recipe and see how we go.

For this recipe you need
3Ib rhubarb
1in fresh ginger
Caster sugar
1 lemon

First wash and cut the rhubarb into chunks.

Simmer rhubarb in a large pan with the peeled and chopped ginger. Add 100ml of water until the rhubarb is soft. Don't over boil, it should take about 8-10 minutes.

While doing this, sterilize the muslin in boiling water.

Then spoon the rhubarb into the muslin and tie it and suspend it over a large pan overnight.


Once the rhubarb had been left overnight I then measured the rhubarb liquid, which worked out about 1 and a half litres. I needed to add about 750 grams of caster sugar per litre of rhubarb liquid. I also added the juice of one lemon and heated the contents until the sugar dissolved. Do not boil.

Once this was done, the cordial was ready to pot in sterile jars. I managed to make three big jars of cordial, unfortunately I've had to put it in jam jars because I don't have the proper bottles, but I think it looks ok.



Now for the biggest test, my husband hates rhubarb, would he hate this? I gave him a glass, diluted with water, and he thought it tasted delicious and refreshing. Double success!