Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Rhubarb glut

The rhubarb is looking fantastic. I have been harvesting bunches of it since autumn (when the rain gave my plants a long awaited drink).
I gave them a good feed, too. A mixture of chook/horse/sheep/cow manure and a thick layer of pea straw as mulch.

Together with some lemonade fruit from my neighbours' tree they are great preserved. The lemonade is sweet, even though it looks like a lemon. I use the peel (without the pith) and fruit. A stick of cinnamon and heavy sugar syrup.

The end result.
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6 comments:

  1. Maggie8 July 2008 at 6:15 pm

    Looks great do you have to heat process it or just cook it and put it in the jars.

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  2. Veggie Gnome8 July 2008 at 6:49 pm

    I put all the ingredients into the jars, then place them into my preserving kit. Fill the preserver with water. Then heat the water for 1 hour, but do not let it come to a boil. That's it. :)

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  3. Ian9 July 2008 at 7:53 am

    The rhubarb looks truly stunning. I'm just starting to harvest mine now and I shall try your preserving technique.

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  4. Veggie Gnome9 July 2008 at 8:39 am

    Thanks, Ian! Good luck with your rhubarb. Preserving the produce from your garden is very rewarding! :)

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  5. Kate12 July 2008 at 6:17 am

    Thanks for all the rhubarb corms, Veggie Gnome, they are all settled in and growing very strongly and I look forward to my first pickings in spring, hopefully.Great idea to preserve some...I hope I have enough too, one day, to do this.

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  6. Veggie Gnome12 July 2008 at 8:59 am

    I am so glad to hear that, Kate! I am sure you'll have a glut soon, too. Just remember, rhubarb likes a good feed.

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