Rheum Rhabarbarum

It’s that time of year again...if anyone fancies joining me with a rhubarb gimlet in a month’s time, scroll left for the recipe 🍸💗🍸 #rhubarb-gin #rhubarb-syrup #rhubarb-gimlet

Oooo yes please. Can you add gin to mine 🤔

The gin is in! Cheers 🍸🍸 @charlotte

Apparently this plant has #101uses

Marvellous 🙂

Remember that rhubarb syrup I was making? Cheers 😉 🍸 #rhubarb-gimlet

Cheers to you to.....🥂 enjoy

Thanks Elaine. Well it is Friday 😁 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

I'd love to clink glasses but we are rather well socially distanced Jacqueline, enjoy 🍷

Consider your glass clinked Jane 🥂 😂 @pelly

Looks delicious 👍🍸😎

Oh it is Steve... or rather it was. Hic! 😊 @cotehow

Oi!! Don’t drink it all!! 🤨 Save some for September!! 😉 Looks lush! 🍸

😂 Dont panic Rachel 🙄 This used last year’s gin 😬 🥂 @rachelbrooks

Don’t worry Lin, it has gin in it 😉😂 @linfoster

Phew! 😰 as ya were then! 😉 Cheers lovely 🍸

Ooh lovely Jacqueline, as is the glass and it’s cute engraving 😍

And today I bottled the syrup. So pleased I remembered I had some of these little bottles. Perfect for bottling as they fit in an ordinary saucepan. Plus a #rhubarb-gimlet only takes 15ml 😉👌🍸

The colour is fabulous 😍

It’s great isn’t it. I couldn’t not post a photo 💗 @sieveheadsarah

I think I’ll give this a go Jacqueline, I should have enough rhubarb at the allotment 👍🏼😍

They look great Jacqueline ❤ What do you use the syrup with? 😋😋😋

Oh I bet that is delicious on ice cream 😋

Bet it’s nice with gin.....🤯

I make it so I can make #rhubarb-gimlet 🍸🍸 but it also makes a nice cordial @anges

Ooh! I’ve never tried but I bet it is 😋 @Keely

That’s the idea 😉👌🍸🍸 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Mmmm !!!

😂🤣 This really is the syrup Lin. The gin won’t be ready for 4 weeks 😢😂@linfoster

I know there are lots of lovely recipes for #rhubarb but seriously, is there anything better than rhubarb gin and a rhubarb gimlet?🍸 Scroll sideways for the recipe 😍 #rhubarb-gin

The hubster cooked an upside down rhubarb and apple cake this afternoon 😁😋 I'm getting so fat!! 😆🤣😆🤦‍♀️😱😆

Nice! That would get the seal of approval here on the edge of the Rhubarb Triangle. We even have rhubarb sculptures and a festival☺

Rhubarb and custard? Can't stand gin 😂

Sounds gorgeous, though make sure to save some for some gin 😉 @michelleh

I absolutely love rhubarb Graham. Always have, even as a child when I ate it raw dipped in sugar 😋@gardengimp

Oh Jane! Rhubarb gin does not taste of gin. Add rhubarb syrup and lime juice and you have heaven in glass 😉😂🍸🍸 @pelly

I'm sure it's delicious Jacqueline but I so rarely drink spirits, I'm a wine kind of gal 🍷

Ah well I’m with you there but prepared to make an exception for this 😉😜 @pelly

Enjoy Jacqueline 🍷

Don't get me started Jaq, rhubarb crumble...mmm😋😋😋

Oh definitely up there in my top 10! Have you ever had Delia Smith’s rhubarb and orange meringue pie? A_m_a_z_i_n_g @gardengimp

Managed to catch it in time this year. Pile-it-high #rhubarb pie tonight 💗💗💗 Or pilot-high rhubarb pie according to my youngest, who thought it was named after flying through clouds ✈️ ⛅️

If anyone is tempted, here is the recipe. I’ve never bothered with the pastry crust though 🤭 https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/meringue-recipes/pile-it-high-orange-and-rhubarb-meringue-pie #recipe #rhubarb-recipe

I’ll bookmark that recipe for when I can get some rhubarb, thanks 👍

Oh do Vivien. It’s really good 😋 @sadieberg

Beautiful rhubarb 😍💚 I'll have to check it out 😊

Thanks 😊 @saguaro

21 Apr 2019 • Rhubarb, sugar, gin and a gorgeous sunny evening 😎 And in 4 weeks there will be #rhubarb-gin 🍸

Oohh yummy, save me some Jacqueline🤭🍹 'gin-gin' @awomanonabike

Sounds delicious 😉

You’re on! Chin! Chin! 🍸🍸 @cee

Hi Kylee, it is and really simple 😍 @kylers

Not sure why I liked I can't stand rhubarb,! 🤢 It looks very pretty though

Ah, but have you ever had rhubarb gin? It’s a whole other world 🍸🍸 😉 @carolgs

Yep but not home made, I tried some at a plant show thought my tastes may have changed, but as soon as I sniffed it I realised they hadn't but I still drank it and that just clarified I still don't like rhubarb!!

But, but, but...Oh well I won’t try and persuade you then. All the more for me 😉😂 @carolgs

Even the bloke selling it said why did I try it and I sniffed it my response was it would be rude not to!! You can have my share with pleasure 😊

You can have my... 😉😉😉 I cant think of anything I don’t like. Tripe?! 😉😂🤣 @carolgs

You can have mine of that too especially you serve it with baked beans 🤢🤣🤣

13 Jul 2018 • This only took a month. It manages to capture the smell, the taste and the colour of rhubarb 💕🍷💕 #gyo #rhubarb #gin #rhubarb-gin

Looks nice 👍

Looks very nice, are you going to share the recipe?

Sounds lovely

I hope you’re saving a bottle for September? 😜 love the colour 👌🏼

Wow! 🍷😋

Looks fab, lovely colour. #lovegin❤ #loverhubarb❤

Thanks Gilbert 😊 @twin-dragons

Yes Of course Vivien! Shake 1kg of trimmed rhubarb (2cm pieces) with 400g caster sugar. Add 800ml gin (Aldi gin is great). Shake occasionally until all the sugar is dissolved. Leave in a dark place for a month then strain through muslin & bottle - or drink 😉 @sadieberg

It is even better than I thought it would be Charlotte. And very, very easy to make 👍 @charlotte

If you’re really good I might even make you a rhubarb cocktail 😜🤪 @rachelbrooks

Cheers Elaine @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

17 Jun 2018 • For those of you suggesting other #rhubarb deserts, I give you... a rhubarb gimlet 💗🍸💗 Have a lovely Sunday evening! #gyo #rhubarb-gimlet

That looks lovely 😍 💖🌸💖🌸 enjoy your evening too 😄

I have no idea what gimlet is (is it similar to giblets? 🤔) but that looks as though I’d not need very much! 😂 enjoy! 🥂

Chin chin 🍷🍷

Yummy 😋

Thanks Keely. You too. Hic! @Keely

I think you mean Mmmm mmmmm @scaryskates

A gimlet is gin and lime, 50:50. This is gin, lime juice & rhubarb syrup (4:2:1) so isn’t that strong really... 😬 @rachelbrooks

Cheers Jane 🍸🍸 @pelly

Oh it was Lexi 😍 @lexijane

Oh I say.....🍸how very civilised

Just half a pint for me then please 😉

17 Jun 2018 • This little lot went into crumble, #rhubarb gin and rhubarb syrup 🍸💗🍸

Custard, ice and sponge pudding 😊😊

Fabulous haul 👌😋😋

Sounds delicious 😋

We are having custard with the crumble Jane 😊 @pelly

We have quite a big patch Keely but I still forget it’s there. Not this year though 👍 @Keely

Wait til you see the next post Elaine 😉 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Good girl, it’s the law to have custard with rhubarb crumble 😉

Fabulous Jaqueline 👍🏻 although I have to admit I can never warm to rhubarb 🙄🙄

That’s good, I’d hate to break any rules 😉 @rachelbrooks

Oh Vanessa! Can I have yours? 😉😂 @nessas

Oh go on then 🙄🙄😆😆

I suppose this is #gyo but it seems to do very well without any help from me 🙄

Ooo yum! ❤️💚 love the way you’ve placed your pot too Jacqueline 👌🏼👌🏼

Morning Jacqueline @awomanonabike Looks like it’s doing very well to me 💚 Great pic with the pot & wall Love it 😍😘

Morning Jaqueline 😘

Yum yum 😋

It wasn’t exactly placed like that Alisa. The pot was there (& covered) to force it but it grew so quickly without us noticing, it pushed the lid off!@AlisaJ

Morning Suzie! Thanks, it does very well there and I love rhubarb. We used to eat it as kids, raw & dipped in sugar 😍 @jadojado29

Morning Melanie. How are the leeks? 😉 @greenfinger14

Definitely Isabel! @AcornBank

😂😂 I remember doing that also Jacqueline @awomanonabike my dad had it growing & we used to cut the sticks off sit on the back door step with a bowl of sugar kept us quiet for a few mins 😘

We have been doing the same and making a lot of delicious rubarb crumble! ❤❤❤

We were given a poke of sugar Suzie, which was a piece of paper rolled into a cone to hold the sugar. Perfect 👌 @jadojado29