Rhubarb help

[OverWyreGrower]

Can you freeze rhubarb? I have a bit of a glut of it, and whilst I can use it in the long term, wouldn't mind storing it for later!

Thanks!

[shirlthegirl43]

yes you can freeze it - sure someone will be along to say how very soon (I've never had enough to freeze yet)

[pdblake]

I usually just chop it up and bung it in a freezer bag.

[binley100]

So do I .........and while we're on the subject of rhubarb I've just had a little taster of my rhubarb vodka as I was bottling it. WOW

[OverWyreGrower]

Thanks guys!

There is only me likes rhubarb, and we've got some in our veg box this week, plus our first lot out of the garden - too much for me on my own!

[newbieveggie]

Rhubarb vodka...wow...recipe PLEASE

[Alison]

Rhubarb vodka is just chopped up rhubarb to fill a kilner (or similar) jar, cover with sugar, amount depending on how sweet you like it then top up with vodka. Shake every few days until the sugar disolves then leave for a couple of months. Strain and enjoy

Re freezing, I just chop up as normal, spread on a tray and freeze. When frozen bag up so it's separate bits and I can remove as necessary and it's not a big block. You can even make rhubarb vodka from the frozen stuff without bothering to defrost before setting up - did this last year with some blackberries I found at the back of the freezer about this time of year.

[OverWyreGrower]

Thanks Alison - can you just use cheap vodka for this? I've got some blackberries in the freezer too!

Methinks fruit vodka would go down very well as Christmas presents!

[Alison]

Yes, it's a waste of good vodka - I tend to buy the supermarket own stuff. Gave my sister in law a set of small bottles of rhubarb vodka, raspberry vodka, berry bacardi and damson gin last year for Christmas but they didn't last her very long - think I need to make bigger bottles this year!

[OverWyreGrower]

Do you make all the fruit ones in the same way? Only I saw in our local Coop they had loads of soft fruit half price.....

[taff]

I just found some rhubarb in the freezer too. Must go and get a bottle of vodka then

[Alison]

Do you make all the fruit ones in the same way? Only I saw in our local Coop they had loads of soft fruit half price.....

I do, vary what alcohol and fruit I use and depending on the fruit as to how much sugar I lob in. Don't really weigh anything anymore and it always seems to turn out nice

Oh and mixed fruit makes a nice drink too so you can always combine if you don't have enough, made some lovely white rum drink last year with blackberries, red currants and black currants.

[HeyWayne]

There's a recipe on here somewhere for rhubarb schnapps.

It includes cinnamon and cloves (optional).

Mine's currently 'maturing'

The Hay Wayne: T'is the season to eat rhubarb, tralalalalaaa

Just realised, I'd copied the recipe directly from here, and forgot to take out the bit about cloves (mine has them in).

Smells lush.

[Hilary B]

I tend to leave the fruit-and-sugar mix for a while before adding the vodka/gin, especially if the fruit is at all hard (like sloes). If the fruit has been frozen the sugar extracts the flavour and colour quicker than with fresh.
If the fruit is really soft (eg over-ripe strawberries) and you leave the mix in the fridge for a few days, you may end up with a fruity syrup that can be strained off the remaining fruit, and then you add 2 parts vodka to 1 part syrup.