The Poultry Keeper

Heather · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:55 am Post subject: Rhurbarb Schnapps

Started this yesterday - recipe from Nigella

600g of Rhubarb 300g of sugar 1 litre of vodka shake it all together in a jar and leave in a cool dark place for 6 weeks or up to 6 months , shake the jar every day or so for the first month (if you remember!)

CP · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:13 am Post subject:

All round to yours in 6 weeks then for a p**s-up! Laughing

Lisa · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:23 am Post subject:

Ooooo - not heard of that one before. Worth a go, me thinks, when the rhubarb has grown big enough.

Do let us know what it tastes like (presumably of rhubarb Embarassed

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debcat · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:00 pm Post subject:

ooh I'll have to try that one Very Happy

5 1/2 weeks will have to do though

Heather · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject:

Heather · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:09 am Post subject:

The finished product

I'm not sure if it taste particularly rhubarby or not , but it does taste nice Smile

and I'm not used to drinking stuff with vodka in so ....

debcat · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject:

I haven't made any yet,
they didn't have any rhubarb when I went to town
must have a look tomorrow

Heather · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject:

Oh meant to say , anybody think there is anything I can do with the sozzled Rhubarb ?

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

flambe it ?

Heather · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject:

that'd be one way to get a new kitchen Very Happy

Lisa · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject:

Hmmm...... looks good - I like the colour!!

And I love the bottles - did you buy them, or re-use them?

Don't know about re-using the rhubarb if it went in raw.... boozy rhubarb crumble maybe??

I don't know if you can eat rhubarb raw? Confused

I've only seen it used cooked in recipes (but I'm happy to be proved wrong!) I wonder if you could roast the rhubarb first, and then use it to flavour the vodka.... and then eat it Razz

I'd done a rumtopf once before - the fruit was very nice after that Wink

But it only used fruit that you would have eaten raw anyway...

Heather · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject:

bottles I bought from Oil and vinegar - I think they have closed down now though

the rhubarb was raw - so I could maybe cook it and make a crumble you think ?

I vaguely remember biting raw rhubarb when My dad used to grow it was very sharp !! but I lived to tell the tale Wink

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7154 Location: isle of lewis

children are always eatting raw rubhard Shocked

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dipped in sugar ,really healthy Rolling Eyes

suz

jaydee67 · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject:

We used to do that when we were kids - make a paper cup to hold the sugar and off we'd go dipping!

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2128 Location: North Cornwall

So did I, lovely. I think the leaves are poisonous though Sad