Rhubarb Preserve

Ingredients

• 14 lbs. rhubarb
• 14 lbs. sugar
• 1 lb. whole ginger

Method

1. 1

   Wash rhubarb, cut into pieces, and lay in a basin with half of the sugar and ginger tied in muslin.

2. 2

   Leave for 12 hours, stirring occasionally.

3. 3

   Pour liquid into a preserving pan and boil for 20 minutes with the remaining sugar and ginger.

4. 4

   Pour over rhubarb, cool, then return to pan and boil for another 20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Samaritan cookery book (1903) by E. P. Watson, page 74. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RHUBARB PRESERVE. 14 lbs. rhubarb. | 14 lbs. sugar. 1 lb. whole ginger

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