RECIPE - RHUBARB CORDIAL & FROZEN DAIQUIRIS!

Rhubarb makes a great refreshing drink with soda etc.

Chop 9 stalks rhubarb and boil in 2 cups of water until tender. Strain through a sieve back into the saucepan. Add 1 cup of sugar (less if you like more of a bite).  Stir until the sugar is dissolved, then bottle and refrigerate until ready to use. Dilute with soda water or tonic.

Use your rhubarb cordial to make FROZEN RHUBARB DAIQUIRIS.  In a blender, blitz 50ml rhubarb cordial, 50ml white rum, 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice and 1 cup crushed ice until smooth. Serve in a stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a strawberry or a mint leaf. Adjust quantities to taste as batches of cordial may vary in tartness. Makes 1 cocktail, so multiply as required.

Recipe courtesy NZ Gardener, Garden Diary.