Rhubarb Cocktail
Ingredients:

  • 2 cups diced Washington Rhubarb

  • 1 cup water

  • 2 cups sugar

  • Ice

  • Ginger ale

  • Orange or lemon juice (optional)

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    Directions:
    Place cut rhubarb in a double-boiler with water and sugar.  Steam until tender.  Strain the syrup, chill and serve over crushed ice, filling the glass half full with ginger ale.  Orange juice or lemon juice may be added as desired.
     
    Courtesy of:
    Washington Rhubarb Growers Association
    253-863-7333

    We harvest Washington rhubarb from hothouses January through March and then hand cut from fields April through September.  The colorful plant is grown in our valley, in the shadow of Mt. Rainier.

    www.ci.sumner.wa.us