Entrees Canadian

Rhubarb Lemonade

Rhubarb Lemonade brings stalks rhubarb, cups berry sugar and the rest of the crew together in a recipe that is practical enough for a normal kitchen but still has enough personality to avoid tasting like committee food.

Rhubarb Lemonade

What It Is

For those who like tart drinks, this rhubarb and strawberry lemonade will make you pucker up. Rhubarb, strawberries and lemon in a drink with a respectable pucker factor.

Origin

This version is connected to for this recipe.. I keep that connection as part of the recipe’s personality without pretending every dish arrived with a notarized birth certificate.

Fun Fact

The cookbook version really does pair 2 stalks rhubarb with 1½ cups berry sugar. That combination comes straight from the original recipe, not from a late-night refrigerator séance.

Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Temp
Stovetop boil
Total
25 min
Servings
8 glass
(or 1, if you don't believe in sharing)
Difficulty
easy
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Nut-Free
Diet
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free
Away Mission
65 min walk
(Spock could calculate this more efficiently, but where's the fun in that)
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Ingredients

  • 2 stalks rhubarb
  • 1½ cups berry sugar
  • 5 cups water
  • 1½ lb strawberries
  • 1 cup lemon juice

Steps

  1. Bring rhubarb, sugar and water to a boil.
  2. Remove from heat, stir in strawberries and let steep and cool for 30 minutes.
  3. Strain through a fine sieve and discard the solids.
  4. Chill the liquid, then stir in lemon juice.
  5. Serve over ice.

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Notes

Taste near the end and adjust. Salt, acid and heat are much easier to add than remove, despite what some of my more enthusiastic recipes occasionally imply.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 glass
Calories 300
Burning this off: about a full driveway of January snow, shovelled with feeling.
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.0 g 0%
Saturated + Trans 0 g 0%
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 0 mg 0%
Carbohydrate 77.0 g
Fibre 0.0 g 0%
Sugars 76.0 g 76%**
Protein 0.0 g
Potassium 20 mg 0%
Calcium 0 mg 0%
Iron 0.0 mg 0%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
**This dish means well. Some numbers above are having a bit of a moment. Delicious? Absolutely. A daily habit? Let's not. Eat it, enjoy it, then maybe take the stairs.

Substitutions

No specific substitution note is given in the cookbook. Spoon & Scribble option: adjust sweetness to taste and swap similar fresh fruit or sparkling water where it keeps the same basic drink.

Storage

Cool leftovers promptly and refrigerate in a covered container. Keep crisp garnishes separate whenever possible so tomorrow’s lunch does not become damp architecture.

Freezing

Freeze cooked components in meal-sized airtight portions where practical. Dairy-heavy sauces and fresh garnishes may change texture, so add those fresh after reheating when possible.