{"id":2363,"date":"2013-04-22T21:13:05","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T02:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2013-04-22T21:13:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T02:13:05","slug":"rhubarb-soda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/rhubarb-soda\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhubarb Soda"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I read enough food magazines to know that when rhubarb is either featured or mentioned on the cover, that the season change is near.<\/p>\n

I didn’t grow up eating rhubarb; it just wasn’t something that we did. However, I do remember seeing it in the produce section of the grocery store as a child and being a bit mystified by it. I always wanted to have strawberry-rhubarb pie, the only application I had ever heard of for the plant. <\/p>\n

So, when I saw rhubarb at the grocery store recently, I knew it was coming home with me. I had no specific plans for it, but knew I could do something with it.<\/p>\n

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This was not one of those times inspiration struck quickly. My rhubarb’s desire to become limp, on the other hand, was downright fervent. So I decided to take my flaccid stalks and turn them into rhubarb syrup. I did this by mixing up the ingredients for a 1:1 simple syrup plus rhubarb chunks. I cooked the mixture over lowish heat until the rhubarb began to fall apart. Then I strained the mixture into storage containers.<\/p>\n

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Once I decided that I was going to make rhubarb syrup, I knew soda was next (and an easy next step). I simply pour a bit of syrup into a glass of ice and top with soda water. For a more *adult* drink, vodka fits right in here.<\/p>\n

And soda saves the day, or at least the rhubarb.<\/p>\n

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