pickles

Spiced Rhubarb Pickles

Ingredients

• 2 pounds (900 g) rhubarb
• 2 cups (455 g) granulated sugar
• 1.75 cups (425 ml) cider vinegar
• 1 orange
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
• 6 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick

Procedure

• Cut the rhubarb into 1cm pieces. Do not peel.
• Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar and add the zest and juice of the orange, the ginger, mustard seeds, cloves and cinnamon stick.
• Add the fruit and bring to the boil. Simmer carefully for 15 minutes.
• Strain the fruit and reduce the liquid by boiling until syrupy.