Back in March, we asked you get together offline and preserve some rhubarb -- obviously, we had to throw our own party too.
See below for videos and a slideshow from last weekend's rhubarb-fest at the amazing Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center in Brooklyn, where 12 of us (including the food52 editorial team) hung out, drank coffee, and made 2 kinds of rhubarb preserves: savory Strawberry Rhubarb & Caramelized Onion Jam from the blog Local Kitchen, and a Rhubarb Orange Marmalade from 1876, published in The Essential New York Times Cookbook. Both are excellent recipes -- written nearly a century and a half apart! -- and we were all happy to walk away with a couple jars of each.
We can't wait to see the results of everyone else's adventures in rhubarbing from all over the country. Be sure to email any photos and other details in to editors@food52.com by June 1st and we'll post them here.
A buzzing kitchen, plus close-ups on the jams nearing completion.
Our jam-jarring assembly line.
15 Comments on DIY Group Project: Rhubarb Preserves:
Awesome pics and recap. I just canned some of Mrs. Wheelbarrow's delicious strawberry mint jam today in Weck jars :)
This is making me miss the rhubarb patch I had in my backyard when I was a kid! Just added your site to my Maine Foodie Finds blogroll . . . Looking forward to keeping up with all your great adventures!
the rhubarb orange marmalade is to die for!
Can't wait for the DC version this Sunday at Mrs. Wheelbarrow's!
I'm a WECK addict. Bought my first (and currently only pot), full of preserved apricots....just for the jar - a steal at 3 euros!
So honored that you made my recipe! But, credit where credit is due: it's an adaptation of a Michel Nischan recipe, from the fabulous cookbook Homegrown Pure & Simple (and the equally fabulous Dressing Room restaurant in Westport, CT).
Looks like you all had a fun & productive day! I'm on my fourth rhubarb preserve of the season and there is no end in sight. (Oh, rhubarb. I just can't quit you.)
Happy rhubarbing!
Kaela @ Local Kitchen
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who, in moments of chaos, mixes things on the floor. That's the problem with a tiny kitchen.
What an enviably wonderful day!
I am soooooo sad I was out of town for this!
Me too!
Would love to know who everybody is in the photo - what a great experience!
Kristen is the Senior Editor of food52.
added 12 months agoClick through the slideshow at the bottom of the post -- everyone is named there!
Thanks, Kristen, I finally tumbled to it...
Looks like you guys had FUN! The jams sound great and yes, the Weck jars are fabulous!
Yes! I'm so jealous of the Weck jars. Though I do love me a good mason jar as well.
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