On Saturday, I had the urge to can. The urge would not be denied despite the lack of a whole lot of options to can. In the end, I decided to raid my neighbor's rhubarb patch (she gave me permission years ago to take whatever I want). Rhubarb jam would scratch my canning itch and give me some yummy goods for upcoming food trades.
As usual I wanted to something a little different and consulted my copy of The Flavor Bible and found that rhubarb and mint are good compliments. It wasn't a flavor combination that came immediately to my mind, but I did have mint in our herb bed and decided to give it a whirl. The resulting Rhubarb Mint Jam is quite good.
Rhubarb Mint Jam
Take advantage of the early spring homegrown flavors with this Rhubarb Mint Jam
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ Pounds Rhubarb, chopped
- 6 ½ Cups Sugar
- ½ Cup Mint Leaves, loosely packed
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Package of Powdered Pectin
Instructions
In a small saucepan combine 1 cup of the sugar, mint leaves and water.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Cover and remove from heat. Allow to steep for 30 minutes.
Strain, reserving the mint sugar syrup.
In a jam pot, combine the chopped rhubarb and mint sugar syrup. Cook until the rhubarb is soft.
Stir well and add the pectin. Boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
Pour in the remaining 5 1/2 cups sugar all at once and boil for another 1 minute.
Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
Process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
sounds AMAZING! i think i’ll make it tomorrow :)
do you know what the yield is for this?
Carlie, I ended up with about 9 half pints.
Perfect, thank you!!! I look forward to trying this. We a mint patch in the back of the house (you know, the typical patch that has outgrown it’s little garden and now makes the yard smell pretty when we weedwack?) so this is a great use!
You are so lucky to have such a good supply of rhubarb in your area. It’s not easy for me to find and when you do it’s terribly pricy. In fact, I had come across several rhubarb recipes and wanted to give one a try, but when saw the price of rhubarb at the farmers market ($1/stalk), I quickly changed my mind.
Rhubarb is very easy to grow and it comes back every year. Bigger and better😊. I got my plants from my mother’s garden which she got from her fathers garden and I’m pretty sure my grandfather got his from his parents or my grandmothers parents garden. But you can buy the rhubarb roots some stores in early spring or Amazon.
This looks delicious! I just started a linkup for garden harvest recipes called Eating Inside the Box! We’re starting with rhubarb. It would be awesome if you would share this with us!
http://www.cultivatenourishing.com/rhubarb/
I just made this, it is amazing. I was itching to make my first jam of the year. Thank you for the seasonally appropriate inspiration!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s a bit early for me yet and so I’m jealous of your harvest and batch of jam.
Kathie, whats your favorite way to enjoy this?
I just like it on toast or pancakes plain or with a little cream cheese most of all.
I just made this and it has quickly become my new favorite jam. It will be challenging to wait for my next rhubarb harvest to make more!!
Oh, I’m so glad to hear it! It is a tasty jam. Enjoy.
I am just about to make my second batch as my husband loved this unusual recipe. It’s even better now I have found a cup weight conversion chart as being English I had no idea which cup to use!
Thanks Ann
Oh I’m so glad to hear it turned out well for you.
This recipe sounds very yummy but I think I’d like it better if it was made with the rhubarb, mint, n strawberries! I’ve bought tea lights and mini motives in this combination, minus the mint, n they smelled AMAZING!!! Thanks Kathie for sharing this, I will definitely make this but I’m gonna use less rhubarb n add strawberries PLUS the mint! BTW, wish we were neighbors cuz I have your same spirit!
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I am sure strawberries would be great. Strawberries and rhubarb are always a nice combination. Enjoy!