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Sparkling Rhubarb Spritzer Recipe

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"Folks with a rhubarb plant or two will love this recipe." predicts Sue Rebers of Campbellsport, Wisconsin. "It's a nice change from the usual lemonade--we enjoy it all summer long."

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Sparkling Rhubarb Spritzer Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 14 Servings

5 15 20

Ingredients

12 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
4 cups water
2-1/2 to 3 cups sugar
1 cup pineapple juice
2 liters lemon-lime soda, chilled

Directions

In a Dutch oven, bring rhubarb and water to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes; strain and reserve juice. Discard pulp. Add sugar and pineapple juice to reserved juice; stir until sugar is dissolved. Chill thoroughly. Just before serving, add soda and ice cubes. Yield: 3-1/2 quarts (14 servings, 1 cup per serving).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 230 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 21 mg sodium, 58 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Sparkling Rhubarb Spritzer in Taste of Home April/May 2004, p12

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