Pink Rhubarb Punch

Name: Pink Rhubarb Punch
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 5 quarts.
Ingredients: 8 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb; 8 cups water; 2-1/2 cups sugar; 2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin powder; 2 cups boiling water; 2 cups pineapple juice; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 6 cups ginger ale, chilled

Rhubarb is the featured ingredient in this blush-colored punch. A friend passed the recipe on to me, and we enjoy it so much that I thought others might, too. —Rebecca Mininger, Jeromesville, Ohio

Ingredients

8 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
8 cups water
2-1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin powder
2 cups boiling water
2 cups pineapple juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
6 cups ginger ale, chilled

Directions

In a Dutch oven, bring rhubarb and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid (save rhubarb for another use).
In a large bowl, dissolve sugar and gelatin powder in boiling water. Stir in pineapple and lemon juices. Stir in rhubarb liquid; refrigerate until chilled.
Just before serving, pour into a punch bowl and stir in ginger ale.

Editor's Note

If using frozen rhubarb, measure rhubarb while still frozen, then thaw completely. Drain in a colander, but do not press liquid out.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 152 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 11mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Pink Rhubarb Punch in Country Woman May/June 1999

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Cornwall

Jun 24, 2018

I found this way too sweet and even cut the sugar by 1/2 cup.
becca4jesus

Jun 6, 2011

I made this today for our family and they all loved it-even those that don't usually like rhubarb! Very refreshing on a hot day.
dberndt

May 18, 2011

I loved this punch. So did my family! :)
Meliss83

Apr 12, 2010

I made this for a summer BBQ, it was awesome and everyone LOVED it! Very refreshing! make sure you strain it well. I used a can of crushed pineapple and crushed ice for a slushy twist!!totally YUM!