[mumofstig]

Originally posted by lettice.

Rhubarb ripple semi-freddo recipe form an old 1970s italian cook book;
1 loaf tin, lined with either cling film or baking parchment
4-5 stalks of rhubarb
100g caster sugar
3 tbsp ginger cordial (its expensive, noone likes it to drink and so wasteful), so an alternative is just 3 tbsp of water and a few pinches of ground ginger
100g icing sugar
4 eggs
300ml double cream or whipped cream
100g broken meringue

Cook about 5-6 sticks of chopped rhubarb with caster sugar, the ginger cordial or its alternative
Whisk the egg whites in a bowl
In another bowl, whisk the icing sugar and egg yolk until they thicken.
In another bowl add the whipped cream. Fold in the egg yolk mix and then fold in the egg whites and half of the meringue.
Put a third of the mixture in the loaf tin and freeze for 30 mins
Best to keep the other 2/3 of cream cold in the fridge at that time.
Take tin out of freezer, it should be set, then pour in half of the rhubarb mix and another 1/3 of the cream mix on top and back in the freezer for another 30 mins.
Out of the freezer, add the remaining rhubarb and the the cream and put back in freezer for a few hours.
Out of freezer and serve, its traditional at this time to add the remaining meringue pieces and any decoration you wish.

Ours is in the freezer now and we drizzle a little honey or golden syrup on the top.

[Gryphon]

Wow, that sounds fantastic, thank you for sharing, I have a BBQ coming up and that sounds like the perfect dessert.

[sunshineband]

Thank you. That does sounds lush!!

[Val H]

I'll post it in the Recipe & Food section of the main site so that it gets a wider audience. Please, please, please, can you pop some recipes directly onto there as well http://www.allotment-garden.org/recipe/share-your-recipe/ 

[sunshineband]

I'll post it in the Recipe & Food section of the main site so that it gets a wider audience. Please, please, please, can you pop some recipes directly onto there as well http://www.allotment-garden.org/recipe/share-your-recipe/ 

I'll have a look and see what I have... nothing too exciting but a broad bean special is there somewhere!