Rhubarb Nectar

Although I am generally a proponent of eating local, seasonal produce these noble instincts are hampered by the fact that I live in Chicago. Our "Paris on the Prairie" has many fine qualities but a year long growing season is not one of them.

So it was great delight on this snowy morning that I unearthed a container of Rhubarb Nectar that I'd tucked into the freezer last summer at the end of rhubarb season. My mom has long made a rhubarb compote to spoon over ice cream and the nectar is just a slight version on the same theme with a bit more liquid and serves as a drink base. I defrosted and stirred into a glass with a dose of seltzer and pretended for a moment that it was green instead of white outside the window.