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Ingredients Fills 4 x ½ lb or 250 g jars 1 kg rhubarb 1 kg preserving sugar 60 ml gin 1 lemon 1 Wash the rhubarb and cut into 2-3 cm chunks. Put into the preserving pan with the sugar, gin, lemon juic

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Pretty glasses of strawberry daiquiri jelly with creamy set custard. Yum! Ingredients (Serves 4) 3 tsp powdered gelatine2 tbs white rumApprox 320 ml ready-made custard Strawberry layer: 100 ml just-bo