Rhubarb and Ginger Jam

Every spring, big pink stalks of rhubarb begin to appear on market stalls with signs that say, “Irish Rhubarb” and “Irish-grown!” We prize rhubarb highly for crumbles and jams, and we feel strongly the local stuff is best. Many families have a rhubarb patch in their gardens, and it’s one of the most rewarding things you can grow. Once it’s established, you don’t have to do anything to it, and every year it comes back again and again, a veritable dessert pl