I've just made some sweet cicely syrup for the first time. I made some tea at the same time and that was very pleasant. I was being very frugal with it despite have more in the garden.

I had a cup of stems and leaves to make make the syrup – I cup water, one cup sugar, dissolve, bring to the boil and remove from heat. Add the cicely, steep for at least three hours. Keep tasting until it's strong enough for you. Bottle. I'm keeping it in the fridge. Makes a lovely drink wth hot or cold water.

I took the cicely I strained out of the syrup and put in a muslin bag with rhubarb and sugar that was standing overnight for jam the next day. Made the jam lovely.

Then I took the same cicely (after a good squeezing) and made two large cups of tea out of it!

I'd previously added chopped leaves to rhubarb, last week I tried the stem and I think it's much more effective. I sliced it so that it blended in with the rhubarb and it cooked in nicely.