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Raspberry Shrub

Description: Cool off by enjoying this delicious summer drink.
Needed:
  • Raspberries
  • Vinegar
  • Sugar
Instructions: "Raspberry Shrub mixed with water is a pure, delicious drink for summer; and in a country where raspberries are abundant, it is good economy to make it answer instead of Port and Catalonia wine. Put raspberries in a pan, and scarcely cover them with strong vinegar. Add a pint of sugar to a pint of juice (of this you can judge by first trying your pan to see how much it holds); scald it, skim it, and bottle it when cold." - The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Child, 1832

1. Cover raspberries with vinegar in a kettle. Do not use cast iron.
2. Simmer until berries are soft.
3. Strain through cheesecloth. Measure juice.
4. For each cup of juice, add 1 cup of sugar.
5. Bring juice and sugar just to a coil, skim the top, and ladle into sterilized glass jars. Keep cold or seal jars to store.
6. To serve, mix shrub with water to taste.
Credit To: Reprinted from the Old Sturbridge Village Cookbook, Copyright 1995, published by the Globe Pequot Press.