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Shrub
There are innumerable
ways of making shrub. Here is a simple recipe.
- Begin with gentle fruit juices. Put a little less than 1 pint
orange juice and the juice of 2 or 3 lemons into a half-gallon
or gallon jar. Before squeezing the lemons, peel the rinds very
thinly and add them as well.
- Add 2 quarts rum. Cover and let stand for three days.
- Put 2 pounds sugar into 1 quart water and bring to boil.
- Add the sugared water to the rum and fruit juice, cover, and
let stand for two weeks. Then strain and bottle.
Almond Shrub
- 1 qt. rum or brandy
- 1 glass orange juice
- rind of 1 lemon, sliced and scraped
- 1/2 to 1 lb. sugar
- 1 glass milk
- 5 to 10 drops essence of bitter almonds
Put into gallon or half-gallon jar the spirits, lemon peel, orange
juice, and sugar. Now take the essence of bitter almonds (you can
use any amount you please) and add it to the glass of milk. Mix
thoroughly and pour into the jar. Cover, put in a warm place (65-70
degrees fahrenheit), and keep it there until the milk has curdled.
This takes from one to three hours. Then filter through filter paper
and bottle. Rest it for two weeks before drinking it.
Rum Shrub
- Pare 6 oranges very thinly and put the rinds into a gallon jar.
Add the juice of the fruit.
- Add 1 pint cold water, close the jar, and let the liquid stand
for three days, stirring it now and then.
- Strain into an enamel dish, add 2 to 3 pounds sugar, and bring
to a boil.
- Add a full pint of orange juice and strain it again. Finally,
add about 2 quarts rum and bottle.
It is a fine drink on a cold day, and you can use it a week after
you have made it.
Recipes courtesy of Gunther
Anderson.
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