{"id":12373,"date":"2016-04-28T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatrecipe.com\/blog\/?p=12373"},"modified":"2022-08-24T13:47:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T20:47:27","slug":"made-loved-strawberry-shrub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/made-loved-strawberry-shrub\/","title":{"rendered":"Made It Loved It - Strawberry Shrub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I recently stumbled on this recipe for Sparkling Strawberry Shrub <\/a>from The Whole Serving. And I knew I had to try it. And not just because I had a half flat of strawberries in the fridge a friend gave me. It intrigued me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A \"shrub\", you ask? Say what now? For those of you who've never heard of a shrub before, like me, it is a fruity sweet tart syrup added to drinks. It was popular in colonial times as a way to preserve fruit without refrigeration. Kind of like Rumtopf<\/a>, without the alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a kin to the simple syrup except a shrub is made with vinegar to give it a pleasant tartness. It can be added to cold water, sparkling water or iced tea for a great summer refresher, mixed with alcohol for a more adult beverage, or ... well when you get to the bottom of the post you'll see two interesting ideas I came up with for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make the Shrub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To make it you macerate fruit in an equal amount of sugar (example, for 2 cups fruit use 2 cups sugar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let it sit for a day or more until it gets nice and syrupy then strain the fruit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, mix the strained syrup with apple cider vinegar and let it sit for at least a week.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The key is to let it sit and mellow for at least a week. Initially it will be overly sugary and overly tart from the vinegar. You will think I am looney to recommend you drink straight apple cider vinegar laced with sugar if you try it too soon. But, once it sits the flavors blend beautifully. Tart and sweet with a nice strawberry flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made it just as Celeste recommends. The next time I try it though, I will experiment with different fruits and\/or different vinegar and maybe even throw in some herbs too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n