Homemade Shrub Recipe

Miscellaneous Untried Recipes

This is from a collection of recipes from books I own, but which I haven't myself tried yet. However, you can have faith that at least the authors themselves have tried them, so they're not deadly or anything.

From Folk Wines, Cordials & Brandies, by M.A. Jagendorf:

There are innumerabe ways of making shrub. Here is a simple recipe.

1. 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.
2. Add 2 quarts rum. Cover and let stand for three days.
3. Put 2 pounds sugar into 1 quart water and bring to boil.
4. Add the sugared water to the rum and fruit juice, cover, and let stand for two weeks. Then strain and bottle.