Well, this was a real treasure to run across but, after trying it and thinking it through, it makes perfect sense.
a Vinegar Shrub. where have these been all my life? I LOVE this and I can't wait to get more summer ripe fruit to make more flavors.
From the Arabian part of the world, Vinegar Shrubs were a way to have a fruity drink, all year long, that would not ferment and would be delicious.
Start with dead ripe fruit. you want it as ripe and juicy as possible. tooth achingly sweet (the peach truck is coming through in one month. I cannot wait!) clean the fruit gently so you don't lose any more than necessary.
Prep quart sized canning jars by cleaning and scalding as you would for canning. pack in fruit.
heat vinegar to just boiling min 190 degrees and pour hot vinegar over the fruit and close the jar. let it steep for a month and strain.
once strained, add sugar and heat until sugar dissolves. in all you would have 2 cups juice, 2 cup vinegar, 2 cups sugar. jar all of it up and keep refrigerated. used a tablespoon of the mixture in a glass of cool water, plain or carbonated.
these are DELICIOUS! we all love lemonade or Ginger Ale. this is really the same thing as if you could make lemonade with other fruits. if you could make Peach Ade. the Fruit is your base flavor, the vinegar makes it sour the way Lemonade is sour. and when you think it through it makes sense. when you try it, you get addicted! this is SO good!!
So, pour yourself a Shrub and it will keep you cool and refreshed over the summer!
a Vinegar Shrub. where have these been all my life? I LOVE this and I can't wait to get more summer ripe fruit to make more flavors.
From the Arabian part of the world, Vinegar Shrubs were a way to have a fruity drink, all year long, that would not ferment and would be delicious.
Start with dead ripe fruit. you want it as ripe and juicy as possible. tooth achingly sweet (the peach truck is coming through in one month. I cannot wait!) clean the fruit gently so you don't lose any more than necessary.
Prep quart sized canning jars by cleaning and scalding as you would for canning. pack in fruit.
heat vinegar to just boiling min 190 degrees and pour hot vinegar over the fruit and close the jar. let it steep for a month and strain.
once strained, add sugar and heat until sugar dissolves. in all you would have 2 cups juice, 2 cup vinegar, 2 cups sugar. jar all of it up and keep refrigerated. used a tablespoon of the mixture in a glass of cool water, plain or carbonated.
these are DELICIOUS! we all love lemonade or Ginger Ale. this is really the same thing as if you could make lemonade with other fruits. if you could make Peach Ade. the Fruit is your base flavor, the vinegar makes it sour the way Lemonade is sour. and when you think it through it makes sense. when you try it, you get addicted! this is SO good!!
So, pour yourself a Shrub and it will keep you cool and refreshed over the summer!
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