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Blueberry Shrub
- Total Time
- About 10 minutes, plus refrigeration
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Ingredients
- 2pints blueberries, rinsed and de-stemmed
- 1½cups sugar
- 1cup brandy
- Lemon wedges
- Mint sprigs
Preparation
- Step 1
Combine blueberries and sugar in a saucepan with ⅓ cup water. Cook at a low simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until blueberries are very soft. Strain juice through a fine sieve into a pitcher (or using a funnel, into a clean, empty wine bottle). Press gently with the back of a spoon to release all juice from berries. (If desired, pass juice through a cheesecloth to remove seeds.) Add brandy to pitcher or bottle, and refrigerate. Shrub will keep for several weeks.
- Step 2
To serve, fill a tall glass with ice. Then fill it halfway with cold water or sparkling water. Top off glass with shrub, and garnish with a mint sprig and a lemon wedge.
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Forgive my ignorance, but isn't vinegar the *key* ingredient in a shrub? This recipe doesn't have vinegar, how is it a shrub?
This came out like syrup, thick and very sweet. I used Alaskan blueberries, and followed the recipe. The best drink I've made with it is a shot each of blueberry shrub, lemon juice and brandy, topped off with seltzer. I call it Blueberry Brandy Lemonade. I want to try this again with 1/3 of the sugar and apple cider vinegar.
I substituted blueberries with cherries and it is so good!
Forgive my ignorance, but isn't vinegar the *key* ingredient in a shrub? This recipe doesn't have vinegar, how is it a shrub?
This came out like syrup, thick and very sweet. I used Alaskan blueberries, and followed the recipe. The best drink I've made with it is a shot each of blueberry shrub, lemon juice and brandy, topped off with seltzer. I call it Blueberry Brandy Lemonade. I want to try this again with 1/3 of the sugar and apple cider vinegar.
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