Shrubs are coming back into popularity. They were the original pioneer of Gatorade. Usually made with equal parts sugar, vinegar, and fruit they are a great summer refresher and a great way to use up slightly overripe fruit. The apple cider vinegar helps to preserve the refrigerated concentrate for about a month. – Makes approximately 1 cup
- ½ cup fresh rhubarb, washed and chopped into small pieces
- ½ cup of chopped strawberries
- /3 – 1 cup sugar, preferably organic cane sugar
- cup raw, organic apple cider vinegar
Mix fruit and sugar in a bowl, stir well, cover, and put in the fridge for 2 days, stirring occasionally. After 48 hours, strain out the solids and add the syrup with the vinegar in a glass jar with a non-metal cover. Shake well and allow the flavors to meld for a few days. Keep the shrub refrigerated and enjoy diluted with water in your water bottle, with a seltzer, or in a mixed drink. A tablespoon or two of a shrub to 8 oz of liquid will be quite refreshing.
Strawberry & Rhubarb Shrub Concentrate
Ingredients
- ½ cup fresh rhubarb washed and chopped into small pieces
- ½ cup of chopped strawberries
- 2/3 – 1 cup sugar preferably organic cane sugar
- 1 cup raw organic apple cider vinegar
Instructions
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Mix fruit and sugar in a bowl, stir well, cover, and put in the fridge for 2 days, stirring occasionally. After 48 hours, strain out the solids and add the syrup with the vinegar in a glass jar with a non-metal cover. Shake well and allow the flavors to meld for a few days. Keep the shrub refrigerated and enjoy diluted with water in your water bottle, with seltzer, or in a mixed drink. A tablespoon or two of shrub to 8 oz of liquid will be quite refreshing.