Shrub recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups fresh blackberries - rinsed, drained, and lightly crushed
2 cups white sugar
2 sprigs fresh thyme, or to taste
2 sprigs fresh sage, or to taste
1 cup white vinegar

Nutrition Info

139.9 calories
carbohydrate: 35.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 0.3 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 0.2 mg
sugar: 34.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Wash and sterilize a bowl or jar. Add blackberries, cover with sugar. Add thyme and sage. Stir well to combine. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until a pool of juice and syrup forms around the blackberries, 1 to 2 days.

  2. Remove thyme and sage from the bowl. Place a fine mesh strainer over a separate bowl and pour in blackberry mixture. Press lightly on the solids to expel all the juice.

  3. Sterilize a glass jar or bottle. Pour in juice and add vinegar. Cover with a lid and shake gently to dissolve any remaining sugar. Let rest until flavors intensify, at least 1 day.

Recipe Yield

1 cup

Recipe Note

This is the cold-process method for making a shrub. This is one of those 'don't have exact measurements' recipes, but if you get the ratios close, it is hard to mess it up. Although I'm usually a fan of using fresh ingredients, frozen fruit/berries actually work well and sometimes give a little more juice (don't tell!). I combine the shrub with sparkling water to make a nice soda. It can also be used in cocktails and salad dressing.

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