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Huckleberry Shrub

By Rachael Coyle

A tart huckleberry drinking vinegar (you can try it with different berries) gives club soda some kick.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8–10 servings

Ingredients

6 ounces huckleberries (about 1 cup)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup white wine vinegar

For the drink:

3 tablespoons shrub (plus more shrub if you like)
1 cup club soda
Ice

Preparation

  1. For the shrub:

    Step 1

    Place 6 ounces huckleberries (about 1 cup) in a 1-quart. heatproof glass jar. Bring 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 cup white wine vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; stir to dissolve sugar.

    Step 2

    Pour over berries and mix with a fork, crushing berries gently to release more flavor. Seal jar and store in a cool dark place 4 days.

    Step 3

    Strain shrub through a sieve lined with 3 layers of cheesecloth into a clean jar. Cover and chill, tasting shrub every week or so, until flavor mellows to your liking.

  2. For the drink:

    Step 4

    For each drink, combine 3 tablespoons shrub with 1 cup club soda in a glass filled with ice. Taste and add more shrub if you like.

  3. Do ahead:

    Step 5

    Shrub can be made 6 months ahead. Keep chilled.

TagsCold DrinkBeveragesBerryFruitNonalcoholicMake AheadMeal PrepSimmerSummerBon Appétit
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