Fresh Fruit Shrub Recipe

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This fresh fruit shrub recipe forms concentrate, to which you can add cold water for whenever you want a refreshing drink.

Photo by Fotolia/Vera Kuttelvaserova

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Laurel Masterton’s “The Fresh Honey Cookbook” offers dozens of food and drink recipes, each with honey as a featured ingredient.

Cover courtesy Storey Publishing

10-15 SERVINGS

Directions

• In a large glass jar, combine the berries and vinegar. Cover and let sit in your refrigerator for 3 days.
• If you want a smooth drink, strain the liquid through a colander into a bowl to remove the solid parts of the fruits. If you prefer a chunkier drink, don’t strain; just mash the fruits together with the liquid, leaving the fruit solids in the mix.
• Pour the fruity vinegar into a medium, nonreactive saucepan. Add the honey and stir well to combine. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Pour the sweetened mixture back into the glass jar and return to the fridge until ready to use.
• When you’d like to have a glass of the drink, fill a glass with ice, add 1/4 cup of the fruit mixture, and fill the remainder of the glass with sparkling water. Taste and adjust with more concentrate if needed. You can also make this by the pitcher. Just figure out how many glasses your pitcher holds and portion accordingly.