Huckleberry Shrub Recipe

Huckleberry Shrub Recipe

  • 6 ounces huckleberries (about 1 cup)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup white wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons shrub (plus more shrub if you like)
  • 1 cup club soda
  • Ice
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  5. Shrub can be made 6 months ahead. Keep chilled.
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