This is from this months' Organic Gardening magazine. Sounds good for spring/summer drinks.
Blueberry-Raspberry Shrub
1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup raspberries 1/2-1 cup sugar, depending on the sweetness of your berries 1 cup organic cider vinegar
1. Add the fruit, 1/2 cup sugar, and vinegar to a small saucepan & stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat & simmer until the fruit is soft and the sugar is dissolved. Taste for sweetness & add more sugar as needed, stirring to dissolve. Remove from heat.
2. When the liquid is cool, mash or puree the fruit in the syrup and strain into a jar. Discard the solids.
3. To make one glass of shrub, stir 3 Tablespoons of syrup into 8 ounces of cold carbonated water. The syrup will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge.
Blueberry-Raspberry Shrub
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2-1 cup sugar, depending on the sweetness of your berries
1 cup organic cider vinegar
1. Add the fruit, 1/2 cup sugar, and vinegar to a small saucepan & stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat & simmer until the fruit is soft and the sugar is dissolved. Taste for sweetness & add more sugar as needed, stirring to dissolve. Remove from heat.
2. When the liquid is cool, mash or puree the fruit in the syrup and strain into a jar. Discard the solids.
3. To make one glass of shrub, stir 3 Tablespoons of syrup into 8 ounces of cold carbonated water. The syrup will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge.
makes enough syrup for 6-8 glasses of soda