A shrub is a type of fruit cordial made with a mild vinegar which acts as a preservative. To serve, pour about 40 ml per person over ice and top up with sparkling water, soda or wine. The leftover cherries can be served with ice cream or with a goats cheese salad. They also go well with grilled lamb.
Ingredients
- 500 g cherries
- 225 g caster sugar
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 250 ml white balsamic vinegar
Servings:
Instructions
- Wash the cherries and remove the stalks, then cut each cherry in half and remove the stones.
- Tip the cherries into a mixing bowl with the sugar and lemon juice. Stir well then cover and set aside for at least 1 hour until the sugar has dissolved and the juices have started to run.
- Stir again, then cover and chill for 24 hours. Add the vinegar, stir well, cover and return to the fridge for a further 24 hours, stirring again twice during this period.
- Pass through a sieve into a bowl and set aside for 2 hours to ensure that all the liquid drips through . Reserve the cherries for use as suggested above.
- Pass the liquid through clean muslin before decanting into sterilised bottles. Store in the fridge for up to a week.
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