Saturday, June 28, 2014

Here's Why You Should Be Drinking Shrubs This Summer

Meet your new best beverage friend.



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Hold up. What's a shrub?


Hold up. What's a shrub?


No, not that kind.


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A shrub is a sweet and tangy syrup made by combining three basic ingredients: fruit, sugar, and vinegar.


A shrub is a sweet and tangy syrup made by combining three basic ingredients: fruit, sugar, and vinegar.


Soft, relatively squishable summer fruits like berries, peaches, or plums work well, but you can experiment with almost anything. You can use different kinds of vinegar; you want one with a moderate amount of sweetness and flavor, like cider or red wine vinegar.


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The vinegar part might sound weird, but trust: It's good.


The vinegar part might sound weird, but trust: It's good.


Shrubs, also known as "drinking vinegars," are sort of old-fashioned (they were the hot thing in 15th-century England), but they're riding a revival trend wave these days. Combining vinegar with fruit and sugar and letting it sit (or cook) mellows out the acid and turns it into something tangy, refreshing and thoroughly delightful.


Get the recipe for this Balsamic-Cherry Shrub.


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