Fruit Shrub

Name: Fruit Shrub
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 194 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 350 ml
Cuisine: New Nordic
Ingredients: 200 g caster sugar; 2 lemons or oranges, zest cut into strips; 250 g elderberry blossom or flowers OR; 1 kg fruit, such as rhubarb, berries, peaches, nectarines or cherries, stoned if necessary OR; 100 g mint, lemon verbena or fresh ginger slices; 250 ml organic apple cider vinegar with ‘mother’ or raw apple cider vinegar

Seasonal

Preparation info

Makes
350 ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
195 hr

Appears in

Copenhagen Cult Recipes

By Christine Rudolph and Susie Theodorou

Published 2019

About

Shrubs or drinking vinegars are refreshing and non-alcoholic. They are perfect to enjoy on a summer evening with friends. Adjust the sugar depending on the ripeness of the fruit. If you’re using rhubarb, which is very tart, you will need to use the full quantity of sugar.

Ingredients

200 g caster sugar
2 lemons or oranges, zest cut into strips

Europe
Denmark
Vegan
Gluten-free
Nordic
Copenhagen
Drinks
Summer

Method

Put the sugar and citrus strips in a large bowl. Muddle a little, cover and leave at room temperature for 1 hour.

Remove the citrus from the sugar and discard. Depending on the flavour you are making, add the elderberry flowers or fruit, herbs or ginger, then muddle to release some of the juice. Cover and chill for 24 hours.

Add the vinegar and muddle again, mixing well. Stand f