Fresh Fruit Shrub Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What can I do with leftover shrub fruit? ›

What should I do with the leftover fruit strained from the shrub? Don't compost it! It will be sweet like jam and so use it as you would any preserve.

Apple cider vinegar is the most common base for shrubs, and herbs and spices are often added to create interesting flavor combinations. This sweet, acidic mixer can be enjoyed with still water or soda or used in various mixed drinks. You can buy premade shrubs or make them yourself.

Store the shrub syrup in the refrigerator. Tightly sealed, it can last for up to 6 months. Taste before using to make sure the flavor is still good.

Peach & Rose Classic Shrub

Roses are rich in flavanoids, tannins, antioxidants and vitamins A, B3, C, D and E making them super beneficial to skin care. They are also efficient in cleansing the gallbladder and liver, helping to improve bile secretion and relief from constipation.

Shrubs are drinking vinegar concentrates made by combining raw vinegar, whole macerated fruit and natural sweetener. This combination is then fermented and finally strained. The result is a tart, tangy, slightly sweet, fruit-forward concentrate that is both healthy and delicious.

Once you open them, we do recommend keeping them in the fridge. They should be good for another 9-12 months once you open them but let's hope you need more before then!

A shrub is usually mixed with a spirit or soda water to layer in a sweet, yet acidic flavor. With so many options for fresh fruit and aromatics, co*cktail shrubs can be used in many ways. You can stir them into a gin and tonic to create something familiar, yet flavorful.

To mix, pour 1 to 2 tablespoons shrub syrup over ice and top with 4 ounces of club soda, or to taste. You can play around with flavored sodas, adding aromatics like rose petals to the shrub itself, or adding flavored syrups like elderflower syrup for myriad unique flavor combinations.

The “best by date” is 2 years from the bottling date. However if left in a cool dark place they can last even longer. We have never seen a good Shrub go bad.

Store in a cool dark place. We have never known of shrub to go bad in storage; however, it will do the body more good if it is used rather than stored. Use it within one year. Recipe from The Creative Herbal Home by Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox.

Can you use frozen fruit for a shrub? ›

Although I'm usually a fan of using fresh ingredients, frozen fruit/berries actually work well and sometimes give a little more juice (don't tell!). I combine the shrub with sparkling water to make a nice soda. It can also be used in co*cktails and salad dressing.

If your tastebuds get excited by tart things, you'll love shrubs. Just like any good co*cktail, a shrub is a mix of sour and sweet. You could try using them in place of a sweetener in your favorite co*cktail to add not only sweetness but also create a more complex flavor profile.

Green tea is generally considered the healthiest beverage globally due to its high levels of nutrients and antioxidants that fight off diseases and keep your organ functioning at its optimum level.

The shrub was itself a common ingredient in punches, either on its own or as a simple mix with brandy or rum. It was also served during the Christmas season mixed with raisins, honey, lemon, sherry, rum and other spirits.

The word “shrub” is derived from the Arabic word “sharbah,” which translates as “drink.” Even sailors from the 16th-18th centuries drank shrubs to prevent scurvy! Today, they are infused with every flavor one can imagine and lauded for their health benefits, some even claiming weight loss.

Essentially you take a pole or broom handle and attach a piece of rubber hose or sometimes people tape a piece of cloth or padding to the end of the pole. Then you beat the branches to remove excess fruit. It takes some practice to get the technique down but it works.

Here's what to do: For shrubs that suffered die back – that is, there's growth coming in on some part of the plant, but not all of it - cut off the dead stems to just above some vigorous new growth.

Because ingesting large quantities of this plant are poisonous, no part of this plant, including the fruits, should be eaten, especially by children. Also, this shrub can be aggressive an invasive if planted in less well tended native or similar gardens where it can spread into surrounding roadside or woodland areas.