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157. Raspberry Shrub
1 quart of vinegar.
3 quarts of ripe raspberries.
After standing a day, strain it, adding to each pint a
pound of sugar, and skim it clear, while boiling about
half an hour. Put a wine-glass of brandy to each pint of
the shrub, when cool. Two spoonfuls of this mixed with
a tumbler of water, is an excellent drink in warm weather,
and in fevers.
158. Brandy Shrub
To the thin rinds of two lemons, and the juice of five
add two quarts of brandy; cover it for three days, then
add a quart of sherry and two pounds of loaf-sugar, run
it through a jelly-bag, and bottle it.
159. Rum Shrub
l?ut three pints of orange juice, and one pound of loaf–
sugar to a gallon of rum. l?ut all into a cask, and leave
it for six weeks, when it will be ready for use.
160. English Rum Shrub
To three gallons
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best Jamaica rum, add a quart of
orange juice, a pint of lemon juice, with the peels of the
latter fruit cut very thin, and six pounds
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powdered
white sugar.
Let these be covered close, and remain so all night;
next day boil three pints of fresh milk, and let it get
cold, then pour it on the spirit and juice, mix them well,
and let it stand for an hour. Filter it through a flannel
bag lined with blotting paper, into bottles; cork down as
soon as each is filled.
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