Huckleberry Shrub
A tart huckleberry drinking vinegar (you can try it with different berries) gives club soda some kick.
Recipe information
Yield
8–10 servings
Ingredients
For the drink:
Preparation
For the shrub:
Step 1
Place 6 ounces huckleberries (about 1 cup) in a 1-quart. heatproof glass jar. Bring 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 cup white wine vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; stir to dissolve sugar.
Step 2
Pour over berries and mix with a fork, crushing berries gently to release more flavor. Seal jar and store in a cool dark place 4 days.
Step 3
Strain shrub through a sieve lined with 3 layers of cheesecloth into a clean jar. Cover and chill, tasting shrub every week or so, until flavor mellows to your liking.
For the drink:
Step 4
For each drink, combine 3 tablespoons shrub with 1 cup club soda in a glass filled with ice. Taste and add more shrub if you like.
Do ahead:
Step 5
Shrub can be made 6 months ahead. Keep chilled.
