Servings: 12 Cups
Ingredients
- 7 cups cherries de-stemmed, pitted and halved
- 7 cups white sugar
- 4 tbsp ginger root peeled and minced
- 5 cups apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Mix the cherries and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Stir well.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1-2 days, stirring every 12 hours.
- Blend all liquid and cherries in a blender. Strain the liquid/syrup using a fine mesh strainer.
- Add ginger syrup. (Optional see below).
- Mix the syrup with vinegar and pour into jars and refrigerate.
- Use shrub immediately, or wait a couple weeks until the flavors deepen, meld, and harmonize.
Notes
Ginger Syrup
1. Combine 2 cups white sugar, 2 cups water in a medium size pot. Warm until sugar has dissolved (about 5
minutes). Add ginger and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 30
minutes. Strain liquid.
minutes). Add ginger and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 30
minutes. Strain liquid.
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