ShrubAlcoholic

Ingredients for a "Shrub"

• Orange Juice
• Lemon
• Rum
• Sugar
• Water

Quantities for one drink:

• 1 Pint Orange Juice
• Juice And Peel of 2-3 Lemon
• 2 Qt Rum
• 2 Lb Sugar
• 1 Qt Water

Blending Instructions:

• Begin with gentle fruit juices
• Put a little less than 1 pint orange juice and the juice of 2 or 3 lemons into a half-gallon or gallon jar
• Before squeezing the lemons, peel the rinds very thinly and add them as well
• -- Add 2 quarts rum
• Cover and let stand for three days
• -- Put 2 pounds sugar into 1 quart water and bring to boil
• Add the sugared water to the rum and fruit juice, cover, and let stand for two weeks
• Then strain and bottle