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Spiced Cranberry Shrub
Tart cranberry, orange, and warm spice for a table full of glasses.
About 1½ cupsActive: 25 minutesTotal: 25 minutes
What you need
Ingredients.
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 strip orange peel
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
Make it
Method.
- 01
Simmer cranberries, sugar, water, cinnamon, and orange peel until the berries burst, about 8 minutes.
- 02
Cool 10 minutes, then strain through a fine sieve without forcing pulp through.
- 03
Stir in cider vinegar, cool completely, bottle, and refrigerate.
Safety & allergens
Use clean bottles and utensils. These are refrigerator preparations, not shelf-stable preserves; discard at any sign of mold, fizzing, cloudiness, or off odor.
Use it in
A good next glass.
- Holiday punch and sparkling wine
- Ginger ale, tonic, and zero-proof drinks
- Vodka, gin, and orange pairings
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