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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.

  1. 01

    Simmer cranberries, sugar, water, cinnamon, and orange peel until the berries burst, about 8 minutes.

  2. 02

    Cool 10 minutes, then strain through a fine sieve without forcing pulp through.

  3. 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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