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Currant Shrub
From Virginia Cookery-book, 1884
Serves 3
Red-cluster sour cherry and Morello cherry can be used similarly.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
702Calories
0 gProtein
171 gCarbs
0 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories702 kcal
Protein0 g
Carbohydrates171 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars170 g
Total Fat0.5 g
Saturated Fat0 g
Monounsaturated Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium20 mg
Potassium26 mg
Calcium1.5 mg
Iron0.3 mg
Magnesium0.5 mg
Phosphorus0.7 mg
Zinc0 mg
Copper0 mg
Manganese0 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C41 mg
Vitamin A1.6 mcg
Vitamin E0 mg
Vitamin K0 mcg
Vitamin B60 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0 mg
Niacin (B3)0 mg
Folate0 mcg
Choline0 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Alcohol6.2 g
Water156 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Virginia Cookery-book (1884) by Mary Stuart Smith, page 132. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
add one pound of sugar (the best loaf), half an ounce of nutmegs grated, half an ounce of powdered cloves, half an ounce of pow- dered cinnamon, and half an ounce of allspice, also pulver- ized. Boil all together for a short while, and when cold add one pint of fourth-proof brandy, or pure rectified VIRGINIA COOKEMT'BOOK. 281 whiskey, and half a pound of white sugar ; crack up a handful of the seeds, and throw them into the juice before it is strained, to heighten the flavor ; put the juice and sugar on the fire ; let it come to a boil, and skim well When it is cold, add the spirit, and bottle, corking se- curely. CuBBAKT Shrub. To every pint of currant-juice run through a bag with- out squeezing add one pound of sugar, and use as a sum- mer drink, mixed with three times as much water as juice, iced bountifully. If the shrub is to be kept any length of time, and in that case only, add half a gill of brandy
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