White Currant Shrub
Source:
The Bartender's Guide: How To Mix Drinks
page:
63
2
quart
white currant
juice
Ingredient: white currant
What it is: FruitWhite currant berries are a bit smaller and sweeter than red currants. They are often served raw and provide a sweetly tart flavor. They are sometimes used to make "pink" jams and jellies (a mixture of white and red). The white currant is actually an albino cultivar of the redcurrant, but is marketed as a different fruit.
1
gallon
rum
Ingredient: rum
What it is: RumDistilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice and then usually aged in oak and other barrels. The majority of the world's rum production occurs in and around the Caribbean and in several South American countries, such as Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. Light rums are commonly used in cocktails, whereas golden and dark rums are also appropriate for drinking straight, or for cooking.
2
pound
loaf sugar
Ingredient: loaf sugar
Also Known As: sugarloaf What it is: AdditiveTraditional form in which refined sugar was produced and sold until the late 19th century when granulated and cube sugars were introduced. A tall cone with a rounded top, it was the end product of a process that saw the dark molasses-rich raw sugar, which had been imported from sugar cane growing regions such as the Caribbean and Brazil, refined into white sugar. Raw cane sugar the best, easily available substitute.
Strip the fruit, and prepare in a jar, as for jelly; strain the juice, of which put two quarts to one gallon of rum, and two pounds of lump-sugar; strain through a jelly-bag.