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Iced Strawberry Shrub

This shrub is one of the most delightful and refreshing drinks during warm weather and is made in this manner. Sprinkle over twenty pounds of ripe berries thirty cents' worth of tartaric acid; cover the berries with cold water, and let the whole stand for twenty-four hours; then strain. If a very rich shrub be desired, this juice should be poured over twenty pounds more of fresh berries and allowed to stand for from twelve to twenty-four hours; then strain again and add a pound of sugar for every pint of juice. Boil rapidly for five minutes, then simmer awhile, cool and bottle. For a pleasant and healthful beverage use one-third shrub to two-thirds water, and serve in glasses, with a lump of ice in each, and a straw though which to drink the shrub.