The Bar-tender's Guide/Brandy Shrub
Brandy Shrub.
(To make three quarts.)
- Take 2 quarts of brandy.
- Take 1 quart of Sherry.
- Take 2 pounds of loaf-sugar dissolved in sufficient water.
- Take 5 lemons.
Peel the rinds of two of the lemons, add the juice of all five, and mix with the brandy. Cover it close for three days; then add the Sherry and sugar, strain through a jelly-bag and bottle.