The Bar-tender's Guide/Rum Shrub
Rum Shrub.
(To make nearly four gallons.)
- Take 3 gallons of best Jamaica rum.
- Take 1 quart of orange juice.
- Take 1 pint of lemon juice.
- Take 6 pounds of powdered sugar dissolved in sufficient water.
- Take 3 pints of fresh milk.
Mix together all but the milk, and let them remain closely covered over night. Next day boil the milk; and when cold, add it to the mixture. Filter through a flannel bag lined with blotting paper, and bottle, corking immediately.