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How to make a rhubarb shrub with stalks from your garden 36%
By Luay Ghafari0%
5/7/2026, 1:00:00 PM
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A shrub, also known as a sipping or drinking vinegar, is a concentrated syrup made with just three ingredients that you can mix right into mocktails, cocktails and other refreshing beverages.
It’s one of my favourite ways to preserve rhubarb from my garden and enjoy the flavour all summer long.
Have fun experimenting with other produce from your garden or farmers’ market too, like strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and peaches.
You can also up the flavour with ginger, herbs or other aromatics.
Ingredients
2 cups roughly chopped rhubarb
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup apple cider vinegar
Preparation
Add rhubarb and sugar to a small saucepan, and bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat.
Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved and the rhubarb has softened, around 5 to 8 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes.
Pour the rhubarb syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring cup or bowl, then transfer to a bottle or Mason jar with a tight-fitting lid.
(You can discard the leftover rhubarb flesh or reserve it for another use; it’s great over ice cream or yogurt.)
Add vinegar to the rhubarb syrup and shake the bottle to combine, or mix well with a spoon.
Seal and refrigerate for up to 3 months.
To serve, mix one part shrub with four to five parts sparkling water, juice or another mixer of your choice.
Makes 2 cups
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