ALMOND SHRUB

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status: success · extracted 11 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

three gallons of rum or brandy ↝ Rum [Liquor and cocktails]
three quarts of orange juice ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]
the peels of three lemons ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
three pounds of loaf sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
four ounces of bitter almonds ↝ Nuts, almonds, whole, raw [Nut and Seed Products]
a pint of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]

Instructions (7)

Mix the rum or brandy, orange juice, lemon peels, and loaf sugar.
Blanch and finely beat the bitter almonds.
Mix the beaten almonds with a pint of milk.
Combine all ingredients well.
Let the mixture stand for an hour to curdle.
Run the mixture through a flannel bag several times until it is clear.
Bottle for use.

Original Text

To make ALMOND SHRUB.
TAKE three gallons of rum or brandy, three quarts of orange juice, the peels of three lemons, three pounds of loaf sugar, then take four ounces of bitter almonds, blanch and beat them fine, mix them in a pint of milk, then mix them all well together, let it stand an hour to curdle, run it through a flannel bag several times till it is clear, then bottle it for use.

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