Name: Homemade shrubs
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 450-600ml per recipe
Ingredients: 300ml pomegranate juice (use 100% juice, not a juice drink); 1 sprig, leaves picked and lightly bruised rosemary; 150g caster sugar; 150ml raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother); 1, peeled and roughly chopped grapefruit; 1, peeled and roughly chopped orange; 8, bruised cardamom pods; 200g caster sugar; 150ml raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother); 500g, cut into chunks pineapple; 200g caster sugar; 200ml raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother)

Three homemade shrubs in tumbler glasses on a white marble table

Pomegranate and rosemary shrub

300ml pomegranate juice (use 100% juice, not a juice drink)
1 sprig, leaves picked and lightly bruised rosemary
150g caster sugar
150ml raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother)

Grapefruit and cardamom shrub

1, peeled and roughly chopped grapefruit
1, peeled and roughly chopped orange
8, bruised cardamom pods
200g caster sugar
150ml raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother)

Pineapple shrub

500g, cut into chunks pineapple
200g caster sugar
200ml raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother)

Method

step 1
Gently heat the pomegranate juice, rosemary leaves and sugar in a pan, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Take off the heat and stir in the vinegar. Remove the rosemary leaves and cool before decanting into sterilised bottles. Serve with sparkling or tonic water and plenty of ice.