Several people have asked me for specific directions on how to make Mrs. Lydia Child’s Raspberry Shrub from The American Frugal Housewife (1833). Since summer is waning fast and berries are becoming scarce, I reckon I better do it now! First, here again is Mrs. Child’s receipt: Raspberry Shrub Raspberry shrub mixed with water is [...]
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summer’s last shrub
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