Huckleberry Shrub

• 6 ounces huckleberries (about 1 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup white wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons shrub (plus more shrub if you like)
• 1 cup club soda
• Ice

1. Place 6 ounces huckleberries (about 1 cup) in a 1-quart. heatproof glass jar. Bring 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 cup white wine vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; stir to dissolve sugar.
2. Pour over berries and mix with a fork, crushing berries gently to release more flavor. Seal jar and store in a cool dark place 4 days.
3. Strain shrub through a sieve lined with 3 layers of cheesecloth into a clean jar. Cover and chill, tasting shrub every week or so, until flavor mellows to your liking.
4. For each drink, combine 3 tablespoons shrub with 1 cup club soda in a glass filled with ice. Taste and add more shrub if you like.
5. Shrub can be made 6 months ahead. Keep chilled.

huckleberries, sugar, white wine vinegar, shrub, club soda

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/huckleberry-shrub-56389759 (may not work)