The English and Australian Cookery Book is considered to be the first Australian cookbook. Published in London in 1864, the full title of the first edition reads: The English and Australian Cookery Bo
The English and Australian Cookery Book (1864)
Shrub (drink)
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In mixed drinks, shrub is the name of two related acidulated beverages. One is a fruit liqueur that was popular in 17th and 18th century England, typically made with rum or brandy and mixed with sugar
The English and Australian Cookery Book
…and 48 grains each of clove and mace. The name is likely a reference to a play from the same era named The Widow of Malabar, by Mariana Starke. A Rum Shrub recipe called for almonds, cloves, cassia, and the peel of oranges, "infused in the best rum," with the addition of a thread of ambergris and vanilla…
A peach shrub