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Raspberry Shrub

1 quart vinegar, 3 quarts ripe raspberries. After standing a day, strain it, adding to each pint a pound of sugar, and skim it clear, while boiling about half an hour. Put a wine-glass of brandy to cach pint of the shrub, when cool. Two spoonfuls of this, mixed with a tumbler of water, is an excellent drink in warm weather and in fevers. drops of oil of lemon may be used to flavor.

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