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Herbed
Simple Syrups
Prep
time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Standing time: 30 minutes
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan; heat to
a boil over medium-high heat. Add the herbs, pushing them under
the surface with a spoon; remove the saucepan from the heat.
Cover; let herbs steep 30 minutes.
Pour syrup through a sieve, pressing firmly on herbs with
the back of a spoon to extract all of the syrup. Discard herbs.
If
you are making this as a gift, be sure to sterilize the airtight
containers you are packaging in, and you can use this note
to get an idea of what to write for the Gift Tag:
Use
these to sweeten iced teas and sparkling waters as well as
cocktails and sparkling wine. Simple syrups will keep up
to three months in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Ingredients
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
Choice of herb (see note)
NOTE:
use
to make
Lavender-Cranberry Sparklers
Mojito Mint Grilled Chicken
In "The
Herbfarm Cookbook," chef-author
Jerry Traunfeld offers a glossary of herbs to add for herbal
variations on the theme. But try these suggestions:
lavender (2-3 teaspoons fresh buds, 1-1 1/2 teaspoons dried buds);
lemon balm (six 3-inch sprigs); lemon
verbena (six 4-inch
sprigs); mint (six to eight 4-inch sprigs); rosemary (two
4-inch sprigs); sage (two 4-inch sprigs).
Nutrition information per tablespoon (Syrup): 32 calories,
0 percent of calories from fat, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat,
0 mg cholesterol, 8 g carbohydrates, 0 g protein, 0.1 mg
sodium, 0 g fiber
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