Cool Lavender Lemonade

Name: Cool Lavender Lemonade
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: Makes about 2 quarts
Ingredients: 7 cups water; 1 cup sugar; 1 ½ cups frozen lemon juice from concentrate, thawed; 4 mint sprigs; 3 lavender sprigs*; Garnishes: lemon slices, lavender and mint sprigs

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Fresh lavender and mint infuse frozen lemon juice with an herbal flavor, making this drink tops for serving with light appetizers. Add the mint and lavender gradually to tailor the lemonade to your taste.

By John Fleer, Maryville, Tennessee

Recipe by Southern Living March 2006

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

5 mins

stand:

2 hrs

total:

2 hrs 10 mins

Yield:

Makes about 2 quarts

Ingredients

7 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 ½ cups frozen lemon juice from concentrate, thawed
4 mint sprigs
3 lavender sprigs*
Garnishes: lemon slices, lavender and mint sprigs

Directions

Step 1
Bring 7 cups water to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in 1 cup sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves; remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, mint sprigs, and lavender sprigs; let stand at least 2 hours.

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Step 2
Pour lemonade mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a large pitcher, discarding herbs. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.
Step 3
*2 tablespoons dried lavender flowers may be substituted.

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