1 cup sugar, or sweeten to taste with sweetener of your choice
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lavender buds
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
cold water and ice
1. In a small saucepan, bring water, sugar, and lavender to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Allow to cool. Strain the lavender liquid into a pitcher.
2. Add in lemon juice with ice, and about 4 cups of water. Taste for strength.
For Rose Scented Lemonade:
Substitute in place of lavender:
2 whole strawberries
2 tsp rose water
1. In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. Add in the strawberries and boil for 2 minutes. Smash strawberry with a fork to extract color. Strain mixture through a fine sieve. Add in rose water and lemon juice.
2. Place lemon mixture in a pitcher with ice, and about 4 cups of water. Taste for strength.
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lavender buds
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
cold water and ice
1. In a small saucepan, bring water, sugar, and lavender to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Allow to cool. Strain the lavender liquid into a pitcher.
2. Add in lemon juice with ice, and about 4 cups of water. Taste for strength.
For Rose Scented Lemonade:
Substitute in place of lavender:
2 whole strawberries
2 tsp rose water
1. In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. Add in the strawberries and boil for 2 minutes. Smash strawberry with a fork to extract color. Strain mixture through a fine sieve. Add in rose water and lemon juice.
2. Place lemon mixture in a pitcher with ice, and about 4 cups of water. Taste for strength.
