Cool Lavender Lemonade

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

2 quarts

Categories: Cold Beverage

Ingredients

  • 7 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen lemon juice concentrate, thawed
  • 4 mint sprigs
  • 3 sprigs fresh lavender (may substitute 2 T. dried lavender flowers)
  • lemon slice
  • 2 -3 sprigs fresh lavender
  • mint sprig

Directions

  1. Bring 7 cups water to a boil over med-high heat; stir in 1 cup sugar; cook, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves; remove from heat.

  2. Stir in lemon juice, mint sprigs, and lavender sprigs; let stand at least 2 hours.

  3. Pour lemonade mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a large pitcher (discard the herbs).

  4. Serve over ice; garnish if desired.

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