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Syrup · From Bladwijzer
Lemon verbena cordial
- Makes: ± 1 litre
- Time: 20 min + overnight steeping
- From: Lemon verbena
Ingredients
- 40 g fresh lemon verbena leaves (± 3 handfuls)
- 750 ml water
- 700 g sugar
- 1 lemon (juice and zest)
Method
- Heat the water and sugar with the lemon zest until the sugar has dissolved.
- Take off the heat, add the leaves and lemon juice, cover and leave to steep overnight.
- Strain through a cloth and bring the cordial back to the boil.
- Pour it, boiling hot, into clean, hot bottles and seal at once.
Storing: Unopened, six months in a cool, dark place; once opened, a month in the fridge. Dilute 1 to 6, or drizzle over fruit salad or into prosecco.