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Syrup · From Bladwijzer

Sweet woodruff syrup

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 500 ml
• Time: 20 min + 3 hrs wilting
• From: Sweet woodruff

Ingredients

• 2 g sweet woodruff (± 5 stems), wilted
• 400 ml water
• 400 g sugar
• juice of 1 lemon

Method

1. Leave the stems to wilt for 2 to 3 hours.
2. Boil the water and sugar to a clear syrup and take off the heat.
3. Hang the bunch in the warm syrup for 30 minutes with the cut ends out of the liquid, then remove it.
4. Add the lemon juice, bring back to the boil and pour into a clean, hot bottle.

Storing: Once opened, a month in the fridge. Dilute 1 to 8; add a splash to strawberries or a glass of fizz.