Lavender Lemonade

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 8 cups water
• 1/4 cup lavender flowers (dried)
• 3/4 cup lemon balm leaves (dried)
• 1/4 cup peppermint leaf (dried)
• 3 fresh lemon rind (of 3 lemons)
• maple syrup or brown rice syrup
• 3/4 cup raw honey
• 1 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 in a glass or stainless steel pot, bring 8 cups water to a boil; turn off heat.
• 2 add dry herbs and cover tightly.
• 3 let stand 8 hours or overnight; refrigerate when cool.
• 4 remove zest of the 3 lemons with paring knife, chop coarsely and combine with 2 1/2 cups water in saucepan.
• 5 cover and simmer 2-3 minutes. remove from heat and allow to cool until lukewarm.
• 6 rmove zest and add syrup and honey to the sweet water and lemon juice to make a double strength lemonade base.
• 7 to serve combine equal parts lemonade base, herbal tea and water adjusting taste as desired.
• 8 chill and serve in glasses or a punch bowl garnished with edible flowers, fresh herbs, or lemon slices.
• 9 lemonade base and herb te can be stored in covered glass jars for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
• 10 serves 15-20.