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Recipe: Mint and Orange Syrup edit

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Created by: Anonymous

Edited by: Sheri Wetherell

Tags: Canning, Citrus, Condiment, Fruit, Herb, Syrup

Yield: 1 servings

edit Ingredients

1 ¼

cups sugar

1 ½

cups water

2

peppermint or spearmint sprigs

2

wide orange zest strips

edit Preparation

Step 1

Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Drop in the mint sprigs and the orange zest. Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow the syrup to sit, undisturbed, for 2 hours. Remove the mint and orange zest.

Step 2

Transfer the syrup to a glass jar and store it in the refrigerator. Add 1 to 3 teaspoons to each glass of tea.

Step 3

This recipe yields about 1 1/2 cups.

Step 4

Comments: The mint tea that I love to drink in North Africa inspired this syrup, which when mixed with iced tea, adds a sweet, minty flavor with a touch of orange. But it doesn't have the cloying sweetness of the North African version.

Step 5

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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