Orange and Lemon Syrup
By: Kevin Tu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




3 oranges - (for 1 1/2 cups juice)
1 lrg regular or Meyer lemon - (or 2 small)
3/4 cup sugar

Preparation

1 Wash the oranges and lemons carefully with warm water. Zest them, then cut them in half and squeeze all the juice. Mix together the juice, zest and sugar in a non-metallic saucepan. Bring to a boil. Just when the mixture reaches a boil, remove it from the heat and allow it to cool. Stir occasionally. 2 When completely cool, about 2 hours, strain the syrup into clean, sterilized jars. Store in the refrigerator. Add by the teaspoon, to taste, to iced tea. This syrup goes especially well with smoky teas. 3 This recipe yields about 1 1/2 cups. 4 Yield: 1 1/2 cups