Sugar Syrup
By: Mimi Cooks
Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 9:32pm

Ingredients




2 cups white sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Orange blossom water or Rose water (optional)

Preparation

1 Dilute the sugar and water. 2 Add lemon juice. 3 Add Orange blossom water or rose water 4 Let boil over then lower the heat until the syrup thickens a bit.

About


Middle Eastern sweets are very sweet, they get this sweetness by adding Sugar syrup as the basic ingredients in most Middle Eastern sweets. it is easy to prepare at home and takes no time at all. You may add some flavoring to it such as Vanilla, Orange Blossom water or Rose water.
Basic rule of thumb, pour hot syrup on cold sweets and pour cold syrup on hot sweets.