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Organic Baking With Herbs!
Things to bake, share and enjoy.
These lovely lavender scones, cakes, and cookies are exceedingly good filled with rich ingredients and a hint of calming lavender they make a perfect Sunday High Tea addition.
The Doggy and cats cookie mixes is a great way to get your children to cook up your pets snacks, these tasty organic cookies are loved by many a pet, a fun afternoon project.
Lavender Lemonade
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup (a generous handful) fresh or 1 tablespoon dried lavender blooms stripped from stems
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, strained
5 cups water
Ice cubes
Lavender sprigs for garnish
Combine sugar with 2 1/2 cups water in a medium pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Add the lavender blooms to the sugar water, cover, and remove from heat. Let stand at least 20 minutes (and up to several hours).
Strain mixture and discard lavender. Pour infusion into a glass pitcher. Add lemon juice and another 2 1/2 cups water. Stir well and watch lemonade change color.
Pour into tall glasses half-filled with ice or refrigerate until ready to use.
Makes: 6 cups
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