Lavender-ade

Another discovery this weekend, inspired by sunshine and the need for cool refreshment.

Lavender-ade

Ingredients;
small handful of lavender leaves
sprig of leaves and a lavender flower - to decorate
caster/icing sugar to taste
hot water
carbonated water (cold)
ice (very cold)

How to;

1. put the sugar and hot water in a pan and disolve the sugar (only a teensy bit of water, just enough to disolve the sugar)



2. chop the lavender leaves into small pieces (wash them first if you're worried about bugs or animals wander about in your garden!) and add it to the pan



3. mix it all up for a good few minutes so the flavour comes out of the leaves



4. turn off the heat and leave the mixture to cool



5. fill a glass with ice cubes (pick one that's good for relaxing in the sunshine with)



6. pour the cooled syrup over the ice



7. add fizzy water (again, to taste)



8. stick the sprig and flower in the top at a jaunty angle



9. sit in the sunshine and enjoy

Wow, 9 steps. It's really not that complicated I promise. No pictures though, the camera wasn't within reach and I wasn't getting up once I was down this afternoon!