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Thyme Lemonade
Ingredients:
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
4 cups boiling water
A handful of fresh, rinsed thyme sprigs
2 cups ice cubes
4-6 cup cold water
Ice
Directions:
Place thyme sprigs in a bowl and pour the boiling water over.Let the thyme steep in the water for a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator. When ready to proceed remove and discard the thyme leaves and strain the water through a fine sieve.
Bring the water and sugar to a boil, cook for a few minutes to dissolve the sugar completely. Remove from heat and add the ice to speed up the cooling.
Place lemons juice and thyme essence water in a pitcher and then add the cooled syrup.
Add 4 cups cold water and taste the lemonade. Add the additional 2 cups water until the right flavour is reached.
Add a few fresh thyme sprigs to the pitcher.
Serve in pretty glasses with ice, a wedge of lemon and fresh thyme springs for garnish.
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