Categories: Basil, Beverages, June2011, Summer

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups basil, chopped

Directions

1. Place water, sugar, basil in a saucepan and heat on medium heat:

2. Bring the mixture to a boil until the sugar dissolves (it only takes a few minutes).

3. Remove the mixture from heat and let stand for 30 minutes to let all the basil flavors seep into the sugar mixture.

4. Pour mixture through a sieve/strainer lined with dampened cheesecloth to remove all the basil and then pour it into a container with an airtight lid. Chill in the refrigerator; the simple syrup will keep for 3-4 weeks.

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