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Lavender simple syrup imparts a wonderful floral flavor to your favorite beverages. With just three ingredients and three steps, you can easily make your own to impress guests, pamper yourself, or ...

Prepping a recipe that calls for simple syrup? Your grocery store will likely stock bottled simple syrup, but it will generally have stabilizers and preservatives. Not to mention you’ll end up ...

Cottage summers on Eagle Lake meant my brother, cousin and I, armed with a plastic camping mug would head into thick, prickly raspberry bushes that grew around the dusty cottage road. Getting a full ...

In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring sugar and 3/4 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Add optional ...

The smash category of mixed drink dates to the 19th century, and it was, in the words of Jerry Thomas in his monumental Bar-Tenders’ Guide, “simply a julep on a small plan.” In other words, it ...

Simple syrup is used a lot in bar drinks and cocktails and is a great sweetener for iced tea and lemonade. In cooking you use simple syrup to moisten a pound or sponge cake, make sorbet or even ...

Everything. From its ingredients to its straightforward recipe, simple syrup might be the least complicated item on a bar. But its role in your favorite drinks is incredibly important. For classic ...