Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup leaves and flowers of sweet herbs
- 2 cups sugar
- zest of 1 citrus fruit – cut in strips (optional)
Instructions
- Gently bruise the herbs with a mortar to bring out their aromatic oils, then mix them with the sugar and citrus zest.
- Put the herbs, zest and sugar in a jar and cover tightly.
- For the next two weeks, give the sugar a shake or stir every few days to spread the aromatic oils around and to break up any clumps. After 2 weeks, the sugar will be infused with the herbs’ flavors.
- Strain the sugar, discard the herbs and zest, and store, tightly covered.
- Prep Time: 5 min
Keywords: herb sugar, sugar, herb