Aunt Mary's LemonMint
My mom had a huge mint garden outside of our kitchen growing up and we would have fresh lemonmint beverage all summer long as it grew like a weed.
Aunt Mary’s Recipe
In summer when mint grows like a ton it will weed (ALWAYS grow it in a pot or it will overtake everything)
Ingredients
1
Fresh mint
2
Fresh lemons
3
1 cup sugar
Make concentrate syrup
Cut a good handful mint stems. Run the them under a fancet to wash. Put in a large container.
Cut up fresh lemons 4+ and add to same container in a large bowl.
Boil approx. 6+ Cups water with 1 cup sugar.
When sugar dissolves, pour it over the mint (stems & all) and lemons (skin, seeds and all).
LET it SIT overnight or 3 hrs.
Put through colander on sieve.
Make beverage
Now you can make your tasty refreshing beverage anytime with 1/2 concentrate and 1/2 ice water.
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