Description
This is a fabulous summer drink! Lavender soothes and refreshes on a hot day, and the scent brings back fond summer memories. I can’t seem to make enough of it for my family.
Ingredients
- 1 tray ice cubes
- ¼ cup dried lavender
- 2 cups boiling water
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 8 lemons
- 5 cups cold water, or as needed
Instructions
- Place ice cubes into a 2 quart pitcher. Place the lavender into a bowl
- and pour boiling water over it. Allow to steep for about 10 minutes
- then strain out the lavender and discard. Mix the sugar into the hot lavender water
- then pour into the pitcher with the ice.
- Squeeze the juice from the lemons into the pitcher
- getting as much juice as you can. Top off the pitcher with cold water
- and stir. Taste
- and adjust lemon juice or sugar if desired. Pour into tall glasses
- pull up a lawn chair and a good book
- and relax!
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: 6