Fireweed Syrup
A delicate floral syrup of a beautiful purple color to give a summery twist to your cocktails, iced teas and coffee drinks or simply to use on top of your morning pancake or waffles.
Ingredients
- 250 ml water
- 250 g granulated sugar
- 1 handful fireweed flowers
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Make sure that the fireweed flowers are clean and don’t have any bugs in them.
- Place the water, the sugar and the flowers in a saucepan and bring to mix, stirring occasionally.
- Let the syrup boil for a few minutes, turn the heat off, add the lemon juice and cover the saucepan with a lid.
- Let the fireweed syrup steep for at least 12 hours, after which you can filter it and bottle it up.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to a month.