The Calming Touch of Lemon Balm Lemonade
Ingredients
4 fresh
lemons
1⁄2
cup fresh lemon balm leaves
1⁄2
cup cane sugar
2⁄3
cup boiling water
2 1⁄2
cups water
Instructions
Wash and Scrub the Lemons. Peel the rind thinly, and set aside.
Place the lemon rind, lemon balm leaves, and the sugar into a small heat-proof pitcher. Pour the boiling water into the pitcher and stir well, crushing the lemon balm leaves to release their flavor. Leave mixture to infuse for about 15 minutes.
Cut the lemons in half and squeeze out the juice. Strain juice into a large glass pitcher, add a few fresh sprigs of lemon balm, and add the cooled, strained syrup. Top up with water or half-water half-ice, and chill until needed.
