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Summary

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 1)

Ingredients

Ginger, Lime, Lemon Balm and Peppermint Syrup
Ginger, Lime, Lemon Balm and Peppermint Syrup
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Instructions

  1. Chop 150 g of peeled ginger (this contains most of the essential oils) into large pieces. Quarter the limes, pluck lemon balm and peppermint leaves and mix together.
  2. Put everything in a saucepan and add 500 g of raw cane sugar and 1 liter of water and simmer on a low level for about 20 minutes.
  3. Strain and bring to the boil again for eight minutes on a medium to light level.
  4. Now fill into clean bottles and close.
  5. This syrup tastes good with water or brewed as tea or in prosecco or punch.