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- Gardenista
- September 1, 2012
- 10:00 am
- 73 comments
Lavender is a perfect plant. It’s fragrant, it’s beautiful, bees and hummingbirds love it, it’s drought tolerant, and best of all, it’s edible. Or, in this case, drinkable.
Every summer, author and Gardenista contributor Maria harvests a handful (or two) of lavender to make a floral soda. Here is her recipe. Photographs by Marla Aufmuth for Gardenista.
Above: According to Maria, it’s easy to make your own soda with seasonal flowers and fruits from your garden.
Above: First, harvest from five to six lavender flowers, leaving a few inches of stem with leaves on each.
Above: Next, make a simple syrup. Bring two cups of water to a boil, and add 1/2 cup of honey. (Many recipes will call for a ratio of one cup water to one cup of sugar, but Maria finds this so sweet that you only taste sugar.) Taste, and if you want it sweeter, add more honey.
Above: Add your lavender flowers to the syrup and turn off the heat. Let them steep for from 10 to 20 minutes, depending on how floral you prefer your soda. Pour one or two inches of simple syrup into a glass, add ice, club soda, and a generous squeeze of lemon. Then sit back and enjoy your garden.
Looking for other simple, natural recipes? If so, check out Maria’s recipe for Rose Petal Honey and Chef A. W. Foster’s recipe for House Honey Bruschetta.
Read more: Drinks, Eating for Health, Food, Lawns & Gardens, Outdoor Activities, Remodelista, Gardenista, homemade spritzers, lavender, lavender and honey, Maria Finn, natural soda
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73 comments
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Good. Thank you.
I'm looking forward to doing this, thank you!
I have lavendar essensial oil. I'll try that with sweetener club soda and lemon.
Sounds like a nice drink for a tea party.
oh yum i can't wait to try it thank you!
Sounds good:) I'm going to have to try this!
Hmmmmmmmm. Thank you.
Looks delicious. Does it work with dried lavender flowers too?
sounds great
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