Rose Scented Geranium Lemonade
"A wonderful delicate lemonade!
There are at least 150 different varieties of scented pelargonium (commonly known as scented geraniums), including mint, rose, apple, apricot, nutmeg, lemon, orange, lime, ginger, cinnamon and coconut, to name a few.
Species of Pelargonium are evergreen perennials indigenous to Southern Africa and are drought and heat tolerant, and can tolerate only minor frosts.
For this lemonade I use rose scented pelargoniums leaves that I became from my friends in Crete (Greece)."
photo by Artandkitchen
- Ready In:
- 17mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
1 bottle
ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 10 rose-scented geranium leaves (clean!)
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (lime juice is nice too!)
- chilled water, to serve
directions
- In a small pot boil water with sugar.
- Remove from heat, add leaves and let infuse until cold (if possible let stand overnight).
- Squeeze out leaves well (you can repeat this step for more flavor).
- Add lemon or lime juice.
- Pour it into bottle and refrigerate.
- To serve, add 1 tablespoon of this concentrate to each cup of chilled water and mix well.
- Serve over ice in a goblet garnished with a small scented geranium leaf of rose petals.
- Store refrigerated for at least two weeks.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
Lovely! I had some lemons I needed to use up as they were getting too soft, and a hearty rose geranium plant downstairs and this seemed like a great way to go - and it was...I love the flavour of rose geranium in greek spoon sweets, and it is great in an iced beverage as well. Lemons here. No limes. Thanks.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Artandkitchen
Switzerland
I'm a wife, mother, beekeeper, food addicted and lover of nature as well as travels.
Travelling I discovered the pleasures for the food, his colors, taste and spices. Now I?m really devoted to food photography and I love experimenting with new recipes to share them with my family and the world.
My main inspirations:
Italy: my roots
Switzerland: homeland
Greece: adopted homeland
Travelling: spices and dreams
Herbs and Bees: education in biology
Colors and shapes: love eat with eyes as well
