Minted Lemonade

Serves 4 

Simple Syrup

3 cups water

½ cup Lemon Cane sugar

In a medium saucepan, bring water and cane sugar to a boil, remove from heat.

Add: 
1 cup packed mint leaves
6 fresh basil leaves

Cover saucepan and steep for 10 minutes.

 

2 lemons
 

Slice lemons and put into a pitcher.
 

2 lemons
 

Juice lemons and add juice into pitcher.
 

2 Tablespoons honey
 

Add honey into pitcher with lemons and muddle with a wooden spoon, until juice is extracted from the lemons.  Pour simple syrup into pitcher, stir until blended. Fill each glass with ice and divide lemonade between the 4 glasses.  Top with ice cold water.  Stir and enjoy!