Herbal Brainstorm Rosemary-raspberry Lemonade

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 quart water
• 1/4 cup fresh rosemary leaves or 1/8 cup dry rosemary
• 3 medium lemons
• 1/4-1/2 cup honey or 1/4-1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup fresh raspberries or 1 cup frozen raspberries
• ice cube
• fresh edible flower (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 make a rosemary infusion:.
• 2 measure out 1-2 ounces (about 1/2-1 cup) of dried herbs per quart of boiling water. if using fresh herbs, double the amount of plant material. combine the herbs in a pot.
• 3 pour 1 quart of boiling water over the herbs.
• 4 strain, and sweeten lightly with honey if desired.
• 5 make the lemonade:.
• 6 after the rosemary infusion. stir, cover and allow to steep for 15-20 minutes.
• 7 strain out the rosemary leaves, and add the fresh lemon and honey or maple syrup. stir well and transfer to a festive glass bowl.
• 8 add the raspberries and ice cubes, and garnish with a few sprinkles of edible flowers such as basil blossoms, borage, calendula, lavender, rose petals or nasturtiums).