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Mint-Maple Syrup

Ingredients

1 cup fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup grade A or B maple syrup

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Remove from the heat.

    Step 2

    2. Add the mint and the maple syrup and let the mint steep for 15 minutes, until cool.

    Step 3

    3. Strain and pour the syrup over the fruit or store for up to 1 month in the refrigerator.

Reprinted with permission from Lulu Powers Food to Flowers: Simple, Stylish Food for Easy Entertaining by Lulu Powers with Laura Holmes Haddad, © April 2010 William Morrow
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