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7 apples
True Blue Farmgirl
  
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Ronee
Hazelwood
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USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 07:44:27 AM
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I LOVE Lemon Verbena and I grow it my garden every year... here is my favorite sweet Lemon Verbena Iced Tea recipe!
1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 cup lemon verbena leaves 4 cups ice 6 cups brewed tea, chilled
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute or until sugar dissolves. Cool sugar syrup completely. Cook lemon verbena leaves in boiling water 1 minute. Drain and plunge into ice water; drain. Combine sugar syrup and verbena leaves in a blender; process until smooth. Cover and chill overnight. Strain sugar syrup through a fine sieve into a bowl. Place 4 cup ice into glass pitcher; add 6 cup brewed tea and add as little or as much sugar syrup to your liking!
~barefoot farmgirl Ronee,wife to one amazing apple and mommy to 5 baby apple's.. God, family and my garden are all I need in life <3 Farmgirl Sister #3103 http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/profile.php?id=538005128 add me on FB if you want to! https://isababy.scentsy.us/Home |
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Calicogirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 2:00:32 PM
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That sounds good Ronee! Thanks for sharing :) I just had my first Lavender Lemonade today, quite different but refreshing and the taste grew on me :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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paulas party flowers
True Blue Farmgirl
  
191 Posts
paula
golden valley
az
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 3:16:02 PM
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ronee. Thanks for that recipe...as I'm reading this I am having a cup of hot tea...guess......yep...lemon verbena, with ginger syrup to sweeten.. Yum.... I grow it to..just harvested a whole bunch to dry..i use it for different combos....i want to try making jelly too.. Have you?
the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
    
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - May 27 2011 : 10:07:35 PM
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Oh My Goodness, Ronnee, what a wonderful idea & recipe...Thanx for sharing....and I have lemon verbena coming up in my garden from last years plants....now I will have to try your recipe. Thanx again
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom. "Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
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HookAngel
True Blue Farmgirl
   
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Bren
CA
USA
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
    
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USA
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Jessi Lynn
True Blue Farmgirl
  
144 Posts
New York
USA
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Posted - May 29 2011 : 1:47:55 PM
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Thanks for the recipe 7 Apples. Lemon verbena is my favorite herb. I stuff the leaves into icecube trays, cover in water and freeze. I drop the ice cubes into water and homemade ice tea.
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7 apples
True Blue Farmgirl
  
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Ronee
Hazelwood
IN
USA
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Posted - May 30 2011 : 2:21:19 PM
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quote: Originally posted by paulas party flowers
ronee. Thanks for that recipe...as I'm reading this I am having a cup of hot tea...guess......yep...lemon verbena, with ginger syrup to sweeten.. Yum.... I grow it to..just harvested a whole bunch to dry..i use it for different combos....i want to try making jelly too.. Have you?
the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller
I have never but would love to make jelly with Lemon Verbena!
~barefoot farmgirl Ronee,wife to one amazing apple and mommy to 5 baby apple's.. God, family and my garden are all I need in life <3 Farmgirl Sister #3103 http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/profile.php?id=538005128 add me on FB if you want to! https://isababy.scentsy.us/Home |
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