Lavender Lemonade

A bit late in the season but always a classic summer refresher. If you can find fresh lavender, this is the perfect summer drink (excellent with vodka...but not if you're on the mormon side of things...)

What you'll need:

• 1/3 cup fresh lavender
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 quart of lemonade (store bought or homemade)

Directions: Cut up and mush all the lavender so that all the juices start oozing out. Combine that in a medium sauce pan with the water and sugar to boil. Once boiling reduce heat and allow to simmer until the mixture becomes syrup-like (about 10 minutea). Strain the lavender out of the syrup and allow to cool completely (about an hour in the fridge). Pour desired amount (by richness and sweetness) into a glass of lemonade, add a sprig of lavender for decoration and enjoy!

*note: it's better to make your own lemonade because it won't be as sweet at a store bought kind. The lavender syrup adds a lot of sweetness so you want the lemonade base to be more bitter and lemony.