Simple Syrup

Makes about 4-1/2 cups

• 2-1/2 cups water
• 3 cups sugar

1. Combine the water and sugar in a medium-size saucepan. Stirring occasionally, bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower the heat a bit, keeping the mixture at a low boil for 5 minutes.

2. Turn off the heat, and let the syrup cool completely in the pan. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

• from:
  Champagne Cocktails
• 50 Cork-Popping Concoctions and Scintillating Sparklers
• by A.J. Rathbun
• Harvard Common Press 2010
• Hardcover; 96 pages; $12.95
• ISBN-10: 1558324267
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55832-426-8
• Reprinted by permission.

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