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Lemon balm sugar

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • Lemon balm, 2 pots of it
  • 500 g sugar, finest refined sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest period approx. 5 days; Total time approx. 5 days 15 minutes

Pluck the lemon balm leaves and chop them very finely. Mix with the sugar and let them dry thoroughly in a sunny windowsill for 10 days. Stir the mixture twice daily. When the window is open or drying outdoors, I place a baby diaper (gauze) over the container. This keeps insects away. After 10 days, I put everything in a food processor and finely chop it. The powder now dissolves instantly, even in cold drinks, and imparts a sweet lemon balm flavor to any dish.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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