Lilac is in full bloom - bring spring into your kitchen

Lilac, oh what wonderful fragrance. And Yes, that can be captured into a bottle. Make Lilac syrup or jelly and your table offerings will be special.

Lilac flower Syrup
This is like cooking spring into a bottle! Lilac syrup can be added to drinks like non-alcoholic cocktails, wine- schorles, Hugos (sparkling wine with spritzer), or as a topping over desserts.
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for ca. 2 liters of syrup

about 12-14 umbels of lilac
2 liters of water
1.3 kilo of sugar
2 medium size lemons

Best stored in refrigerator and used within 2 - 3 weeks
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1.  wash your lilac umbels and remove from stems
   
2. combine water and sugar in a large cooking pot, bring to heat, so that the sugar dissolves, let simmer for about 5 minutes.
3. let cool
   
4. slice the lemons
5. add your lilac flower, the lemon juice and lemons slices and quickly and carefully stir
6. let sit in a cool place for 5 days
7. strain and fill into clean bottles