Rosemary Honey Lemonade

Hellooooo summer! 4 days until.....Schoooooooool's out for summer!

Excuse me while I brag for a moment. This is what I accomplished yesterday:

Clean out car ✓
Clean bathroom ✓
Clean kitchen ✓
Water plants ✓
De-clutter/clean desk ✓
De-clutter/clean counter ✓
Clean out school bag/briefcase ✓
Laundry (folded and put away) ✓
Clean kitty box ✓
Clean living room ✓
Clean bedroom ✓
Change sheets ✓
Vacuum ✓
Fill bird feeder ✓


A very productive day, and I was even able to make it to the Farmer's market and pick up some asparagus, garlic, and cranberry orange bread. MMMM. 


Onto the recipe: 


This recipe is fairly simple, which is really nice. :D 

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 + 3 cups water
2 sprigs fresh rosemary*
1/2 cup honey
Juice from 7 lemons
Lemon slices for garnish

*I used dried rosemary. My dad gave me some dried 'wintered' rosemary, which means it has a stronger, slightly different flavor than fresh rosemary. I used that instead. 

First, combine the sugar, 1 cup water, and rosemary in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil for 7 minutes, then remove from the heat and let sit for 1.5 hours. 

Juice the lemons. I don't have a juicer, so I had to take a break every few lemons...

Once the sugar/rosemary mix is cooled, add in the lemon juice, honey, and 3 more cups water. Mix well. Oh, and remove the rosemary sprigs. Strain into a pitcher and serve cold! 

Sorry, no picture of the finished product, I must have been too excited. :D 

Notes: This is VERY sweet, with the sugar and the honey, it was almost too much. If I made it again I would probably add in the juice of another lemon, and possibly some more rosemary, because I couldn't really taste it all that much.