Ingredients
| Measure
| Amount
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Sugar | 1 1/2 cups + 2
tablespoons | 325 g |
Water | 6 cups | 1 1/2 kg |
Lemon rind | 2 teaspoons | 5 g |
Mint leaves
(fresh) | 10-15 sprigs | 10-15 g |
Lemon | 6 medium size | 600 g |
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Instructions
Dissolve sugar in water completely stirring occasionaly.
Reserve 1 tablespoon. rub lemon rind and 6-8 mint
leaves with reserved sugar until all flavor is extracted
(or pound lemon rind, mint leaves and sugar in a
porcelain mortar). Stir in sugar solution; strain. Squeeze
leomns to get juice. Chill and serve in long glasses
garnished with mint leaves.
8 servings
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