Chamomile Lemonade Recipe

Make this refreshing herbal drink!

CHAMOMILE LEMONADE

INGREDIENTS
🌼 about 8 large lemons, squeezed
🌼 8 cups water🌼 1⁄2 cup sweetener of choice (eg. honey or maple syrup)
🌼 3 tablespoons dried chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) flowers (or 3 chamomile tea bags)🌼 ice cubes, to serve

DIRECTIONS
🍋 Squeeze the lemons into a large jar or pitcher. Strain to removeseeds.
🍋 Bring 8 cups of water to a boil.
🍋 Place the chamomile in a strainer in the pitcher and pour the boiling water over it.
🍋 Let chamomile steep, covered, for 5-10 minutes, before removing the strainer.
🍋 Let the chamomile lemonade cool slightly and add in your sweetener.
🍋 Chill and serve over ice.

TIP: We love to top our drinks with a little floral decoration You can use whatever fresh edible flowers you have handy such as chamomile (the obvious choice), lavender, violet, borage, calendula petals, or feverfew as we did!

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