{"id":4848,"date":"2013-06-20T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T04:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=4848"},"modified":"2015-10-25T17:39:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T23:39:36","slug":"summer-lavender-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=4848","title":{"rendered":"Summer &#038; Lavender Sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DriftlessAppetite\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" 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officially summertime.\u00a0 Happy day to you!\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been hard at work in the garden, mostly weeding, but I&#8217;m happy that everything is growing like mad.\u00a0 This morning\u00a0the\u00a0blooms were\u00a0bursting from\u00a0my English lavender plant (a gift from my buddy Brett).\u00a0 I wanted to preserve it&#8217;s essence so I decided to get a little bouquet and\u00a0buried\u00a0them\u00a0in white sugar.\u00a0 I plan on using it in iced tea, maybe sprinkling it on some strawberries,\u00a0or to flavor meringue cookies.\u00a0 Can you tell I&#8217;m a bit excited?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>To Summer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?attachment_id=4849\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4849\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4849\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavenderbouquet.jpg\" alt=\"lavenderbouquet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavenderbouquet.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavenderbouquet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavenderbouquet-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavenderbouquet-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><!--more-->RECIPE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>2 T. fresh lavender flowers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>4 oz. white sugar (about 8 tablespoons)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a small canning jar, place 4 T. of sugar.\u00a0 Add the flowers then cover with the remaining sugar.\u00a0 Let it sit, shake it every couple of days.\u00a0 It should be ready to use in 2 weeks.\u00a0 You can strain out the flowers with a sieve or put everything in a food processor to mix in the dried petals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?attachment_id=4850\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4850\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavendersugar.jpg\" alt=\"lavendersugar\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavendersugar.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavendersugar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavendersugar-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lavendersugar-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cKind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words, and Kind deeds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>How does your garden grow?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?attachment_id=4851\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4851\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gardenshow.jpg\" alt=\"gardenshow\" width=\"1000\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gardenshow.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gardenshow-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gardenshow-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gardenshow-400x269.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" 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