Serving the Guest: A Sufi Cookbook
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Now that the rose has faded
and the garden is ravaged.
Where shall the fragrance of the rose be found?
In rosewater.
and the garden is ravaged.
Where shall the fragrance of the rose be found?
In rosewater.
Rose Syrup
Total time: 20 minutes
4 cups sugar
3 cups water
2 tbsp. lemon juice
4 drops pomegranate juice or red food coloring
½ cup rose water
3 cups water
2 tbsp. lemon juice
4 drops pomegranate juice or red food coloring
½ cup rose water
Stir together the sugar, water and lemon juice in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 10-12 minutes, until the syrup coats a cold spoon. Add the pomegranate juice or food coloring and stir well. Remove from the heat and stir in the rosewater. Let the syrup cool completely, decant it into a clean quart bottle, and cap tightly.
To serve, pour several tablespoons over ice and dilute with cold spring water.
from Serving the Guest: A Sufi Cookbook
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