Crème De Menthe

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups fresh mint leaves, slightly packed
• 3 cups
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon glycerin (optional)
• 8 drops green food coloring (optional)
• 2 drops blue food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 wash leaves in cold water several times.
• 2 shake or pat gently dry.
• 3 snip each leaf into halves or thirds. discard stems. .
• 4 combine leaves and and steep for 2 weeks shaking occasionally.
• 5 strain out leaves.
• 6 boil sugar and water together, cool and add to mixture
• 7 add optional ingredients if you want.
• 8 age 1 to 3 months.