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Citrus Syrup

Ingredients

1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
  1. Step 1

    1. Combine the juices and sugar in a small saucepan and boil for 2 to 3 minutes over low heat.

    Step 2

    2. Remove from the heat and let cool.

    Step 3

    3. Pour the cooled syrup over the fruit or store for up to 1 month in the refrigerator.

Reprinted with permission fromLulu Powers Food to Flowers: Simple, Stylish Food for Easy Entertainingby Lulu Powers with Laura Holmes Haddad, © April 2010 William Morrow
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