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Recipe for homemade rhubarb simple syrup to freeze or can. Use this simple syrup to flavor cocktails, lemonade, iced tea, or enjoy on your favorite ice cream or yogurt. Easy recipe for beginning canners. Recipe for homemade rhubarb simple syrup to freeze or can. Use this simple syrup to flavor cocktails, lemonade, iced tea, or enjoy on your favorite ice cream or yogurt. Easy recipe for beginning canners.

Simple syrups are so easy and fun to make. They make great flavorings for iced tea, cocktails, flavored sodas, and home brewed kombucha. There are many types of homemade simple syrups you can make. So far I have made ginger, lilac, and strawberry simple syrups. Lavender syrup is also really good! This recipe for rhubarb…

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This lavender iced tea is a refreshing summer iced tea made from dried lavender. This lavender iced tea is a refreshing summer iced tea made from dried lavender.

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit a local lavender farm. It was a really fun experience, and with the lavender I brought home I have already made lavender lemonade and lavender blueberry jam. While looking for more lavender recipes, I found a recipe for lavender iced tea and had to…

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Recipe for canning raspberry apricot jam. Easy recipe for beginning canners. This is the perfect combination of raspberries and apricots that you won't want to miss! Recipe for canning raspberry apricot jam. Easy recipe for beginning canners. This is the perfect combination of raspberries and apricots that you won't want to miss!

I am a huge fan of raspberry jam. It is one of my favorite kinds of homemade jam. I was so excited this year that my raspberry patch finally produced enough raspberries to make some homemade raspberry jam. While looking for new jam recipes to try on Pinterest, I found a recipe for canning raspberry…

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This apricot jelly is easy to make and a great alternative to apricot jam. Includes easy step by step canning instructions for beginning canners. This apricot jelly is easy to make and a great alternative to apricot jam. Includes easy step by step canning instructions for beginning canners.

I love making jam, I have been making all types of homemade jams for many years. It’s only been the last couple years that I have tried making homemade jelly.   Jelly takes a couple more steps to make than jam, but if you are not a big fan of seeds in your jam, then…

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Easy lavender lemonade recipe made from fresh lavender flowers. Easy lavender lemonade recipe made from fresh lavender flowers.

I know using lavender in recipes has been popular for quite awhile, but I guess I missed the boat. Lavender grows well where we live in southeastern Washington state, and we have a couple of beautiful lavender farms we can go visit to harvest fresh lavender. I decided to try this easy lavender lemonade recipe…

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