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Simple syrup can be used to sweeten tea, lemonade, homemade ice cream, cocktails, and fruit salad -- or even to moisten and flavor cakes.

Ingredients

1-part water
1-part sugar

Directions

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In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; simmer until the sugar is dissolved, approximately 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.
Once cooled, iit is ready to use. Or, plain simple syrup can be refrigerated in a glass jar for up to 1 month.

Infused simple syrup:
Add lemon, lime or orange, or an herb such as mint or a vanilla bean
At Rosh Hashanah, the syrup can be infused with pomegranate arils.

Parve, Passover friendly

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