Ingredients

• Fresh rose petals, preferably from wild roses. Make sure they are insecticide free.

• Equal amount of sugar by weight

• 1/2-1 cup water

Instructions

1. Wash petals thoroughly.

2. Place petals, sugar and water in a large pan. Cook covered on low heat, stirring it from time to time, until it all becomes a mush.

3. Filter/strain, cool and bottle the resulting syrup.

4. Keep in the fridge.

5. To serve as a cooling, summer drink, dilute as necessary with water or milk. Serve in tall glasses with a couple of cubes of ice.

Notes

• You can add rose colour to it, if you like but I prefer not to.