Pineapple Weed (Wild Chamomile) Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup (about 1 ounce) dried pineapple weed, both stems and flowers or 3−4 chamomile tea bags)
- 1½ cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Combine pineapple weed and water in a small pot, cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow mixture to steep for about 20 minutes. Strain into a clean pot though a sieve lined with cheesecloth. Twist the cheesecloth into a bundle and squeeze to extract as much liquid as possible. Add 1 cup sugar to the pot. Bring to a boil and cook just until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. For a stronger flavor, tie off the bundle of pineapple weed and soak it in the syrup while it cools. Squeeze the bundle to extract the liquid before you jar it. Once the syrup is at room temperature, pour it into a clean jar and refrigerate. Will keep for up to 2 months.
