Summer seems to beg for lemonade and we love this lavender version.  Lavender grows almost anywhere and returns after the Winter in the Southeast.  It can also be grown in a pot for year round use.  This recipe uses honey as a sweeter versus processed sugar.  We enjoy the floral quality that it adds.  Sugar will work, although it will take more sugar to get the lemonade sweet enough (approximately a cup).

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 1/2 cups steaming hot water
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 Tablespoons of fresh lavender  blooms
• A few sprigs of leaves

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Dissolve honey in water
• Add lavender leaves and flowers to water
• Add lemon juice
• Allow mixture to cool and transfer to an ice filled pitcher