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Recipe courtesy of Michele Urvater

Show: Cooking Monday-Friday

Episode: Easy Crabmeat Suppers

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Yield:: 2 cups

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 inch long by 1/4-inch wide strip of lime peel
1/8 teaspoon turmeric or saffron
2 whole cardamom pods, crushed, 1 whole star anise and 1 cinnamon stick
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Directions

Simmer the water and sugar, ginger, lime peel, turmeric or saffron, whole spices for 5 minutes. Let cool and strain out spices. Stir in fresh lime juice before serving over fruit.

My Private Notes

Name: Exotic Lime Syrup for Fresh Fruit Salad
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon grated ginger; 1 inch long by 1/4-inch wide strip of lime peel; 1/8 teaspoon turmeric or saffron; 2 whole cardamom pods, crushed, 1 whole star anise and 1 cinnamon stick; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice