Making Raspberry
Syrup is easier than you think and you'll never buy that bottled
stuff when with a little fore-planning you can have fresh waiting for
yogurt or pancakes.
Start out by
soaking your raspberries in a light tincture of white vinegar for
about 15 minutes to kill all fungus spores they picked up in the
store. You might even get some nasty insecticide and fungicide off
them, too.
Pour them into a
colander to drain. Don't worry if some come apart. They are the
really ripe ones. Wait about five minutes and pour them into a
container with a cover. The cover is very important because raspberry
juice stains.
Now, hold the jar
of sugar over the container of raspberries and prepare to sprinkle
sugar on them. Allow your cat to bump your hand so you spill about a
half to two thirds cup of sugar on them. Bless out cat.
Shake the container
a bit to distribute the sugar and cover. Place in refrigerator for a
day or two.
Take out and use
your hand blender to blend them into a syrup or you can just leave
them whole like I do.
Remember, the
calories don't count because it is all your cat's fault.
P.S. If your cat
refuses to cooperate, dip a little catnip or tuna on your hand. If
you don't have a cat, well your life is not complete but you can
always claim you dropped the jar of sugar.
