How to Make Raspberry Syrup

 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.