Homemade Tonic Water
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
24
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Ingredients for - Homemade Tonic Water

1. Water - 4 cups
2. White sugar - 3 cups
3. Limes, zested and juiced - 3
4. Lemon grass, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces - 3 stalks
5. Citric acid powder - 6 tablespoons
6. Powdered cinchona bark - 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Homemade Tonic Water

1. Stage

Bring water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.

2. Stage

Reduce heat to low; stir in lime zest, lime juice, lemon grass, citric acid, and powdered cinchona bark. Simmer until cinchona is thoroughly dissolved, about 30 minutes.

3. Stage

Remove from heat; let mixture cool, about 15 minutes. Strain through a colander. Run the syrup through coffee filters or cheesecloth to remove sandy bits of bark.