Recipe Ingredients: o pears o water o sugar Method: 1. Dice any number of ripe pears you wish and cover with water in a saucepan. 2. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally until pears are soft. 3. Take off heat and mash pears. 4. Place mashed pears into a cheesecloth lined sieve and suspend over a saucepan for 8 hours or overnight. 5. Wring cheesecloth to extract as much juice as possible. 6. Add 2/3 cup sugar for every 1 cup of pear juice and bring to a boil. 7. Reduce heat and simmer stirring occasionally until the mixture begins to thicken. 8. Remove from heat and let cool. 9. Strain into an airtight container using a paper filter. 9. Seal well and refrigerate. Alternatively, you can make the following: Autumn Spice Pear Syrup 1. Add 2 cinnamon sticks and 2 whole cloves during Step 6. of Pear Syrup. Ginger Spice Pear Syrup 1. Add 1 teaspoon crushed fresh ginger during Step 6. of Pear Syrup. Star Anise Spiced Pear Syrup 1. Add 3 star anise and 2 cardamom pods during Step 6. of Pear Syrup. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 2 tablespoons Persian black tea leaves o 1 cup water o 1 cup sugar o ½ teaspoon Moroccan Orange Blossom Water Method: 1. Combine sugar and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil stirring to dissolve the sugar. 2. Remove from heat, add tea and let steep while mixture cools. 3. Fine strain into an airtight container using a paper filter. 4. Add orange blossom water. 5. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 1 cup water o ½ cup dark brown sugar o 5 tablespoons pumpkin puree o 3 cinnamon sticks o 1 whole nutmeg o 7 whole cloves o 4 whole allspice berries Method: 1. Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil stirring to dissolve sugar. 2. Add remaining, reduce heat and simmer stirring for 10 to 15 minutes. Do not boil. 3. Remove from heat and let cool. 4. Strain into an airtight container using a paper filter. 5. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 1 ½ cup sugar o 1 cup water o ¼ cup dried rose petals Method: 1. Combine ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat stirring to dissolve the sugar. 2. Reduce heat and simmer stirring occasionally until the mixture begins to thicken. 3. Remove from heat and let cool. 4. Strain into an airtight container using a paper filter. 5. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 1 cup sugar o 1 cup water o 4 sprigs fresh rosemary Method: 1. Combine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil stirring to dissolve sugar. 2. Reduce heat and simmer until the mixture begins to thicken. 3. Remove from heat and let steep as mixture cools. 4. Strain into an airtight container. 5. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 1 cup sugar o 1 cup water o 15 leaves fresh sage Method: 1. Combine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil stirring to dissolve sugar. 2. Reduce heat and simmer stirring occasionally until the mixture begins to thicken. 3. Remove from the heat and let steep as mixture cools. 4. Strain into an airtight container. 5. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 1 cup sugar o 1 cup water Method: 1. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. 2. Reduce heat and simmer stirring occasionally until the mixture begins to thicken. 3. Remove from heat and let cool. 4. Strain into an airtight container. 5. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 1 cup turbinado sugar o 1 cup water o 12 star anise cloves Method: 1. Combine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil stirring to dissolve the sugar. 2. Remove from heat and let steep while mixture cools. 3. Strain into an airtight container using a paper filter. 4. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 1 cup sugar o ½ cup water o 5 large sprigs of thyme Method: 1. Combine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. 2. Reduce heat and simmer stirring occasionally until the mixture begins to thicken. 3. Remove from heat and let cool. 4. Strain into an airtight container using a paper filter. 5. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 5 tablespoons dark roast coffee beans o 750 ml. red wine Method: 1. Combine ingredients in a bottle or jar and let steep for 24 hours. 2. Fine strain into an airtight container discarding the coffee beans. 3. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 2-3 fresh ripe mangos peeled and cubed o 750 milliliters of vodka or clear spirit of your choice Method: 1. Half fill a Mason jar with diced mango then fill the jar with the spirit of your choice. 2. Tightly seal and place in a cool dark location. 3. Shake your mangos first thing each morning and last thing each night. Repeat daily for five to seven days. 4. Double strain* into an airtight container 5. Seal well and refrigerate. *first, sieve to remove mango cubes; then fine sieve or filter through a coffee filter to remove pulp NOTE: You could discard the mango cubes, or you could serve them on top of your favorite ice cream. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar o 1 cup white sugar o 2 ½ cups water o 4 cups pecan pieces o 4 vanilla beans (split) o 4 cups vodka Method: 1. Combine sugars and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. 2. Reduce heat and simmer stirring to dissolve sugar. 3. Let cool and combine with remaining ingredients in a glass container and store in a cool dark place. 3. Shake once daily for two weeks. 4. Fine strain into an airtight container using a paper filter. Discard the solids. 5. Seal well and refrigerate. . . .