for 4 glasses

Syrup

2 dl	water
300 g	strawberries, quartered
120 g	sugar
2	cardamom pods
½	lime, the whole juice

Mojitos

2	limes, rinsed with hot water, dabbed dry, cut into segments
2 tbsp	ground cane sugar
5 tbsp	rum
5 dl	sparkling mineral water
some	ice cubes
4	strawberries, in slices
4 sprig	lemon balm

How it's done

Syrup

Bring the water, strawberries, sugar and cardamom to the boil, simmer for approx. 2 mins. Turn off the heat, cover and leave on the hob for approx. 10 mins, remove the cardamom and puree the strawberries. Pour the contents of the pan through a jelly bag or fine sieve, drain well. Return the liquid to the pan, add the lime juice, return to the boil. While still boiling hot, pour the syrup into a clean 500 ml bottle that has been rinsed with hot water, fill to just below the rim, seal immediately, leave to cool.

Mojitos

Pour 3 tbsp strawberry syrup into 4 glasses. Add the lime and sugar and crush gently with a fork. Pour in the rum and water. Fill the glasses with ice cubes, decorate with strawberry slices and lemon balm.

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