• 1/2 cup sugar (cut back if too sweet)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup white dessert wine (I used Sugar Snow made with maple syrup from Sandhill Crane’s Winery)
• 2 tbsp. orange juice
• 1/4 cup fresh or dried lavender buds (I used some I had just dried)
• 1 large cantaloupe cut into cubes or use a melon baller
• mint leaves for garnish

Bring sugar, water, wine and orange juice to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.  Stir occasionally to dissolve the sugar.  Remove from the heat, add the lavender buds and steep for 1 to 2 hours.  I steeped the flowers for 2 hours and the syrup was delicious.

Pour over the prepared melon and serve.

Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com