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Oleo saccharum

'Oil sugar': citrus peel tossed with sugar and left until the sugar draws out the oils and dissolves into an intensely fragrant syrup. The flavour base of old-style punch.

citrus oil · zesty · sweet

Goes with

lemonsugarcognacjamaican rum

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Peel 6 lemons with a vegetable peeler (no white pith), muddle the peels with about 200g sugar, cover and leave a few hours or overnight. Stir in a little warm water or lemon juice to dissolve the last of the sugar, then strain out the peels. Vacuum-sealing the peels and sugar in a bag speeds it up to an hour or so.

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