Tarragon Lemonade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 cups water
2 1/4 cups sugar
17 sprigs fresh tarragon
6 cups fresh lemon juice
12 thin lemon slices (to garnish)
salt
ice

Preparation

In a medium saucepan, combine 4 cups of water with the sugar and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Simmer over moderately high heat until reduced to 3 1/4 cups, about 25 minutes. Remove from the heat and add 5 of the tarragon sprigs.
Let stand, stirring often, until cooled to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Discard the tarragon sprigs.
In a large glass pitcher, combine the remaining 6 cups of water with the tarragon syrup and fresh lemon juice.
Add a pinch of salt, stirring until it dissolves.
Serve the tarragon lemonade over ice, garnished with the lemon slices and the remaining 12 tarragon sprigs.