Rosemary Limeade For 2 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups filtered water
scant 1/4 cup natural cane sugar, to taste
1 stem fresh rosemary (a partial stem of *rosemary about 2 1/2-inches in length)
1/4 cup fresh lime juice, to taste
Garnish
lime slice
fresh rosemary (few rosemary needles floated on top of the beverage)
ice cube

Preparation

*Note: I lightly bruised the rosemary in a pestle and mortar.
Combine 1 cup water and sugar in sauce pan.
Bring to boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Boil gently, undisturbed and uncovered for 10 minutes.
Remove pan from heat, stir in the rosemary stem, cover pan and let steep for 1 hour.
Remove the rosemary then add the lime juice and remaining 2 cups of water.
Stir, add ice cubes and garnish with lime slices and a few rosemary needles.