Lavender Or Rose Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water (or rosewater)
3 cups sugar
1/2 - 1 cup lavender, petals fresh edible
2 -4 drops food coloring

Preparation

Boil all ingredients for ten minutes, or until thickened into syrup. Add food coloring of choice.
Strain through a filter into a clean glass jar.
Keeps up to two weeks in the refrigerator.