Atar -- Scented Simple Syrup(Qatar) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups cold water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons orange blossom water (or rose water or use 1 tbls. rose water and 1 tbls. orange blossom water)

Preparation

Dissolve sugar in water in heavy pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
Bring to boil, add lemon juice and boil over medium-low heat for 12 minutes. Once syrup has begun to boil, do not stir again, as this makes the syrup cloudy.
Add orange blossom water (or rose water), boil 30 seconds longer. When cool, the consistency should be similar to thin honey.
Cool and store in a sealed glass container in the refrigerator for several weeks.