Basic Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb sugar
2 cups water
2 vanilla beans
3 1/2 ounces cocoa

Preparation

Bring water and sugar to a boil and boil for 5 minutes.
Fill into bottle and store in the fridge or immediately use for syrups.
For vanilla syrup:.
Scrape seeds from 2 vanilla beans, combine with the beans and 1 cup basic syrup.
Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes.
Remove vanilla beans and strain through fine meshed sieve or cheesecloth. Store in a bottle in the fridge. Keeps 6 months in the fridge.
For chocolate syrup:.
Combine 3 1/2 ounces basic syrup and 3 1/2 ounces unsweetened cocoa powder in a pot, bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Store in a bottle in the fridge. Will keep for 3 months in the fridge.