Simple Syrup, 3 Ways

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup roughly chopped peeled fresh ginger
• Peel of 1 tangerine, removed with a vegetable peeler
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped cucumber
• 2 tablespoons lightly crushed juniper berries
• 1 tablespoon lightly crushed coriander seeds
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup smashed raspberries
• 1 vanilla bean, split

1. For the ginger-tangerine simple syrup: Put the sugar, ginger, tangerine peel and 1 cup water in a small saucepan.
2. Bring to a simmer over low heat, lightly muddling the solids and stirring until the sugar dissolves.
3. Let cool completely, discarding the solids.
4. For the gin simple syrup: Put the sugar, cucumber, juniper berries, coriander seeds and 1 cup water in a small saucepan.
5. Bring to a simmer over low heat, lightly muddling the solids and stirring until the sugar dissolves.
6. Let cool completely, discarding the solids.
7. For the raspberry-vanilla simple syrup: Put the sugar, raspberries, vanilla bean and 1 cup water in a small saucepan.
8. Bring to a simmer over low heat, lightly muddling the solids and stirring until the sugar dissolves; simmer 3 minutes.
9. Let cool completely, discarding the solids.

sugar, fresh ginger, tangerine, sugar, cucumber, juniper berries, coriander seeds, sugar, smashed raspberries, vanilla bean

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/simple-syrup-3-ways.html (may not work)