simple syrup

noun

1. a thick, sweet liquid, usually prepared from sugar and water and used chiefly as a base for soda fountain flavors.

Example Sentences

Add your favorite fresh herb, and you have an herbal simple syrup.

From Popular-Science

Sometimes you’ll find recipes that tell you to make a simple syrup, but Polzine prefers to add the sugar directly to the fruit puree or liquid instead of heating it up to dissolve.

From Eater

Demerara sugar, a darker variety with molasses notes, is available at many grocery stores, but you can substitute turbinado or regular light brown sugar in making this thicker, richer version of simple syrup.

From Washington Post

Sharbat also refers to the simple syrup to sweeten the pakhlava, versus the honey used by some other countries.

From Washington Post

He makes me a 20's Sazerac with Jack Daniels, Peychaud's Bitters, simple syrup, and local Tigre de la Ira absinthe.

From The Daily Beast

Use a thicker simple syrup made with one part water and one part sugar.

From The Daily Beast

The simple syrup really makes a difference with these apple chips.

From The Daily Beast

The Gunpowder green tea simple syrup adds complexity, and the hopped bitters add a whiff of cannabis.

From The Daily Beast

Simple syrup, eight large tablespoonfuls; aromatic spirits of ammonia, one and a-half teaspoonfuls.

From Project Gutenberg

Add to simple Syrup, colored a delicate pink with Carmine, a sufficient quantity of extract Catawba to suit taste.

From Project Gutenberg

Simple syrup, or a concentrated solution of sugar in water, flavoured with orange-flower water, or some other similar aromatic.

From Project Gutenberg

It is usually exhibited dissolved in distilled water, either with or without the addition of a little simple syrup.

From Project Gutenberg

These may be served with a simple syrup in place of pancakes or waffles.

From Project Gutenberg