This recipe is quite simple (as the title implies). Pick roughly four cups of fresh Violets and gently rinse off any dust and dirt. Then put them in a deep bowl and pour 2 cups of boiling water over the blooms. Cover the bowl and let it sit in a warm place until the same time the next day. Strain off the liquid through a strainer lined with cheese-cloth (Considering it's quarts-like properties I have thought of using Linen). In a sauce-pan or small pot boil 2 cups of plain water with six cups of sugar and the juice of one lemon until it makes a nice THICK syrup. Add the violet water and boil another ten minutes. And wa-la you have Violet Syrup!
Take a spoonful if this syrup whenever you need to. You can make a really refreshing drink with this also, by putting a few spoonfuls in a glass with ice cubes and sparkling water. But I would caution you about using too much. As in large quantities of Sweet Violets can be emetic (makes you vomit.) But it does take a lot to cause this but I thought I would let you know.
