SIMPLE SYRUP, 3 WAYS

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 40m

Yield about 1 1/2 cups each

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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