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Sekanjabin is a syrup made from vinegar and sugar or honey. The syrup is combined with water to create a refreshing and tasty drink!

This is my modified, honey based, version of Mistress Adrienne's Lemon Sekanjabin. See her recipe for a sugar based lemon sekanjabin.

Ingredients (Yield: 1 Quart)

• 4 cups honey (see note below)
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 cup lemon zest (see note below)
• 2 cups lemon juice (see note below)

Ingredients (Yield: 1 Gallon)

• 16 cups honey (see note below)
• 4 cup water
• 4 cup white wine vinegar
• 4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 cup lemon zest (see note below)
• 8 cups lemon juice (see note below)

Preparation

• Dissolve the honey in the water over low heat, add the vinegars, bring to a rolling boil, skim if necessary, and leave boiling for about 20 minutes to reduce the liquid and make it syrupy
• Switch off the heat (remove from burner if you have an electric stove), add the lemon zest and stir well, then add the lemon juice and stir again to combine
• Cover the pot and leave it to cool for several hours (overnight is fine)
• Strain and bottle. Recycled screw top or swing top (Grolsch) bottles work great

Drinking

Notes

• Lemon juice: Your results will vary depending on the acidity of your lemons. You can use home grown lemons, store bought lemons, store bought lemon juice, or a combination of them.

  I used lemons from a backyard tree. I have no idea what type of lemons they are, but they are probably Mayer lemons, which are less sour than other types.

• Honey: I used wild flower honey, that refers to what pollen the bees harvested to make the honey. That is the most common type of store bought honey. You can experiment with other types of honey
• Lemon Zest: My zest was created by grating the lemon skin on a micro plane. You can also peel the zest (the yellow part only, don’t include he white part) into strips.

  I only used 2 cups because 4 cups of grated lemon zest is a LOT of lemons! The grated zest compacted down more than strips would, so perhaps 4 cups of lemon zest strips would be more manageable.