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This lavender vinegar is not only good for your skin but is also a beautiful rosy purple color and looks pretty in a jar on your dressing table.

1/4 cup fresh or dried lavender

1/4 cup fresh mint leaves

1 1/2 cups cider vinegar Spring Water

1. Mix together the lavender, mint, and vinegar and place in a clear glass jar.

2. Cover the jar and place in sun for 23 days until color from lavender has transferred to liquid.

3. Strain our the herbs.

4. Dilute by mixing 1/2 cup floral vinegar with 2 cups spring water.

Pour into an antique jar and tie a silk ribbon around the bottle neck and it makes a lovely gift for a friend, sister or mother!

May Recipe

Gertie's Apricot Rasberry Jam

2 pounds apricots (6 cups pared, pitted and sliced)

1/4 cup water

4 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups raspberries

Add water to apricots. Add sugar and raspberries and cook until jam is desired consistency. Pour into sterilized jars and seal while hot.

Spring has Sprung

How about organizing a "Get the Garden Together" Tea Party this month? As the weather warms up and we begin to turn the soil and clear out old brush to make way for the new, we experience a sense of wonder at the workings of nature and the rejuvenation of Spring. Celebrate the spring with a small friendly garden party/ work session! Take turns prepping each other's garden plots and make a civilized event of it. Plan a tea break into the work party and use the following suggested menu:

Garden Work Tea Party

Raspberry Tea (hot or iced!)

Egg Salad Sandwiches

Lemon Angel Food Cake

Chocolate Mints

Scones with Mock Devonshire Cream

and Gertie's Apricot Raspberry Jam