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Triantafyllo Cordial for Summer Solstice {Cyprus}

Triantafyllo is a thick, concentrated dark pink syrup made from the extract of the Cyprus (Damascus) rose. During the summertime, Cypriots mix it with cold milk as a refreshing sweet cordial. As it's the first day of summer - Happy Summer Solstice! by the way - I figured I'd muddle my way through a Camilla-version. I know that everything I read differentiated Triantafyllo from rosewater. But I had to use what was in my cupboard. And I used fresh berries for that gorgeous pink color! 1/4 rose water 1 C fresh raspberries 1/2 C organic granulated sugar   Boil those into a syrup. Push the raspberries through the strainer to get all of the liquid out of them. Reserve.   When you're ready to serve. Use 1 ounce of syrup and top the cordial glass off with cold milk.   Dylan was delighted. "Mom, these taste just like the raspberry-rose cupcakes from ButtercupCakes! Good job!" Well, that wasn't quite what I was going for, but that was a nice...