Lavender Ginger Lemonade

Part One: The Lavender Ginger Syrup
1 cup of sugar
4 oz chopped crystallized ginger
2 tablespoons dried lavender buds
Grated zest of 2 lemons

1. Make the lemon ginger syrup, by blending all of the above ingredient in a food processor or blender until the ginger is in tiny pieces.
2. Put in a small sauce pan with 2 cups of water and boil for 1 minute. Strain into a bowl and discard the solids.

Part Two: The Lemonade
Lavender Ginger syrup
4 cups of water
½ cup of fresh lemon juice

1. In a two quart pitcher combine all ingredients and chill by either ice or refrigeration