Here is an easy and sweet way to make your own sweetener. Stevia is an extremely sweet, noncaloric herb. It is native to Paraguay and has been used to sweeten and flavor for centuries.

However, the FDA has said it is illegal to designate this wonderful herb as "sweet" .. so I leave it up tothe tester to see what he thinks it is! The FDA says it can only be labeled as a 'dietary supplement' ... whatever that is.

To make a liquid extract out of the herb Stevia as a DIETARY SUPPLEMENT (hehe), take 1 cup of vodka and mix it with 3/4 to 1 cup of macerated fresh stevia leaves in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake the jar every day for about 2 weeks.

After 2 weeks, just strain out the leaves thru a filter - such as a coffee filter, label the jar, and store in your pantry. Just one drop will um...make yor drink very tasty - if not sweet  

Blessings ~ Pam

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