Simple Syrup for Fruit Salad

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2006

    

Most fruit salads-even those made with great summer fruit-are disappointingly dry and bland. A simple, sweet dressing is the secret to a superior fruit salad all year round.

SERVES Makes about 3/4 cup—enough to dress 3 to 6 salads

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe for Simple Syrup for Fruit Salad couldn’t be easier to make, and it’s the best way to flavor and moisten a fruit salad. To give the simple syrup some body, use two parts sugar to one part water.

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