Chamomile-Scented Strawberry Syrup

This recipe has just enough sugar to bring out the strawberry flavor and thicken the syrup a bit, and it features the herbal hint of chamomile. You could substitute dried mint or any other herb in a tea ball for the chamomile—this is a good recipe to experiment with. Try the syrup over pancakes and waffles, of course, but also as a drink: with seltzer, in cocktails, or diluted with water over ice, as a British kid would drink squash—the sweetened fruit-juice concentrate common in the United