Herbal Heat Relief with Lemon Verbena Fizz and Heat Exhaustion Bath

"Humanity will be saved through the flower." - Huvenol, Mayan elder quoting a Mayan prophecy
Today it is over 105 degrees in Fredericksburg, Texas, so all I can try to think about is heat relief!
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Here is a quick refreshing cocktail recipe and a cooling bath recipe. Enjoy and try to stay cool.

Lemon Verbena Heat Escape Fizz
club soda
lemon verbena syrup
lemon slice
fresh lemon verbena sprigs
orange flower water
In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of water, 1 cup of sugar and a few lemon verbena sgrigs muddled with some of the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil over moderately high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. About 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool, then transfer to the syrup to a jar and cover. Can refrigerate until ready to use. Will keep for about a month in the frig.
Fill a cocktail glass with ice, a sprig of lemon verbena, a slice of lemon, a tablespoon of orange flower water, 2 tablespoons of the lemon verbena simple syrup, club soda, about 3/4 of the glass and I like to add a shot of gin. Mix well. Now your ready to run a warm bath with a cool blend of essential oils to really cool you off!

Heat Exhaustion Bath Blend   

6 drops of lavender essential oil
6 drops of eucalyptus essentail oil
6 drops of peppermint essentail oil
Add the oil to your warm bath water and relax with your lemon verbena fizz! You can take a shower instead, by blending the oils with two cups of  warm water in a bowl and soaking a bath cloth in the mixture and using it  in the shower.