>> title: Attar
>> category: Sauces & Gravies
>> tags: sugar syrup, middle eastern, orange blossom, pastry, component
>> counters: Shawarma Counter
>> aka: attar, ater, atar, qatr, qater, sugar syrup, simple syrup, sherbet, baklava syrup, rose syrup
>> pairs-with: pita-bread
>> servings: 16
>> time: 2 hr 20 min
>> slack: narrow — stir a boiling syrup and you get a pan of crystals, and there is no dissolving them back down

>> step: dissolve the sugar over low heat
Dissolve @granulated sugar{2%cups}(400 g) in @water{1%cup}(240 mL) in a #saucepan{} over low heat, stirring only until the last grain has gone and not once after.

>> step: simmer 10 min to a light thread
Simmer @&(~1)syrup{} without stirring ~simmer{10%min}, until a drop pulled between finger and thumb draws a short thread.

>> step: stir in the lemon
Stir @lemon juice{1%Tbs}(15 mL) into @&(~1)hot syrup{}.

>> step: perfume off the heat
Take @&(~1)syrup{} off the heat and stir in @orange blossom water{1%Tbs}(15 mL) and @rose water{1%tsp}(5 mL).

>> step: cool 2 hr, then chill
Cool @&(~1)attar{} ~cool{2%hr}, then chill it.