SC - modern recipe for sekanjabin

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This Iranian/Persian recipe page does not suggest that sekanjabin is for
drinking.  Never would have thought of making it for this purpose, but it
does sound like a refreshing thing to do.
- --Yana

>From <http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/F.Mokhtarian/recipes/sekanjebin.html>

Sekanjebin
Ingredients: (4 servings) 

     sugar, 500 grams 
     white vinegar, 100 grams 
     fresh mint, one small bunch 
     fresh lettuce, one bunch 

Directions: 
Dissolve sugar in two glasses of water and bring to a boil. Wash mint and
tie it together with a string and drop it in the mix.  Allow the mix to
thicken. Add vinegar and boil for another minute. Remove mint. Serve cold
with fresh lettuce. Lettuce should be dipped in sekanjebin.