Here’s a bright and colorful springtime jelly recipe, made with the edible flowers of the Eastern Redbud tree, Cercis canadensis. Step 1: Picking Flowers Pick fully-opened redbud flowers, making sure to collect fresh, brightly-colored flowers off the tree. Try not to use faded or wilted redbuds in your jelly. Destem the flowers with your fingers….
We are in the midst of a power outage, here where we live; and it will likely be a week before electricity is restored. (Update: we were without power for 11 days!) For us, no power means no water. Couple that with 100 degree weather and you can see where that could quickly become a…
Learn how to turn violet flowers into homemade jelly with a delicious grape-like taste! While researching violets several years ago, I found references to homemade violet jelly. It looked beautiful, but I wondered… would it taste like you were eating a mouthful of flowers? That didn’t sound all that appealing to me. Regardless, I decided…
