Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Fall...:(
Regrettably, summer is over and the weather is growing ever colder...Fall isn't all bad, it is one of the most beautiful part of the year!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Dandelion syrup!
If you liked the dandelion tea, you will love dandelion syrup!
I will take you through the steps:
Makes around 1 to 2 cups
1 1/2 cups of dandelion petals
honey
lemon juice (around half a lemon)
(optional) orange juice
1. Gather 100 dandelion FLOWERS(they must be yellow, preferably before the buds open)
2. Extract all of the flower petals from the buds
3. Once you have about 1 and a half cups of the petals, put them in a pot with 3 cups of water
4. Bring it to a simmer, turn off the heat, cover them, and let them sit overnight
5. Strain the dandelion water into a bowl(press on the petals to extract the liquid)
6. Return the water to the pot (without the petals) and add honey, lemon juice, and if you want, you can also add orange juice.
7. Simmer over low heat, until it thickens
8. allow it to cool, and store it in a covered jar in the fridge
I will take you through the steps:
Makes around 1 to 2 cups
1 1/2 cups of dandelion petals
honey
lemon juice (around half a lemon)
(optional) orange juice
OK, here are the instructions:
1. Gather 100 dandelion FLOWERS(they must be yellow, preferably before the buds open)
2. Extract all of the flower petals from the buds
3. Once you have about 1 and a half cups of the petals, put them in a pot with 3 cups of water
4. Bring it to a simmer, turn off the heat, cover them, and let them sit overnight
5. Strain the dandelion water into a bowl(press on the petals to extract the liquid)
6. Return the water to the pot (without the petals) and add honey, lemon juice, and if you want, you can also add orange juice.
7. Simmer over low heat, until it thickens
8. allow it to cool, and store it in a covered jar in the fridge
That is it! hope it worked for you!
Weeding/tea time!
Have a crop of unwanted dandelions in your yard?
Here is a creative, tasty way to use that pesky plant!
1. The first thing you will need to do is pick the dandelions. Make sure they are dandelions, and not some other plant that could possibly be harmful to humans.We will now use the leaves to make a healthy, dandelion tea.
1. pick all the leaves off the dandelions2. Wash the leaves very thoroughly. ( you won't want a poisonous drink)
3. Now that the leaves are ready, you will need to dry them out so that they are nice and brittle.
Here is how to dry them out:
(If you have a dehydrator, that will work best. Just Dehydrate them until they are very crisp.)
The best way to dry them out is to sun-dry them or to put them in a bag with wholes in it
(If these don't work for you, just Google how and find a solution that fits you)
4. After the leaves are very crisp, put them in a mug of very hot (do not boil) water.
5. Poor the leaves and hot water through a strainer into another mug.
6. You can add honey or even lemon to have a delicious tea that you have prepared!
Hope you can now look forward to the spring dandelions!
Upnrunning!
Ok, I will now begin the awesome, creative posts i have been promising!
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