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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 5:26:20 PM
Hello Ladies,
our farm specializes in edible flowers and plants. I was curious if anyone had any questions or could suggest/request favorite recipes? Now that is the season to plan gardens I thought it might be a great time to talk flower eating. . .
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Apr 01 2011 : 11:22:14 AM
Thanks, Megan. I'll look for that. I imagine you need a TON of violets. I can't see myself crawling around to collect them. I'll see if I can press DH into service :-) (Wish me luck!) |
| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Apr 01 2011 : 07:29:29 AM
Rosemary, if you search for "Violet jelly" a whole thread will come up. I had WONDERFUL results last year with my violet AND dandelion jelly. They were good sellers at the markets, too!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Mar 31 2011 : 7:40:21 PM
Sharon, would you be willing to share your violet jelly recipe? We'll be bursting out in violets any week now, and I'd love to try my hand. |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Mar 31 2011 : 7:35:41 PM
Borage! The flowers are lovely, and of course edible. I have a sweet old book of herbal recipes that has a photo in it that inspired me to make pea soup and serve it with a swirl of sour cream, sprinkled with a few borage flowers. It was a huge hit. |
| Oggie |
Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 7:31:05 PM
I want to crystalize flowers for a 1700's theme festival in our town and let the kids try them but I have no idea where to get flowers sent to me that don't have pesticides and such. Can anyone out here help me? the festival is in June and we still have some snow so I can't plant them myself or I would.
Ginny
Farmgirl #2343
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| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Mar 29 2011 : 07:20:41 AM
I wonder if we can add dill flower to the list? I know that dill is of course edible, but I didn't know the flowers were! I also love dill seed tea.
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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| CMac |
Posted - Mar 27 2011 : 9:15:21 PM
Hey y'all, I read an article that included honeysuckle ice cream. Sounded heavenly. Also sounded like it took a lot of blossoms. It involved soaking the blossoms to get the flavor. I bet it's out there on the web somewhere. I've had fried squash blossoms before. I guess they are flowers and vegetables!
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
Author: Henry David Thoreau |
| deeredawn |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 10:53:50 AM
I have a recipe for lavender lemon cookies and strawberry lavender ice cream. I'm at work, but could email them to you later. remind me as I think I'm sippin some of that wine Rene's been into!
Dawn #279
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| deeredawn |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 10:51:03 AM
And violets! Did someone already mention that?
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 10:45:12 AM
This is my first harvest of yummy flowers this year! We are eating them with dinner tonight!
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 11:49:25 AM
It only took me 5 minutes to write my congresswomen and senators. It is such an aweful idea it would not surprise me if it passed. It takes grass root efforts like this to start an uproar.
Thanks Irene for putting it in my face so I had to respond.
Heide
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
| Tina Kay |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 10:57:59 AM
HOw do you make orange butter? Do you just squeeze an orange into butter? I know a silly question.
Tina Kay
Now I get me up to work, I pray the Lord I may not shirk. If I should die before tonight, I pray the Lord my work's all right. Anon. |
| Tina Kay |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 10:52:21 AM
WOW!!! I knew I could eat lavendar and rose petals, but all those other flowers!! WOW! Is there a book that could guide me and give me recipes? I know if I hang around here long enough I will have a lot of info on it.
This is great. I am going to go buy me a lavendar plant. YIPEEE!
Tina Kay
Now I get me up to work, I pray the Lord I may not shirk. If I should die before tonight, I pray the Lord my work's all right. Anon. |
| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 09:15:10 AM
Your welcome! I would of done it sooner but I didn't know I could cut and paste into "here".
This machine is a learning process itself!
Really if you have any questions or suggestions I love to talk plants.
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 09:10:02 AM
Thanks for the lists Heide :) What a huge help :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 08:51:35 AM
Perfect...
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
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Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 08:41:26 AM
SURE! But I am going to add the other page I usually include when I talk to groups...It tells about how to use the flower petals and there is a long list of Posionous Plants, which I think is important to use to cross reference, It never hurts to check the list twice, until you have it memorized.
Advice for Eating Flowers
Eat flowers that you have positively identified as edible.
Not all flowers are edible some are poisonous.
Remove pistols and stamens from flowers before eating— eat only petals.
Do not eat flowers from beside the road, from a florist, nurseries or garden centers.
Eat only the flowers you grow, to know for sure there hasn’t been sprayed with any toxics.
Introduce flowers to your diet in small amounts and watch for allergies.
Everything Is Better With Flowers
The use of flowers is limitless. Use the petals to adorn your Butter, Honey, Syrup, Jelly, Icings, Vinegars, Oils, Vodka, Dips, Salsas, Salads, Sauces and Sautees. Garnish dishes and drinks, Lemon aid, Ice Tea, Fruity Smoothies, Champagne and Ice Cream. Add the Flowers to your baths, feet soaks and Epsom Salts.
A brief list of Poisionous Plants
Aconite
Anemone
Anthurium
Atamasco Lily
Autumn Crocus
Azalea
Baneberry
Black Locast
Bloodroot
Boxwood
Burning Bush
Buttercup
Butterfly Bush
Caladium
Calla Lilly
Carolina Jasmine (yellow)
Castor Bean
Cherry Laurel
Chinaberry
Christmas Rose
Clematis
Daffodil
Deadly Nightshade
Death Cammas
Delphinium
Dogbane
Dumbcane
Elephant Ears
False Hellebore
Four O Clock
Foxglove
Giant Elephant ear
Gloriosa lily
Golden Chain tree
Heavenly bamboo
Henbane
Horse Chestnut
Hyacinth
Hyacinth bean
Hydrangea
Iris
Ivy
Jack in the pulpit
Jerusalem cherry
Jasmine
Jet berry
Jimson Weed
Jonquil
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Lantana
Leopard’s bane
Lily of the Valley
Lobelia
Marsh Marigold
Mandrake
Mescal Bean
Mistletoe
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Nightshade
Oleander
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pittosporum
Poison Hemlock
Potato
Privet
Rhododendron
Rock Poppy
Schefflera
Spring Adonis
Spurge
Star of Bethlehem
Sweet Pea
Tobacco
Trumpet Flower
Water Hemlock Wisteria
Yellow Allamanda
Yellow Oleander
Nude Food Farm
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Dressing is Optional. |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 08:16:41 AM
Heide,
Can we print this list for chapter meeting tonight?
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 07:40:06 AM
I am putting up a list here of most edible flowers that I have gathered out of several books. Some of these plants you can eat the flower, leave, root and all. Then their are others where you can only eat the flower petals. So this is the list of EDIBLE FLOWERS
Amaranth
Anise Hyssop
Angelica
Apple
Arnica
Artichoke
Arugula
Basil
Bee Balm
Beet
Borage
Broccoli
Cabbage
Calendula
Catnip
Chamomile
Cayenne Pepper
Chervil
Chive
Chicory
Chrysanthemum
Cleavers
Comfrey
Coriander
Corn Silk
Dandelion
Day lilly
Dianthus
Dill
Echinacea
Elderberry
English Daisy
Fennel
Feverfew
Garlic
Garlic Chives
Ginger
Ginkgo
Ginseng
Goats Rue
Golden Seal
Greek Oregano
Hawthorne
Hibiscus
Honey Suckle
Hops
Horseradish
Horsetail
Hyssop
Jasmine
Johnny-Jump-Up
Kohlrabi
Lady’s Mantle
Lavender
Leek
Lemon
Lemon Balm
Licorice
Lilac
Linden
Lovage
Marjoram
Motherwort
Mint
Mustard
Myrrh
Nasturtium
Nettle
Nodding Onion
Okra
Orange
Passion Flower
Pansy
Parsley
Pea
Peppermint
Pineapple Guave
Pineapple Sage
Plantain
Radish
Raspberry
Red Clover
Rose
Rose of Sharon
Roselle
Rosemary
Runner Bean
Sage
Safflower
Scented Geranium
Signet Marigold
St Johns Wort
Squash Blossoms
Sunflower
Sweet Cecily
Sweet Woodruff
Tarragon
Thyme
Tuberous Begonia
Tulip
Violet
Wild Oats
Wild Yam
Winter Savory
Witch Hazel
Wood Betony
Wormwood
Yarrow
Yucca
sorry it is so long. so if you have any questions, let me know and I will try to find the ansewer. Or if you have any others to add. . .
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 7:42:57 PM
Hey Heide, when you are over here Thur maybe you can come by the house before the meeting and give me some hints on what edibles where....
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 7:40:14 PM
Alee, when you said you might have to try that, I thought you meant garden nude! Ha! Then I read on. Let us know how the pasta is. It looks really good. I have made noodles before and used durham wheat that I ground myself. What kind of flour do you use?
Lauri, that's what we do. I just wish the flowers were bigger! It's alot of work for just a little bit of sweetness, but oh so good! The jelly looks interesting. I might have to try that, too. Thanks, Sharon.
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 4:30:57 PM
Thanks Laurie! Now I know I want to definitely try Honeysuckle Jelly :)
Here's the recipe if anyone is interested. I have NOT tried it yet.
Honeysuckle Jelly
Pick the blossoms from honeysuckle. Take just the little yellow petals. Steep two cups moderately packed flowers in 2 cups water at least 30 minutes. (I just put the flowers in a pan and poured just barely boiling water over them and left them on warm from 30 to 45 minutes)...be careful that they DO NOT boil!!!
Then drain the liquid off that to use.
Combine one-fourth cup lemon juice
4 cups sugar.
3 oz liquid pectin (I used a pack of Sure Jell cause I didn't have liquid)
Bring the first three ingredients to a boil you can't stir down. Add pectin, bring back to a boil, and boil exactly one minute.
I ladled into one-half pint jars then water bathed for five minutes.
MAKE SURE YOU HARVEST YOUR HONEYSUCKLE FROM SOMEWHERE THERE HAS BEEN NO SPRAYING OR OTHER POISONS
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory |
| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 3:17:00 PM
oh honeysuckle is wonderful!!! we had a few bushes outside the house when I lived in OK as a kid. Nip the bottom of the flower off and pull through. The 'honey' is then dripping of the stem. It's not as strong as bee honey, but lovely... haven't had it in years.
Best Growing |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 2:20:21 PM
Kristin,
What does the Honeysuckle taste like?
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory |
| Alee |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 2:01:14 PM
Hi Kristin-
I was thinking of trying that this weekend after all my school work is done. I was raking in our new yard and saw lots of dandelions coming up. I could make dandelion pasta noodles and roast the roots for dandelion tea/coffee!
Alee
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