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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
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 Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 5:26:20 PM
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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
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happyhousewife
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary
North Pole
Alaska
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Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 5:29:34 PM
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Originally posted by NudeFoodFarm
Nude Food Farm
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I love this! If we ever get more land I'll suggest this name to my hubby.  |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 5:38:08 PM
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Naked wines and nude foods.. what in the world LOL.. Hi Heide, Terra said she came out today, I am sorry I missed the "field trip", but I had a little drama of my own. I love the whole "edible flower" conversation... So lets get it going.... what should I be planting?
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
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julia hayes
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
julia
medical lake
wa
USA
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Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 06:01:45 AM
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Nastursiums!! Did I spell that right? Oh, I just love these edible beauties. So peppery and wonderful. A word of caution though...the deer love them too and can mow down a row in a hurry. Learned that one that hard way. I've since taken to planting them with my sunflowers...the deer don't like wandering through thoses...Yummers!! ~julia
being simple to simply be
Farmgirl #30
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
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Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 08:48:21 AM
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I tasted some sugar cookies with lavendar in them awhile back and they were delicious! But I have tried and tried to grow lavendar and it always dies on me. Can anyone help me grow and "keep alive" some lavendar...I didn't think it was supposed to be dificult to grow but it seems to be for me. Any help would be appreciated and meanwhile I will try and dig up that recipe for the lavendar cookies.
This is a great topic....Hobby Farm HOme just had an article on this and I will try and post resources from that later today.
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 10:10:37 AM
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I am so glad that this is a topic others find interesting. We are such plant geeks that don't get off the farm. . .
really it is so cool to be connected with others.
Anyhow this is one of my favorites. . .
Lavender Cookies Recipe
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
3/4 Cup Flour
4 egg whites
1/2 C butter
1 t vanilla
1/4 Cup Lavender bloom
Preheat oven to 450 F
Wisk egg whites, one at a time
add sugar, flour and vanilla
refriderate for 10 minutes (while your out pickin your flowers)
Bake uneil batter spreads out, remove from oven to sprinkle on flowers and return to oven for 5 more minutes.
Cookies are brittle when cooled.
*If you feel like showing off try adding Orange Butter
I will try to do a top 10 favorite flowers to eat list today and post it. Until then
Nude Food Farm
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 10:18:54 AM
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I make a lot of food items with Lavender...that last being a lemon-lavender pound cake. It was wonderful!!! I love nasturtiums (to look at) but found out that I was allergic to them in a salad on my birthday a few years back...no fun having your throat close up!!!! But, still gorgeous, and yes, tasty...
You can also candy or sugar Violets, which is something I'm going to start practicing on for my daughter's 1st birthday cake next year (yes, she's only 2 weeks old, but I'm a planner, and her name is Violet!) |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 11:43:48 AM
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Hello nHeidi, I love your post. Thank you. I love edible flowers, I used to own a tea room and we served flowers all the time. Quite unique for the atmostphere of the tea room.. Everyoen loved them. I also have decorated cakes with them.
Rene ...I didn't see any mention of eating nude food & wine naked? What were you drinking? LOL
Cheryl
Farmgirl #309
Klamath Falls "Charming Chicks Chapter" Mother Hen
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 11:48:33 AM
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Top 10 Flowers to Eat
I am picking some of the unusual ones.
my husband says I am giving away our trade secrets...
I say, what is a farm girl to do?
Seriously, I love flowers and the more ways that people incorperate them into their lives the more flowers there will be.
As a disclaimer, when trying new foods do so in moderation and listen to your bodies responses.
I have found taking the flower apart and only eating petals making for less chances of negative reactions.
Also only eat a flower you have grown and know positively what it is and how it has been grown.
Ok with all that said. . .
Flowers to Eat
#10 Jasmine Jasminum sambac, Olive family
#9 Strawberry (Problem is you have to have enough plants to spare the blooms)
#8 Apple Blossom (again you need a big tree with plenty of blooms)
#7 Rose Rosa Family
#6 Hibiscus Chinese or Hawaiian, Mallow Family
#5 Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica, Honeysuckle Family
#4 Borage Borage Officinalis, Borage Family (Awesome for nursing mommas in tea or fresh in salads and sandwiches)
#3 Pansy Viola x Wittrockiana, Violet Family
#2 Daylily Hermerocallis spp. Lily Family
#1 Bee Balm Monarda Didyma, Mint Family
Whew! so if you are interested about any of these, lets start there.
Nude Food Farm
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 8:15:11 PM
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Yep!
Makes a fantastic salad garnish and adds color to any lemonade!
Nude Food Farm
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 8:17:47 PM
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Hello Heide,
Thanks for the list. I am beginning to experiment with edible flowers. This year I am planting Borage and Nasturtiums.
Last year I made Violet Jelly and Violet Syrup (which worked great for coughs due to allergies). The color is just so beautiful!
I have a question about Apple Blossoms. We have a couple of apple trees and I have always wondered about Apple Blossom Tea. Do you think I could remove the petals, just dry them and steep them?
Oh, I recently found a recipe for Honeysuckle Jelly if anyone is interested I will post it (Have not tried it yet though).
~Sharon
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
1825 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 10:50:42 AM
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Originally posted by Alee
Aren't Rose petals edible too?
They sure are, Alee :-) Just be sure they haven't been sprayed. Even the supposedly organic sprays (Safer etc.) can be nasty to ingest. I like "smelly" roses for this purpose, for fairly obvous reasons.
I hope you've discovered rose hip tea, (a great way to take your vitamin C, girls), jelly and even syrup. Rugosa roses give the best hips -- almost as big as crabapples in some regions. |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 11:11:15 AM
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Originally posted by Sandra K. Licher
I tasted some sugar cookies with lavendar in them awhile back and they were delicious! But I have tried and tried to grow lavendar and it always dies on me. Can anyone help me grow and "keep alive" some lavendar...
I've been making lavender cookies for years. I use a super-simple recipe calling for a half cup of butter creamed with an egg, add half a cup of sugar, some vanilla, and 3/4 to 1 cup of flour with a teaspoon or so of baking powder mixed in, then the lavender blossoms (dried or fresh). Drop from a spoon. Cook them at 350 or 375, depending on how "hot" your oven is, for 7-10 minutes, or until the edges are just light brown. You can make lavender tea or rose hip tea as an accompaniment. Sweeten it with honey if you like your teas sweet.
Lavender plants like two things and can't live without them: sunshine and good drainage -- same conditions would give to roses. To foolproof your lavender plants, be sure they're in full sun and either in raised beds or in an area where the soil doesn't collect in puddles when there's a hard rain or they'll just rot right in the ground. Protect them from harsh winds, too. A raised-bed garden up against a sunny wall or fence is ideal. Cut the plants back by about a third when you harvest the blossoms and you'll get a second "crop." At the end of the season, you can cut the plants down even more (to about half) for the winter. Good luck! |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 8:06:39 PM
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I love to use edible flowers when I cater...especially for garnish and in salads. People are so funny though. We have to say "Yes, you can eat the flowers." One of my favorites is to use violets and/or violas and lavender flowers in ice cubes for lemonade and iced tea.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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Niamh
True Blue Farmgirl
140 Posts
Idaho
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 11:49:56 AM
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What a fun thread. My grandkids and I go around the yard in spring and eat all the wild violets we see. They are so good. And we make dandelion tea which they love, too. Tea parties are fun with that. And we eat honeysuckle if we can find some the goats haven't eaten first. They really like that.
I still want to try the dandelion pasta in the new MJF. Looks really good. HAs anyone made that yet?
Hello, Heide. That's my sister's name except spelled Heidi. I love the name of your farm. It makes me think of naked people gardening! What fun that would be. You'd have to wear lots of sunscrean, though!
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 2:01:14 PM
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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
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 2:20:21 PM
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Kristin,
What does the Honeysuckle taste like?
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 3:17:00 PM
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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.
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 4:30:57 PM
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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
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 7:40:14 PM
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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 |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 07:40:06 AM
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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
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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HomeSafeHome: while planning our gardens what to consider |
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while planning our gardens what to consider
