Wednesday, July 27, 2005
well, we have now made black pansy pancake syrup, yummy, marigold coffee cake, cucumber salad with portulca leaves, chickweed juice tonic, candied pansies (disaster) next time will use spearmint leaves, red clover lemonade (yummy even Crystal likes it) we are now trying garlic portulaca butter. need containers
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Sunday, July 24, 2005
this is very yummy Red Clover Lemonade
Herbal lemonades are a refreshing summer drink, and a wonderful way to sneak some nutritious herbs into the family’s diet.
4 cups fresh Red Clover blossoms
1 gallon water
2 cups honey (1 lb) (you can use sugar, as honey is pretty pricey these days)
1 ½ cups lemon juice
1. Gently simmer Clover blossoms in a covered pot for 10 minutes.
2. Add honey, stirring until it dissolves.
3. Cover and let steep and cool for several hours or overnight. (This makes a strong, potent tea, maximizing the calcium and other nutrients in the Clover.)
4. Add lemon juice and chill in the fridge.
Herbal lemonades are a refreshing summer drink, and a wonderful way to sneak some nutritious herbs into the family’s diet.
4 cups fresh Red Clover blossoms
1 gallon water
2 cups honey (1 lb) (you can use sugar, as honey is pretty pricey these days)
1 ½ cups lemon juice
1. Gently simmer Clover blossoms in a covered pot for 10 minutes.
2. Add honey, stirring until it dissolves.
3. Cover and let steep and cool for several hours or overnight. (This makes a strong, potent tea, maximizing the calcium and other nutrients in the Clover.)
4. Add lemon juice and chill in the fridge.
well, I now have the first bath of marigold and spearmint hand creme brewing on the windowsill in olive oil. I still need to purchase some beeswax. The clover blossoms and chickweek are awaiting their turn in the oil, I think I will try the crockpot method for some of the clover. Perhaps some cocoa butter or lanolin and vitamin E oil would be a nice touch. Now only to find some containers to use to hold the ointmint when it is ready. Baby food jars would work for samples, but would not look the prettiest.