Edible Flowers

cools until petals stay in place. Process in hot water bath or seal with paraffin.

Yields: 4 - 5 half pints

FLOWER OIL
1/2 - 1 cup fresh or dried flowers
1 qt. vegetable oil

Add flowers to bottle of oil and place in a pan of water. Simmer water with bottle in it gently for at least 30 minutes. Remove from stove and cool. Cover bottle tightly, and let steep a week before using. If dried flowers are used, they may be left in the oil. Fresh flowers should be drained after one week as they lose their color.

Uses: Salad dressings, marinades, hot pasta, stir-frying.

Nasturtium and herb blossom oils are excellent for sautéing.

Rose and carnation oils make nice salad dressings.

FLOWER SYRUP
1-cup water (or rosewater)
3 cups sugar
1/2 - 1-cup flower petals, whole or crushed

Boil all ingredients for 10 minutes, or until thickened into syrup. Strain through cheesecloth into a clean glass jar. Keeps up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Can be added to sparkling water or champagne for a delicious beverage. Or, it may be poured over fruit, pound cake or pancakes.

An Incomplete List of POISONOUS FLOWERS Commonly Found in the Garden:

Aconite
Anemone
Anthurium
Atamasco Lily
Autumn Crocus
Azalea
Baneberry
Bead Tree
Belladonna
Black Locust
Black Snakeroot
Bloodroot
Boxwood
Buttercup
Butterfly Weed
Caladium
Calla Lily
Carolina Jasmine
Castor Bean
Cherry Laurel
Chinaberry
Christmas Rose
Clematis
Daffodil
Deadly Nightshade
Death Cammus
Delphinium
Dogsbane
Dumbcane
Elephant Ears
False Hellebore
Four O'clock
Foxglove
Gloriosa Lily
Golden Chain Tree
Goldenseal
Heavenly Bamboo
Henbane
Horse Chestnut
Horse Nettle
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Iris
Ivy
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jerusalem Cherry
Jessamine
Jetbead
Jimson Weed
Jonquil
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Laburnum
Lantana
Larkspur
Leopardsbane
Lily of the Valley
Lobelia
Marsh Marigold
May Apple
Mescal Bean
Mistletoe
Monkhood
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Nightshade
Ohio Buckeye
Oleander
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Poinsettia
Poison Hemlock
Potato
Privet
Rhododendron
Rock Poppy
Schefflera
Spring Adonis
Star of Bethlehem
Strawberry Bush
Sweet Pea
Tobacco
Tomato (blooms)
Trumpet Vine
Wahoo
Water Hemlock
Wild Cherry
Windflower
Wisteria
Wolfsbane
Yellow Allamanda
Yellow Oleander

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For more information:
Floral Cuisine
Edible Flowers in the Herb Garden

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