Comments on: Capture the fragrance of spring with lilac jelly! http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/ Life more abundantly Tue, 22 May 2012 05:06:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amy Renea http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-32674 Amy Renea Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:22:28 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-32674 I am so SO very excited to have found your site...I've been experimenting with redbuds and now redbud (and now lilac) jelly are on the top of the list!! I am so SO very excited to have found your site…I’ve been experimenting with redbuds and now redbud (and now lilac) jelly are on the top of the list!!

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]]> By: urban foraging: lilac jelly « sophie's kitchen http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-22618 urban foraging: lilac jelly « sophie's kitchen Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:47:14 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-22618 [...] used the Roscommon Acres and The 3 Foragers recipes as a base, as they seem to be the ones that most people refer to – [...] [...] used the Roscommon Acres and The 3 Foragers recipes as a base, as they seem to be the ones that most people refer to – [...]

]]> By: Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-21647 Dana Sun, 15 May 2011 02:39:29 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-21647 I'm glad you tried the jelly, Kristina. I hope you like the flavor. You won't get a purple from the lilacs. My infusion was a sort of greenish brown and the end result didn't look that different than dandelion jellu. Some people add a bit of blueberry juice to get more of the expected color. I’m glad you tried the jelly, Kristina. I hope you like the flavor. You won’t get a purple from the lilacs. My infusion was a sort of greenish brown and the end result didn’t look that different than dandelion jellu. Some people add a bit of blueberry juice to get more of the expected color.

]]> By: Kristina http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-21642 Kristina Sat, 14 May 2011 21:17:44 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-21642 I tried this with a small amount of our dark purple lilacs and when I added the lemon juice it didn't change to the purple I was hoping for. In fact it stayed brownish color. I did sit the infusion over night in the fridge after straining it because I wasn't able to get to it and I read you could do that over night. What is up with that? I tried this with a small amount of our dark purple lilacs and when I added the lemon juice it didn’t change to the purple I was hoping for. In fact it stayed brownish color. I did sit the infusion over night in the fridge after straining it because I wasn’t able to get to it and I read you could do that over night. What is up with that?

]]> By: Kerry http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-21605 Kerry Wed, 11 May 2011 17:48:12 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-21605 Hi Dana! I'm excited to try this out. I was dreaming up a plan to make half pints and give them away at my wedding reception in Aug. I live in CO, so there won't be anything sweet to preserve until almost Sept., but I love the idea of jam or jelly as a guest gift! I do have one question: when you pull the flowers off the green stem, did you detach the calyces (the little green things that clasp the floral tube)? I wasn't sure if I needed to take the extra time to do that, or just make sure I plucked the flowers from the stem. Thanks for sharing the recipe! Hi Dana!
I’m excited to try this out. I was dreaming up a plan to make half pints and give them away at my wedding reception in Aug. I live in CO, so there won’t be anything sweet to preserve until almost Sept., but I love the idea of jam or jelly as a guest gift!

I do have one question: when you pull the flowers off the green stem, did you detach the calyces (the little green things that clasp the floral tube)? I wasn’t sure if I needed to take the extra time to do that, or just make sure I plucked the flowers from the stem.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!

]]> By: Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » Redbuds are beautiful this time of year. You should eat them. http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-20767 Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » Redbuds are beautiful this time of year. You should eat them. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:48:18 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-20767 [...] left the foam on a plate to cool for our first sample and it was delicious. It wasn’t quite lilac jelly, but it has a nice tangy flavor. A lot of that is from the lemon juice you have to add which gives [...] [...] left the foam on a plate to cool for our first sample and it was delicious. It wasn’t quite lilac jelly, but it has a nice tangy flavor. A lot of that is from the lemon juice you have to add which gives [...]

]]> By: Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » A year of life http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-18812 Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » A year of life Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:48:11 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-18812 [...] geese and ducks and bees and backyard orchards. We built our first fence. And I learned how to make jelly from the flowers growing wild on our [...] [...] geese and ducks and bees and backyard orchards. We built our first fence. And I learned how to make jelly from the flowers growing wild on our [...]

]]> By: Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » Gardener’s amnesia http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-14600 Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » Gardener’s amnesia Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:38:52 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-14600 [...] we got way more out of the unexpected fruits the property offered without our labor and finances. Lilac jelly, black locust blossom fritters and syrup, clover jelly, dandelion syrup, and sharab el toot. We [...] [...] we got way more out of the unexpected fruits the property offered without our labor and finances. Lilac jelly, black locust blossom fritters and syrup, clover jelly, dandelion syrup, and sharab el toot. We [...]

]]> By: Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » Red clover jelly: recipes and reviews http://roscommonacres.com/2010/04/capture-the-fragrance-of-spring-with-lilac-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-13459 Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » Red clover jelly: recipes and reviews Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:49:37 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1748#comment-13459 [...] I started out with the same basic infusion I used for lilac jelly, black locust blossom jelly and dandelion [...] [...] I started out with the same basic infusion I used for lilac jelly, black locust blossom jelly and dandelion [...]

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