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i have a plant in my plants.

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greetings from your friendly queer horticulturist & haunter of the woods! Foraging + gardening in coastal zone 7b.
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Ground ivy is another invasive edible commonly found in lawns and fields.

It was historically used when brewing beer (before hops, or when hops were unavailable), for clarity and to add an earthy, floral flavor.

This isn’t one I’d put in a salad – as a member of the mint family (lamiaceae), it has an aromatic flavor that I find similar to sage and rosemary. I use it mostly as a spice for that reason, but you can also use it to make tea. It blends well with mountain mint, lavender, and apple blossom.

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#plants#foraging#ground ivy#glechoma hederacea#creeping charlie#invasive plants#edible plants#my photos
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Ready for some delicious syrup made from grape hyacinth (muscari) flowers?! LET’S GO.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup grape hyacinth flowers
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions:

  1. Wash the flowers (we REALLY don’t want bugs in our syrup).
  2. Add the flowers to a mason jar or other heat-safe container. Pour 1 cup boiling water over the flowers and let infuse for 1-2 hours (no longer or it can turn bitter!)
  3. Strain the flowers and add the infusion to a pot along with the sugar and lemon juice.
  4. Simmer over medium heat, until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  5. At this point, your syrup is technically done. BUT if you want it to be thicker, you can continue simmering, stirring occasionally, until it’s to your liking.
  6. Remove from heat and pour into a sterilized mason jar. At this point you can either 1) Store your syrup in the fridge if you plan to use it soon, or 2) Water bath can it for long term storage.
  7. YOU DID A SYRUP! This can be used to make lemonade, mixed into cocktails, poured over ice cream. . . you do you!!
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#edible flowers#foraging#grape hyacinth#muscari#edible plants#plantalones recipes#floral syrup
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