I like a meadow covered with golden flowers and golden wreaths on my head. I like to blow my dandelions sometimes and I love when wishes come true. What about locking some of this magic in a jar ?
It’s a bit enigmatic: wishes coming true, the gold and the jar, but I promise that everything will be explained – just keep reading.
I wish I could say that this is a secret recipe for the gummiberry juice, because as you know ”Magic and Mystery,
Are part of their history,
Along with the secret,
Of gummiberry juice. ”
Undoubtedly, the recipe for gummiberry juice would be something big and I promise you that one day I will share this secret with you -work in progress.
In the meantime, I would like to tell you about another, equally wonderful, secret recipe. It’s the most carefully guarded by the bees recipe for honey from dandelions.
This is a real magic potion with lots of benefits for your health :
- Lots of vitamins A, C and D, which boost our immunity, help to fight cough and support our bones
- Vitamins B – necessary for nervous system and supporting the liver in removing toxins from our bodies
- Potassium, magnesium, iron and silicon – supporting your immunity and digestive system
- Multiple tannin with their anti-inflamatory antipruritic and germicidal properties which are particularly useful in fighting throat infections
- Flavonoids slowing ageing processs and decreasing the risk of cancer and circulatory system illnesses
- Triterpene – helping to lower cholesterol levels and showing painkilling, antiviral, antimycotic and detoxificating properties
- Aspargine – supporting our thinking processes
- Inulin – protecting intestines from infections, lowering sugar levels in your blood, supporting your immune system
- Silisic acid – accelerating wound healing and improving the look of the skin
- Polifenol – antiarteriosclerotic agent, improving the metabolism, fighting the fever and rheumatism
No wonder it’s called a liquid gold !
I have to admit, I’ve adjusted this recipe a bit to make it easier. Bees have hundreds of years of tradition and all infrastructure created only for honey production. We are not able to compete with them.
We can make our “honey” of dandelion flowers in an easier way, though.
Recipe for dandelion honey
Ingredients:
500 gr of flower petals
1 liter of water
Juice of 2 lemons
800 gr of sugar
Recipe:
Making honey this way is really not difficult.
You only need flower petals, water, lemons and sugar.
Remember to leave the petals spread on some paper for a while. This will give the ants and meadow spiders a chance to escape and avoid bathing.
When every living creature is safely out, put flower petals in a pot, add water and cook for 20 minutes. Leave it for the night.
Strain the dandelion petals.
Pour into the pot dandelion brew along with sugar and 2 lemon juice
Cook it slowly on a low fire for an hour or until the syrup becomes thick.
To check if the syrup is thick enough, take a little of it on a teaspoon and pour it onto a flat plate. It should get thick in a few minutes.
Enjoy your sweet honey from golden flowers ☺
Let me know if in your country you also have a dandelion and blowing them away makes wishes come true.
18 komentarzy
And to think people only thought dandelions were a nuance!
I had no idea that honey could be made from dandelions! My boys love to blow the seeds off. We call them „wish flowers” here!
We learn something new every day. I did not know that honey could be made this way. I can’t live without honey in my pantry.
What an amazing discovery from this golden flower. I never would have imagined that there are some great benefits you could get from dandelions.
Wow, I didn’t now you could make honey from dandelions?! I love honey too…
Oh my husband would love this! Hes such a huge fan of honey!
I didn’t know about it. I struggle with many health conditions. I am going to try it. And include it in my daily routine. I am so grateful that you shared it.
Wow this is a new one for me. I wouldnt mind giving this a go though. always up for trying new remedies xx
I’m a big fan of dandelion anything. But, I especially love the tea and honey combo. Just so satisfying.
What a neat recipe! My kids would love to try this. I am glad you mentioned the part about making sure the critters are gone before you start to cook it!
I had no clue that honey could come from these. You definitely learn something new every single day!
I can’t quite believe you can make honey from dandelions. I wonder how differently this would taste and if it would still work for hayfever !
wow! This is mind blowing! I had no idea we could make honey from dandelions! I need to try this recipe asap!
I love honey bees <3 Dandelion honey and bees look yum and healthy I can't wait to try this at home.
I would love to try this! Wisconsin only sells clover honey and it is not my favorite, so it would be nice to make my own kind!
This is pretty cool, never heard of it until now. Love learning new things.
I had no idea you could make dandelion honey. What a wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing this!
This is genius! I never thought to do „honey” from any flower really, I thought that was a bee’s job, LOL. There are dandelions here in Switzerland, but unfortunately I’m allergic to them!