Misc Candied Violets

[Old Gray Mare]

The war of the violets has begun at Casa OGM. DH, Thank God I love him, has a bug up his posterior about the proper height of our lawn. So I race the mower for violets. This is how I candy my violets. If raw egg whites are a problem or possible health threat you could try reconstituting commercially pasteurized powdered egg whites.

Candied Violets

Violets
egg white
powdered sugar
Dehydrator
small sieve

Pick violets. Leave the stem on for a handle. Rinse flowers. Put on paper towels to dry. Beat one egg white until shoulders are broken but white is still clear not foamy. I use a small piece of rolled up paper towel to paint the violet with egg white. First I put the flower face down on a clean plate and paint the back of the flower holding it by the stem. Then I paint the front. Next I put a heaping table spoon of powdered sugar in the sieve and dust the back and front of the flower. The flower is put on a paper towel to dry. I dust the bottom of my drying tray with a thin layer of powdered sugar and put the flowers on it, face down, cutting the stem to about an inch. Then dehydrate till fully dry. Store in a small canning jar. Some flowers will stick to the tray anyway.

 

[Melodi]

You can do rose petals in a similar way but the pith part near the stem has to be cut out or it tastes nasty; a bit harder to do but worth it - same is true for rose jam and rose jelly.

Great idea, I hadn't thought of doing it with violets!