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Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas are a great addition as a side to any meal, they are perfect on top of salads for added nutrition and are easy to make in your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker for weekly meal planning.
This Sand Tart Cookie Recipe is our family recipe perfect for the Christmas & Holiday season making a big batch of cookies. These cookies are easy to customize to your tastes with various toppings and make a fun activity for everyone involved.
This sweet, Homemade Coffee Creamer recipe can be used in coffee or tea. It is made with 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and water or for a creamier option, you can use milk or half and half. It is infused with pure vanilla extract but can be customized with other extracts or even Baileys or rum for a boozy option. This creamer is so fast and easy to make for yourself or as an edible gift!
Maple Cinnamon Butter is a sweet and delicious butter recipe that is perfect for having on muffins, toast, popovers, bread, or just about anything you imagine. It only takes a few minutes and 4 simple ingredients to make this maple-cinnamon scented butter.
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Have you ever tried Lilac flowers? They are known for their amazing scent and can have several culinary applications. We have included information about Lilac flowers in addition to several Lilac flower recipes.
Hi Everyone, Lilacs are one of my favorite flowers, if not my favorite flower.
I absolutely love their beautiful, relaxing, floral scent.
In addition to the Lilac Flower recipes at the end of this post, I am sharing photos of the Lilacs in our yard, harvesting the flowers, and them in our home and kitchen.
According to Wikipedia, Lilacs are...:
Syringa is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family, native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
Scientific name: Syringa
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Order: Lamiales
Kingdom: Plantae
Rank: Genus
According to almanac.com:
Lilacs do come in seven colors, but most are familiar with the common lilac, Syringa vulgaris, which blooms in the northern states for 2 weeks in late May. However, there are early-, mid-, and late-season lilacs, which, when grown together, ensure a steady bloom for at least 6 weeks.
In Central New Jersey, at the time of my writing this post, it is April and the Lilacs are blooming.
It's a short 2-week window that they bloom in early Spring.
Here are photos of our small Lilac tree which produces some Lilac flowers in our yard:
When we refer to edible lilacs, we are specifically talking about the flowers as being edible, Just the flowers.
The flower's scent is better than they taste but the floral scent can lend itself well to certain recipes and be very subtle and beautiful.
Make sure that the Lilacs are not subject to any chemicals and/or pesticides.
Every time we post a new Lilac-related recipe, we will add it to the list at the end of the post, so please bookmark this post and check back once in a while!
I use the book, "Northeast Foraging" as a guide book, specific to my region.
I suggest you also ask people who are experts in foraging in person to give you 2nd option when foraging.
Never eat wild food that you are not 100% sure is safe to eat! Remember, always safety first!
Make sure to harvest the freshest and clean-looking flowers that you can find, up off the ground
If you try any of these recipes in the Lilac Recipes Collection list below, let us know in the comments at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading and following along!
Have you ever tried Lilac flowers? They are known for their amazing scent and can have several culinary applications. We have included information about Lilac flowers in addition to several Lilac flower recipes.
Lilac Flower Simple Syrup is a subtly-scented, floral, Spring syrup recipe that can be used in mocktails, cocktails, drinks/beverages and dessert recipes.
Lilac Flower Tea is a floral tea made from Springtime Lilac Blossoms, hot water and sweetened optionally with Wildflower honey.
Lilac Flower Sugar is an easy, 2-ingredient Lilac recipe. You can use it as a sweetener on other recipes, desserts or in drinks/beverages. Enjoy this lovely, floral, lilac-scented sugar with your food or dessert.
Lilac Flower Honey is a floral-infused honey with only 2-ingredients: Lilac Flowers and Wildflower Honey. Enjoy this subtle, Springtime honey recipe on desserts, in tea or other beverages.
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