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Dandelion syrup with a twist

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 300 g dandelion petals
  • 50 g fir branch(es), young and fresh shoots
  • 2 lemons, untreated, sliced
  • 2 ½ kg sugar
  • 2 ½ liters of water

Instructions

Working time approx. 3 hours; Rest period approx. 1 day; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 day 3 hours 30 minutes

Honey substitute, a Grandma Liese recipe with fir shoots

Slice the lemons. Boil the dandelion petals, pine shoots, and lemon slices in 2.5 liters of water for about 30 minutes. Then let it steep for 24 hours. Pour through cheesecloth or a kitchen towel, squeeze out excess liquid, and collect the liquid (do not use a metal sieve!). Bring the liquid to a boil with the sugar and simmer, stirring constantly, until a honey-like consistency forms. This may take a while. Then pour into jars while still hot and seal. The addition of pine shoots gives the honey a very special flavor. Just like real forest honey.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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