Abundance of violets??

[Rebbetzin]

I have been looking for ways to preserve the many violets I have this year.

There was an interesting book I got at the Library on "Flower Pounding"

Here is my first attempt at Flower Pounding.

I used watercolor paper. and I am planning to use it as a bookmark.

And then there is always the ever popular Sugared Violets.

 

[greenbean]

That's so pretty, I may try that this year.

Are sugared violets good? I never thought about doing that with violets!

 

[Rebbetzin]

That's so pretty, I may try that this year.

Are sugared violets good? I never thought about doing that with violets!

I make them to put on little cakes. They are "ok" not my favorite thing to eat...They taste like a violet smells.

Flowery, do you rememeber "Sen-Sen"?

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/sen.htm

It was said to be licorice flavor... but it always tasted like soap to me.

I just read up on it.. and it was produced by a perfume dealer. No wonder it tasted like soap !!

 

[Goatherd]

Flowery, do you rememeber "Sen-Sen"?

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/sen.htm

It was said to be licorice flavor... but it always tasted like soap to me.

Rebbetzin, that is so true! Unfortunately, Sen Sen is from a world of time-gone-by that only a few of us will remember. And yes, it tasted worse than soap!

 

[goodhors]

So are the sugared Violets all purple in nature, or does the sugaring
change their color a bit? The photo makes them look like the frosting
flowers my mom made for doing cakes. She always made a LOT, then
saved the leftovers to use later on.

I have a couple nice patches of Violets, smell DIVINE when blooming.
Never tried sugaring them, though I had heard of it. Mine are a
darker purple, with other varieties of Violets being white with spots
and plain white. There is also some "Pansy-faced" ones that are quite
large from my Grandmother's garden. They were a Florist variety, raised
and sold to the public, back when Violets meant something in Flower Language.
Very pretty with lavender tips and white centers, about 1 1/2" across the face,
with LONG stems. I had yellow ones in a woods we owned, but they were
"sparse" to say the least. Real Wildflowers. One flower per plant that had only
two leaves, with only ever one plant in a location, scattered in the woods moisture.
I left them alone in hopes they would multiply. Couldn't find ANY when
we sold the land, to move to the new place.