The yard EXPLODED in violets! Time to make violet jelly!  Here's our tutorial for making violet jelly - complete with photos. ENJOY!

The violets are going crazy....time to make Violet Jelly!

It's simple, beautiful, and tastes yummy. Tutorial here: http://prairielandherbs.com/violetjelly.htm

We've been getting emails about our violet jelly, lately, so I'll answer some of the common questions about it here. :)

1) what does it taste like? Well. it tastes sweet, like regular jelly, with floral overtones, but not as strongly floral as, say, roses.

2) how do I use it? You can use it like any other jelly - on toast, or warm biscuits with butter (MMM). It's beautiful in thumbprint cookies, or delicious on waffles or pancakes or crepes. It can be slightly warmed, and poured over fresh fruit, as a delicious glaze. You can stir it into tea or coffee, as a flavored sweetener. Last but not least, you can use it with cold meats, or on sandwiches of all sorts.

Rain, rain, rain, rain, thunderstorms, tornado warnings, humidity, rain, mud, flood warnings, rain.

That is what is happening here. Big wet thundery storms, followed by sunshine = humidity and mud. and NO gardening. Beds are tilled, but empty. Weeds are lush an abundant. Donna CANNOT keep ahead of the grass. In short, Mother Nature is kicking our asses, and chaos rains.

That's what's happening here at Prairieland Herbs.

In other news: It IS time to make violet jelly!!


Here's our step-by-step recipe for Violet Jelly!

Roses will be blooming before too long, and my goal is to do a similar tutorial for Rose Petal Jam. Stay tuned!