Down Mulberry Lane

Dandelion Jelly...Link

Many have asked me for a recipe for dandelion jelly.  I may yet share a post on our own adventures, but for now, here is the site that I have used in the past.  I love that it has pictures.  Although, I will comment on one thing...  Dandelion Jelly

When clipping your petals, if you are very picky and don't get the green sepals in your petals, you will not need to worry about the greenish hue that your infusion may make.  However, that will add alot of time to your preparation time.   I did not separate the sepals and my infusion looked much like the pictures on this site.  I did not add food coloring, either, but after cooking, some of that green-ness came out.  My end product looked like honey... without food coloring. 

I also tried another dandelion recipe, found online, but I don't have it handy... and the infusion was made by boiling the petals and the water together, and then straining... the result decreased your time, if you need to make jelly that SAME day and without the wait of the infusion time.  So, look around. There are more recipes out there.  Both tasted the same, by the way. 

AND, I doubled the recipe without any trouble with it jelling.  I found in nicer to get 7 to 8 half pints done at one time, rather than 3 to 4 half pints and starting the process all over. 

Warmly, ~Melissa

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11:27 AM, May 13, 2008 .. Posted by CitySteader

I absolutely cannot wait to try this recipe!