My fireweed jelly experiment. Turned out fantastic! I think it's best on a cracker with cream cheese & a slice of jalapeño pepper :)
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1. Collect fireweed flowers |
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Buds at the top are ok. |
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The recipe I used. |
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8 cups of packed fireweed blossoms. |
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3. Sanitize jars. Soap, water, boil, whatever you do to ensure the jelly is going into nice clean jars. |
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4. Add water until water level is just below the top of flowers & boil until the blossoms are a sickly pale grey. |
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Boiling out the color & flavor of the blossoms results in this beautiful deep hued purple liquid. |
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5. Strain. I didn't have cheesecloth so I improvised w a flour sifter. |
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Add assembled ingredients and boil. |
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Can & Process. |
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Ta dah! The finished product. |
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Alaskan Summer in a jar. |
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