Comments on: Dandilions http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/ Sarah and Alaric Snell-Pym living in interesting times Tue, 22 May 2012 16:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: sarah http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/comment-page-1/#comment-183568 sarah Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:58:14 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/#comment-183568 <p>It made a lovely wine :) We have just moved so I'm a bit worried we wont be able to get hold of enough to make wine from again :(</p> It made a lovely wine :) We have just moved so I'm a bit worried we wont be able to get hold of enough to make wine from again :(

]]> By: Margareth Osju http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/comment-page-1/#comment-183353 Margareth Osju Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:03:55 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/#comment-183353 <p>Nice blog. Thanks for the link. Here in Sweden I think it's forbidden to make wine from those flowers. As an photographer I love to capture those flowers as I like their bright yellow colors :)</p> <p>Good luck with the wine. Some who made it, forbidden or not, they told me that is taste great. Cheers :)</p> Nice blog. Thanks for the link. Here in Sweden I think it's forbidden to make wine from those flowers. As an photographer I love to capture those flowers as I like their bright yellow colors :)

Good luck with the wine. Some who made it, forbidden or not, they told me that is taste great. Cheers :)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/comment-page-1/#comment-72846 Sarah Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:04:41 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/#comment-72846 <p>I've never made dandilion jelly so I don't know what recipy you are using, if it is using the water the dandilion flowers have sat in for 12 hours in a later stage of the recipy it probably to infuse the nutrients from the petals into the water and also the taste. Oftern you boil things like haws and rose hips up and then drain the water off and it is the water and not the rose hips or haws that then go into the jelly.</p> <p>The flowers are quiet delicate in taste so they probably need alot longer than most but 12 hours does seem abit extreme to me! Or are they being placed in boiling water that then cools down and they sort of just stew for twelve hours? Again boiling for so long may be to reduce the water and make a firmer jelly but without knowing what quantities you are using I just dont know.</p> <p>If the water wasn't boiling then the flowers would start fermentation but they wont ferment wilst being boiled like that.</p> <p>Sorry I cant be of more help</p> <p>Sarah</p> <p>p.s. I am interested in how it turns out :)</p> I've never made dandilion jelly so I don't know what recipy you are using, if it is using the water the dandilion flowers have sat in for 12 hours in a later stage of the recipy it probably to infuse the nutrients from the petals into the water and also the taste. Oftern you boil things like haws and rose hips up and then drain the water off and it is the water and not the rose hips or haws that then go into the jelly.

The flowers are quiet delicate in taste so they probably need alot longer than most but 12 hours does seem abit extreme to me! Or are they being placed in boiling water that then cools down and they sort of just stew for twelve hours? Again boiling for so long may be to reduce the water and make a firmer jelly but without knowing what quantities you are using I just dont know.

If the water wasn't boiling then the flowers would start fermentation but they wont ferment wilst being boiled like that.

Sorry I cant be of more help

Sarah

p.s. I am interested in how it turns out :)

]]> By: Jackie http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/comment-page-1/#comment-72786 Jackie Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:36:55 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/#comment-72786 <p>I am about to make my first batch of dandilion jelly. I live in Utah, so the dandilions are just now coming through. Why do they have to sit in boiling water for 12 hours? Do they ferment? Anyway I was glad to find you.</p> I am about to make my first batch of dandilion jelly. I live in Utah, so the dandilions are just now coming through. Why do they have to sit in boiling water for 12 hours? Do they ferment? Anyway I was glad to find you.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/comment-page-1/#comment-3158 Sarah Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:12:33 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/#comment-3158 <p>hehe - that goes without saying!</p> hehe - that goes without saying!

]]> By: ella http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/comment-page-1/#comment-3155 ella Wed, 31 May 2006 14:27:26 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/#comment-3155 <p>Wow! Dandilions are useful ... But you forogt about Dandilion and burdock! mmmmmm</p> Wow! Dandilions are useful ... But you forogt about Dandilion and burdock! mmmmmm

]]> By: Charlee http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/comment-page-1/#comment-3147 Charlee Mon, 22 May 2006 08:13:57 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2006/05/20/dandilions/#comment-3147 <p>And therin lies the reason why we need more people like you two. You really are doing a good show of perfection out there, keep up the good work!</p> And therin lies the reason why we need more people like you two. You really are doing a good show of perfection out there, keep up the good work!

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