Wild Edibles- How to make Dandelion Jelly
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You know its officially spring
You know its officially spring in Idaho when these little weeds start popping up everywhere. They are the first food for bees in the spring. Most people go to extreme links to eradicate these weeds, but did you know that they are edible? All parts of the Dandelion plant are edible, from the flowers to the roots and they are full of vitamin A, C, and K. They help relieve allergies and they taste so good! At our homestead, spring is usually the time that we are starting to get low on our supply of jams and jellies so its nice to be able to can jelly early in the season and start getting that supply built back up. In this video we are going to be foraging for Dandelions to make a delicious jelly. A Jelly that tastes like honey! Almost too good to be true. Its no wonder bees like those little flowers so much. Dandelion jelly recipe is below.
DANDELION JELLY
1 Quarts dandelion “fluff” (you need a lot more than 1 quart of whole flowers)
2 Quarts boiling water
2 Tablespoon lemon juice
6-7 Tablespoons pectin
4 cups sugar
To prepare flowers:
Pick dandelion flowers and remove as much green as possible. You want just the yellow “fluff”
1. 1 Quarts packed dandelion fluff (green bulbs removed)
2. Boil 2 Quarts water
3. Pour boiling water over dandelion fluff.
4. Let sit 12-24 hours
5. Drain off liquid and keep dandelion juice
To Make Jelly
1. Measure 4 cups liquid from dandelions and add to a large pot
2. Add in 2 T lemon juice
3. Add 6 T pectin (for a thicker jelly add an additional 1 T pectin)
4. Stir and then bring to a boil
5. Add in 4 cups of sugar
6. You can add in 1 tsp butter to help control foaming
7. Bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes stirring constantly
8. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Close jars with sterilized lids and rings
9. Put into a water bath for 10 minutes
10. Take out and let cool
If any jars do not seal put them in the fridge
DANDELION JELLY
1 Quarts dandelion “fluff” (you need a lot more than 1 quart of whole flowers)
2 Quarts boiling water
2 Tablespoon lemon juice
6-7 Tablespoons pectin
4 cups sugar
To prepare flowers:
Pick dandelion flowers and remove as much green as possible. You want just the yellow “fluff”
1. 1 Quarts packed dandelion fluff (green bulbs removed)
2. Boil 2 Quarts water
3. Pour boiling water over dandelion fluff.
4. Let sit 12-24 hours
5. Drain off liquid and keep dandelion juice
To Make Jelly
1. Measure 4 cups liquid from dandelions and add to a large pot
2. Add in 2 T lemon juice
3. Add 6 T pectin (for a thicker jelly add an additional 1 T pectin)
4. Stir and then bring to a boil
5. Add in 4 cups of sugar
6. You can add in 1 tsp butter to help control foaming
7. Bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes stirring constantly
8. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Close jars with sterilized lids and rings
9. Put into a water bath for 10 minutes
10. Take out and let cool
If any jars do not seal put them in the fridge
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