Violet Secrets

The other day I came home 

With the nicest bouquet of violets

Found in the meadow

I rinsed them gently

Removed the stems

And let them dry

Then I started to boil

Water and sugar 

To get a light syrup

The sugar needs to

dissolve completely

Then I added some rose water

I allowed the syrup cool a bit

And gently added

The violets I had gathered

I kept them in the syrup until the next day
Then I gently heated the saucepan
 Until the syrup was warm enough

Then I took each single violet
And placed it on waxed baking paper to dry
(it took a day or so)

I still have a few of the violets
That I gathered and candied last year
I use them for cakes and for ice cream

But especially I use them as a wee reminder
That those spring days full of sweet flower scents
Are always over too quickly


(Lucky me who can store a bit of those spring days in a jar throughout the year)

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Enjoy your walk across the meadows and fields!

Warmly,

Juliane