[Sca-cooks] Re: lavender sugar

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Christina L Biles wrote:

> >>>Which parts of the plant do you use to infuse the sugar? I have a
> burgeoning plot in my front yard...
> Devra the Baker
>
> I take fresh or dried lavender blossoms, bury them sugar, and shake the
> jar from time to time.  For a presentation type gift, I would use whole
> stems, but typically I use a handful of dried blossoms.
>
> While you are looking at cooking applications, consider strawberry
> lavender jam or lavender jelly.
>
> -Magdalena d.C.

Can you use the leaves for anything? My lavendar stubbornly refused to
bloom this year. The spearmint, OTOH, was amazingly prolific.

Margaret