[Sca-cooks] Re: lavender sugar

[Stefan li Rous]

Magdalena d.C. gave a recipe for lavender jelly and said:
>
> Bring the water to a boil, add lavender flowers, cover, and let steep (10
> to 30 min).  Strain your lavender tea, discarding lavender bits.  Pour
> tea, lemon juice, and pectin into a big pot and stir until the pectin is
> dissolved.  Turn the heat up to high, bring the mixture to a boil, and add
> sugar.  Bring the mixture back up to a hard rolling boil, leave it there
> for 2 minutes, stirring a bit.  Turn the heat off and spoon into hot
> sterilized glass jars.  Seal according to directions.

> If you accidentally forget to add pectin, it makes a great syrup for
> waffles.  ;>

I assume from this, that this little tidbit was learned from practical
experience. Is there some reason you can't heat this syrup back up and
then mix the pectin in at that point?

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