[Sca-cooks] pickled clover flowers

[kattratt]

Finally found the recipe again!!! Yeah
Ok nope this is not period.  Or at least I haven't looked for it 
anywhere.  I found this on a website that listed edible flowers in 
particular clover.  

However here is the recipe.....
Use Red and White Clover blossoms, white vinegar, and honey.  Alternate 
the different clover blossoms in a wide mouth quart jar.  Fill jar with 
vinegar.  Then pour out vinegar and measure.  For each 1/2 cup of 
vinegar, add 1 tablespoon of honey.  Pour this over the clover and let 
set for a week before using.  It makes a nice garnish for veggies and 
fish, and serve them for hors d'oeuvres.  

Now of course since I always wander away from the recipe and 
embellish... here is what I did.  
White Clover Blossoms since that was what we had in the yard.  (Used my 
own blossoms... weeded the yard and got food at the same time... Not to 
mention that I KNOW there are NO chemicals on this stuff.)   I did not 
fill the jar and then remove vinegar... I simply poured and measured the 
honey out.  After 2 days I tasted it, not bad actually.   I added some 
crushed garlic cloves and a touch more honey.  
We are using it as a garnish.   Feast is this weekend.  I will post my 
report after the event.  (Duh)   I will also pop pictures out so 
everyone can see the cups and plates, etc.

Nichola

Stefan li Rous wrote:

> Nichola mentioned:


> Okay, period evidence or recipe, please? And where did you find 
> pickled clover flowers? Or even clover flowers, for that matter. Or 
> are you going clover hunting? I don't think I've ever seen clover 
> flowers, although probably I didn't notice that the flowers were from 
> the clover and not just in among it.
>
> Stefan