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Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 06 4:08 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

I have put on two gallons of sage flower wine so I tend to like strange wines.

Nothing strange about your sage wine - it's wonderful

gil
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 06 4:48 pm Post subject:

Lavender leaves can smell a bit like rosemary : a jelly with it on a neutral base like apple (or gooseberry) would be good with lamb.

I've had lavender boiled sweets; medicinal, not perfumed.
Toffee or fudge would also be possible.
Lavender oatcakes ? Or other savoury biscuit mix.

TD, I reckon lavender wine, on the same principle /recipe as your sage flower, would be a good one. Or you could try a weaker version (1.5lb sugar) to make into a sparkling wine.

moongoddess

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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 06 6:34 pm Post subject:
Thanks Bugs! mg x

moongoddess

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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 06 8:59 pm Post subject:

well, yesterday I made a batch of lavender biscuits and lavender scones - the family are devouring them and we've been well and truly converted.

(I also made my first batch of lemon curd today which dd *insisted*she had spread on bread with soya sauce sprinkled on top

)

i think the biscuits would make a lovely christmas pressie for a couple of octaganrian friends of mine this year, so I shall keep a couple of tbsps of the dried flowers for a few more months

mg x

hardworkinghippy

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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 06 9:06 pm Post subject:
Last week when I gathered my lavender I cut up all the leaves and stalks and what was left after I took the heads off and just sprinkled it around on the terrace just in front of the door. When people walk on it it releases the lavender smell.

Wingy

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Location: Fife, Scotland

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 06 10:49 pm Post subject:

I've spent most evenings during the past week, deflowering lavender heads into a large mixing bowl. It's now full!

I'm going to use these to make Christmas gifts.

As I was deflowering them, some of the dried leaves and stalks were strewn over the carpet - I was distracted by Mr Darcy on TV at the time and wasn't looking where I was tossing them! I admit I left them there for a few days despite making the room look untidy, but the scent released from walking on them was just wonderful. After picking up the stalks, I vacuumed the smaller bits and now I get a waft of lavender each time I vacuum.

marigold

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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 06 1:12 pm Post subject:
I've got a house full of lavender too - brought a huge sack home from work yesterday and the house, car and shed are all very fragrant. In fact yesterday it was just the teensy weensyist bit overpowering . I slept well last night . Will be deflowering all week, then making lavender bags and sleep pillows.....

DIYish

Joined: 25 Sep 2006
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 06 2:27 pm Post subject: lavender wine jelly - untried

found a recipe but can't vouch for it. Someone make it and tell me how it is..(i don't have access to lavender or I'd do it myself)

Lavender Wine Jelly Recipe

1/4 cup dried lavender leaves
2-1/2 cups boiling water
4-1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup white wine
A few drops of purple food color
1/2 bottle liquid pectin

Sterilize jars and keep them hot. Pour boiling water over lavender and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain and measure 2 cups of this herb tea into saucepan. Stir in sugar, wine and coloring. Heat to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Pour in pectin and return to a boil. Boil hard for 1 minute stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skim off foam. pour into jars and seal. Yield: about 3 cups

frewen

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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 06 3:01 pm Post subject:
Lavender wheat bags? The kind you microwave to heat up.

lettucewoman

Joined: 26 Sep 2006
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Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 06 3:55 pm Post subject:
how about llavender soap? you can buy the soap base (melt and pour) and then add some lavender to the melted soap...and maybe some food colouring too! I have made soap with oatmeal, and will have a go at lavender soap when I have nicked all my mums!!

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 06 4:58 pm Post subject:
hi Lettucewoman! Welcome aboard. Lavender soap is great, but have you thought about making your own soap? There are a number of recipes strewn around the archives here, we did a challenge on it a year or so back and I think a few people tried variations on lavender soap then. Well worth doing ,and it does smell lovely

dpack

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 06 6:58 pm Post subject:
not bad as a wound dressing

treaclepuss

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 06 7:34 pm Post subject:
Why not save some to make some lavender tea? It's a well-known cure for nervous tension and headaches. Use a teaspoon of fresh or dried flowers to one cup of nearly boiling water. Leave to infuse for about 4 minutes, then strain and drink. Add a slice of lemon or a little honey if you like (but never milk!)

Bernie66

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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 06 7:49 am Post subject:

Welsh ice-cream firm creates lavender variety
A Welsh ice-cream manufacturer is believed to be the first in the country to add lavender to one of its products.

Carmarthenshire-based Heavenly has developed a lavender ice-cream which enjoyed so much success during trials that they have now enlisted the help of gardeners at a local mansion to help out.

Staff at Aberglasney Mansion have planted a lavender bed to supply the shop with enough flower heads to make the necessary syrup.

Graham Rankin, Aberglasney director, told the Western Mail: "I think it is wonderful to be able to support local businesses and to have an ice-cream branded with Aberglasney's name is quite novel."

Mr Rankin revealed that there are also plans for the estate's oranges to be used to make an orange, cranberry and nutmeg ice-cream for Christmas.

Heavenly has become well-known in the area for its innovative approach, with some of its more unusual ingredients including leek, welsh beer, bara brith and lobster & fries.

The shop's owner, Tracey Kindred, told the Western Mail: "If it's edible, we can make it."

https://tinyurl.com/syht4

hmk

Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Posts: 10

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 06 2:59 pm Post subject:
At a county show the other week I bought some very delicious lemon and lavender goats cheese. I used to have a recipe for lavender 'incense'. It involved soaking the stalks in salt petre i think. hazel

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