Homesteaders Honey

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Homesteaders Honey

Homesteaders Honey is a traditional American recipe for a classic honey substitute made with a sugar syrup set with pectin that's flavoured with clover blossoms and rosebay willowherb (fireweed) flowers. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Homesteaders Honey.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Makes:

4 jars

Rating:

Tags : Wild Food Sauce Recipes USA Recipes

This is a traditional American pioneer recipe for a honey substitute made with sugar and flavoured with rosebay willowherb (fireweed) blossoms. It's also an excellent way of making use of wild flower petals.

Ingredients:

1.6kg sugar
1 tsp powdered alum
600ml boiling water
30 white clover blossoms
18 red clover blossoms
20 rosebay willowherb blossoms (remove all stems)
60ml lemon juice
1.1l water
2 packets powdered pectin
850g sugar

Method

Mix together the sugar, alum and water. Alowly bring to a boil then reduce to a rolling boil and cook for 10 minutes. Add the flowers, take off the heat and allow to steep for 15 minutes then strain to remove the flowers.

Pour into clean, sterilized, jars. Secure tight-fitting lids and store until needed.