Stop and Eat the Roses!
Pretty to look at, wonderful to smell... and delicious to eat!
What You Will Need:
- Rose Blooms (or other edible flowers)
- 1-1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1-1/2 cup Water
- Saucepan
- Waxed Paper
What You Do:
- Carefully pick organically grown roses (since you are going to eat them, you don't want to have chemical fertilizer or pesticides on them).
- Make a simple syrup by mixing sugar and water into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Carefully dip the flower into the boiling sugar syrup.
- Place the sugared flower on waxed paper to cool.
- When the flowers are cool enough to handle, spread out the petals and let the flowers dry in the sun or in a warm (not hot) oven.
- Help yourself to your rose candy!
Additional Ideas and Tips:
- Try this project with colorful Pansies, Johnny-Jump-Ups, Violets and other edible flowers.
- Use the candied flowers to decorate a cake or a dessert.
- Place several candied flowers on your child's plate after a meal - what a lovely surprise!
Variation:
Another way to make candid flowers is to lay your blossoms on a cookie sheet, then carefully paint them with egg white and sprinkle the flowers with plenty of sugar. Bake the sugared flowers in the oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes. When the flowers are cool, use your candied blossoms to decorate desserts or eat them the way they are.
