Edible flowers - anyone know how to use them?

Vivien

Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm by no means an expert. The only use I know of is in salads using nasturtiums, mainly. I'll be very interested in what other A2Kers come up with.

Dandelions make an excellent tea and can also be used in a salad. Cattails which, grow wild in swamps, are also edible though my experience is they taste like ****.

Hey, Vivien. Let's not forget Dandelion wine. (for cooking purposes only, you understand)

I use flowers , herbs, roots , leaves every day. wich ones do you want to know about?
PLEASE PLEASE dont use foxglove. it is a stimulant for the heart and very dangerous. Im glad you know that one.

Post wich ones you want to use and I will tell you how to make infusions, tes, paste, etc.. what ever you need.
:-)

Some general information is given here

More here, and here, another link ... and here my favourite.

Remember, anything leafy (petally?) that you can throw in a salad, you can layer on a sandwich.

I have a Peterson Field Guide on "Edible Wild Plants". They don't list anything on pansies (maybe there are no wild pansies?) but for roses they mention using the petals in teas and salads and making jams and syrups from rose hips.

Nasturtiums are in the same plant grouping as watercress and can be used the same ways.

The 'wild' pansy is called viola tricolor, common all over Europe.

A quite wellknown recipe is a "Ring cake with orange slices and sugared pansies".

('Frosted' seems to be the correct word - similar recipe here)

Walter those links are great - and so fast! I go away for a while and there is all this information that is just what i needed to see what is safe and what isn't. I didn't find any sites that good when i searched

Shewolf - ANY information would be gratefully received! I know absolutely nothing as yet about using flowers and
was hoping for some feedback from people who know about it.

Personally I'm not keen on peppery tastes but my husband is, so if you have time .... whatever you can tell me I'll be happy.

mmm you have to remember I'm in England so some American flowers may not grow here.

I love the idea of petals in a salad (I adore salads)