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Jelly we need to go deeper1/6/2024 ![]() In warmer areas, like the pacific northwest, they bloom as early as Mid-February. Here in Vermont, they grow wild near woods edges and bloom in late spring or early summer (May or June). They prefer shady wet spaces, and you’ll often find them tucked into corners of your lawn near trees or on the north side of the house. Wild violets are pretty easy to identify, and they’re incredibly common. They are also people selling violet plants from the common wild violet, so you can grow your own.) If you’re looking to taste violet jelly without all the work of making it yourself, you can support these hardworking home canners at the same time. (I’ve been asked many times, and no I don’t sell or ship jellies, but there are quite a few small makers on Etsy that sell it. Sweet and floral, with hints of blueberry and raspberry, wild violet jelly is going to be on our list each spring from now on! Others, like this wild violet jelly, totally blew my mind.īelieve it or not, violet jelly tastes like fresh spring berries rather than flowers! ![]() I don’t really need to make fireweed jelly or bee balm jelly again. We started with dandelion jelly, which tastes like honey and sunshine, and with that success, the littles and I started making floral jellies out of just about all the tasty edible flowers we could get our hands-on. This past year kept us (and everyone else) at home more than usual, and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to make a project out of all the tasty edible flowers growing all over the yard by making flower jelly. Believe it or not, these bright spring blooms taste like fresh berries, making an exceptionally jelly long before the first fruit harvest of the season. Violet jelly is an easy homemade flower jelly that will add stunning color to your toast, biscuits, and scones.
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