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- Dandelion flowers - characteristics and recipe
- What do the flowers look like in detail?
- Recipe for dandelion blossom honey
- Tips
The beautiful dandelion flowers are healthy and delicious
Dandelion flowers - characteristics and recipe
Who does not know him, the dandelion? Whether its characteristic leaves, its buttery yellow flowers or its fluffy seeds, which consist of numerous umbrellas - this wild plant is so distinctive that it can be easily recognized. Now let's take a close look at the flowers!
What do the flowers look like in detail?
Starting in April, dandelion leaf axils produce long, hollow stalks filled with milk juice. Above the basket flowers form. They are composed of up to 40 protruding bracts and numerous ray florets.
The flowers open in sunlight and close at night, dryness and rain. They are present for several days until they transform and become the well-known 'dandelions'. Often there is a weaker after-flowering in late summer, which can last until September or even October.
This is how the flowers of the dandelion look in detail:
Recipe for dandelion blossom honey
An interesting honey substitute is the dandelion blossom honey, which you can prepare yourself. What you need: 3 hands of collected dandelion flowers, 1 liter of water, 1 kg of sugar, juice and peel of a lemon.
That's how it's done:
1. Boil dandelion flowers in water for 20 minutes.
2. Cool overnight and leave to soak.
3. Remove the dandelion flowers.
4. Add sugar and lemon juice to the broth and bring to a boil.
5. Heat until the liquid has become syrupy.
6. Fill in glasses.
Tips
You can also use the edible flowers for teas or salads.