Lilac, Sugar, Sugar

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Equal Measures: Lilac, Sugar, Sugar! Here’s a way to capture the essence of an early Spring morning. By infusing lilacs into ordinary table sugar, any bakery item or tea beverage can be transformed into an European delight. The unique floral flavor of lilacs is amazing paired with lemon citrus or wild berries. Think scones, muffins, cookies, and ice cream. Or what about an aromatic herbal infusion to iced tea? I like mine fizzy with lemonade and sparkling water. How refreshing! In any event, the possibilities are endless. The next time the lilac blossoms come around, get picking. Your taste buds will thank you.

LILAC, SUGAR, SUGAR

Ingredients:

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup lilac petals

Instructions:

Rinse lilac flowers under running water. Let dry. Remove blossoms from stem with scissors. Discard stems. Alternate layers of sugar and lilac petals in a jar. Close lid. Place the jar in a dry dark cabinet. Every day, gently shake the jar to mix the sugar and break up any clumps. After one week, sift the sugar to separate the dried petals from the flavored sugar. Crush the petals or discard them. Spread the lilac sugar on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet to dry one week longer. Transfer lilac sugar to an airtight container for storage.

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  7. We’ve had lilac bushes out our front window for about 10 years, and TWICE had blossoms begin and die, and only once had actual blossoms that one could smell . . . for about three days! 😠 I let it keep growing just for the greenery, but have given up hope for lilacs in our pH 4.0 soil! The only times they blossomed I had dumped bags of lime on the roots for a couple weeks! Guess we can try to find some lilac tea. 😉

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