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Edible flowers ?

 I am preparing alist of edible flowers for  a TV show tomorrow.
the list (so far)is  as follows
Any meditgardiners out there add to the list/
I have tried snapdragons and not impressed (bit bitter) wheras linaria
tasted OK any thoughts on this
Also is Parfait Amour lavender flavoured? It certainly does not taste of it.
Edible Flowers

Allium:  chive flowers , garlic chives
Almond blossoms
Alyssum
Apple blossoms
Bachelor button petals
Basil
Beans (phaseolus) (Lab Lab Bean flower is nicer than the bean!)
Begonia (tuberous begonia)
Borage
Carnation
Chamomile (usually made into calming tea -use 3-4 fresh flowers)
Chrysanthemums
Coriander
Daisy petals (Bellis perrenis)
Daylily (hemerocallis)
Dianthus (Clove Pinks once used to flavour wine )
Elderberry (sambucus)
English primroses
Geraniums
Gladiolus
Herbs for cooking  bergamot, fennell, oregano, mints, anise hyssop etc
Hibiscus flowers
Hollyhock (Alcea) also Marshmallow
Honeysuckle (lonicera)
Johnny jump-up  
lavender  each variety will give a different flavourLavender  (Parfait
Amour is a  lavender-flavored liqueur)
lemon blossoms
lilac (syringia)
Marigolds some better than others especially potmarigold and  tagetes
varieties Mexican Tarragon very nice.
Nasturtium
Orange blossoms
pansy
Peach blossoms
Peas
Plum blossoms
Rose petals  
Rosella
Sage (salvia officinalis) also Sage Pineapple and Fruity)
Sage clary  
Snapdragon
Society Garlic (Tulbaghia)
Squash blossoms
Tulips


To candy flowers, whisk an egg white, then use a brush to  paint a fine
layer onto clean, dry, pesticide-free flower petals  (or whole flowers if
they're very small). Next, gently place the  petal into some superfine
sugar, and sprinkle some more superfine  sugar on top. Shake off the excess
and lay it out on waxed paper  to dry (this takes as much as eight hours).

Flowers that are definately NOT edible include hydrangea, lupine, daffodils
rhodedendron, oleander, wisteria, clematis, datura, buttercup.

Michael Bailes.
Herbarist
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