Dandelion and Daisy Honey

It is not real honey, but an extract from flowers.

In the old times the flowers were collected and made into a spread. Honey was too expensive for many people.

Next weekend our garden will finally see the lawn mower. Many daisies are showing their blooms. Dandelions ard not so much this year. But the neighbors helped out and were lucky to get rid of them.

It is a bit time consuming to prepare this honey. First is collecting the flowers, you will need 4 hands full of them. 2 hands full of dandelions and 2 hands full of daisies.
It is important to get the green part off the dandelion flowers. That will prevent that the liquid gets too bitter. Do not worry with the daisies.

Recipe for 5 jars:
2 hands full of dandelions
2 hands full of daisies
1 organic lemon
1 litre water
1 kg sugar

Give the flowers a quick wash, then rip off the green part of the dandelions.
Cut up the lemon and toss it with both flowers and 1 litre of water in a pot. Bring it up a boil, cut off the heat and let it sit covered over night.

Do not worry when you open the lid next day. The liquid will be darker. The more dandelions you use, the darker it will get. Drain the liquid off to use and clean the pot for the cooking again.
Add the sugar and bring to a boil. When it wells up, reduce the heat on low and cook for 3 to 4 hours. That depends how fast the syrup congels.

Put it into clean jars.

When you use mostly dandelion, it is a good cough medicine.