Candied Violets

Title:
Candied Violets

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Misc,
Cakes




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  -Water


     1 c  Sugar, granulated


          Almond extract;or rosewater


          Fresh violets or


          Fresh rose petals






 These are decorations for desserts. Do NOT use African violets! Make a


 syrup by stirring water into sugar in small saucepan. Boil till slightly


 thickened; stir in almond extract to taste. Let syrup cool a little.


   Place the violets, a few at a time into syrup. Make sure that they are


 completely covered. Remove from syrup and place on wax paper to dry. If


 syrup gets hard, reheat, adding a little more water. MAKES: 1 cup syrup An


 alternative method of making candied violets is to coat petals with lightly


 beaten egg white and sprinkle with fruit sugar.


 


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