Stop swearing about your thistles and praise them instead.
Their flowers make a beautiful jelly. When you notice the number of bees and butterflies around their flowers it gives you an idea of the sweet nectar inside these pretty purple/pink flowers.
In this recipe I used Canada Thistle:
Pick 4 cups of the flowers.
Add liquid (approx. 3.5 cups) and cook until the flavour and colour has gone into the water. Keep the water and discard the flowers.
Use 3 cups of flower infused liquid.
Add to stove, heat and stir in one package of fruit pectin.
I like to add one tablespoon of lemon juice at this point.
Bring to a boil.
Add 4 cups of white sugar.
Stir frequently and let boil for 1 min.
Remove from heat and skim foam.
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My kids absolutely adore this jelly. It is light and sweet and looks so pretty.
Hurray for thistles!
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