How to dry dandelion flower?
Dandelion are in full blossom right now. I want to dry some flowers to have dandelion tee later in the season. How do I do that? Should I lay them on news paper? I don't now how to do it.
Bonus question: Do you know if I can eat cherries tree flowers?
Thank you follow foragers!
You can also make dandelion tea from the leaves, which may be easier to dry than the petals.
Won't it be less sweet? I never did dandelion tee before but my hand was cover in sticky flower sugar when I finished foraging. It never hapenned when I pick leaves.
I'm not sure, actually! Maybe I'll do both and compare once they start growing this spring.
Maybe we should, since mince are already there (_) May I ask if you come from Canada? In France, spring is very much here.
Yes, I'm in Canada! You get a much earlier spring than we do with the advantage of the gulf stream. I live in a very temperate part of the country, but we still haven't reached our "last frost" date, and even though some perennials are starting to bloom we still go below freezing some nights. I expect our dandelions in 6-8 weeks probably.
I see. That's why this community is so calm when I jump in the herbs like a little kids for two good weeks now!