Lavender Jelly With Chamomile Food

LAVENDER-CHAMOMILE SPRITZER

Steps:

• Fill a tall glass with ice. Add the tea syrup, gin and lemon juice. Stir with a cocktail spoon. Top off with the vanilla bean soda. Serve garnished with a lavender sprig if desired.
• Combine the tea, sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until the mixture comes to a boil and the sugar is dissolved. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer. Let cool completely before using.

LAVENDER JELLY WITH CHAMOMILE

Steps:

• Sterilize jars and keep them hot.
• Pour boiling water over lavender and let steep for 15 minutes add tea bag for five. If not adding chamomile steep lavender for full 20 minutes.
• Strain tea into saucepan.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups additional water, sugar, lemon juice and coloring.
• Heat to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly for 1-2 minutes.
• Pour in pectin and return to a boil.
• Boil hard for 1 minute stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and skim off foam.
• I add back a couple of lavender buds.
• Just so you can see them in the jar.
• Pour into hot jars or glasses to 1/2 inch of tops.
• Wipe rims with a sterile cloth.
• Screw on tops.
• Place in a water bath for 10 minutes.
• Let sit in pot 5 more minutes with flame off.
• Remove and place in a draft free spot with out tilting.
• Label.

LAVENDER-CHAMOMILE TEQUILA

Steps:

• Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice. Shake the Chamomile-Infused Reposado, Lavender Honey Simple Syrup, lime juice and bitters in a cocktail shaker. Pour into the glass and garnish with a lavender. Serve immediately.
• Put the tequila in a measuring cup, add the tea bags and let steep for 30 minutes; remove and discard the tea bags. Store in a jar. Put jar in your purse. Cry at a bus stop. (Not those last parts.) The reposado can be refrigerated for up to 1 month.
• Put the honey, lavender and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat and warm, stirring once or twice, until the honey melts.
• Cool; strain into a jar. The simple syrup can be refrigerated, covered, for 1 week.

LAVENDER JELLY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat bring water just to a boil. Remove from heat, stir in dried lavender flowers, and let steep for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, strain mixture into a deep kettle or pot, discarding the lavender flowers. Stir in lemon juice and pectin; continue stirring until the pectin is dissolved.
• Over high heat, bring the mixture to a boil then add sugar. When the jelly solution returns to a hard rolling boil, let it boil for 2 to 4 minutes (see below), stirring occasionally.
• Boil Times:.
• 2 minutes - soft gel.
• 4 minutes - medium gel.
• Testing for "jell" (thickness - I keep a metal tablespoon sitting in a glass of ice water, then take a half spoonful of the mix and let it cool to room temperature on the spoon.
• If it thickens up to the consistency I like, then I know the jelly is ready. If not, I mix in a little more pectin (about 1 teaspoon to 1/2 of another package) and bring it to a boil again for 1 minute
• After boiling, transfer the jelly into hot sterilized jars. Fill them to within 1/4 inch of the top. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Adjust time according to your altitude.

RELAXATION CHAMOMILE LAVENDER HOT TODDY RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Combine the water, tea bag, and lavender buds in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 3-4 minutes, until the liquid is slightly reduced and the lavender is fragrant. Strain to remove lavender buds.
• In a mug, stir to combine the strained tea, honey, and whiskey. Finish with a squeeze of lemon and garnish with a lemon slice and a few lavender buds.
• Enjoy!