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Syrup of Clove July Flowers
Miss M. E. Cullen, Dundee
Preparation info
- Difficulty
Medium
Appears in
Published 1932
This is a Midlothian recipe; clove July Flowers are the old-fashioned strong-scented carnations.
Ingredients
- Flower petals
1 lb - water
1 quart cloves
Method
- Cut off the white ends of the petals.
- Put them with the water and cloves into a stone jar.
- Tie it up close with paper and place it in a pot of cold water.
- Boil it up and let it boil 5 or 6 hours, taking care to add some more hot water from time to time, nor let the water boil into the jar.
- Then drain through a siev