Crystallised Flowers

• Spring or summer flowers
• Gum arabic crystals
• Rose or orange flower water
• caster sugar

The most suitable flowers are primroses, violets, polyanthus, roses, carnation petals, forget-me-nots, mimosa, cowslips, sweet peas and fruit blossom. Flowers from bulbs should not be eaten. Use three teaspoons gum arabic crystals to three tablespoons rose or orange flower water. Mix them in a screw-topped jar and leave them for three days, shaking occasionally until the mixture is like sticky