This is how I use pickled magnolia petals - as ginger on homemade sushi! I also love it enough to enjoy wrapping a fresh blossom around each piece to eat it too.
The miso soup features wild garlic, another wonderful spring time edible.
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Do you like ginger and/or cardamom?
Do you also like free spices?
WELL HI let me introduce you to magnolia buds! Yes, the same buds that eventually become those lovely pink flowers you see growing on trees every spring.
Magnolia flowers are edible at all stages, but when you pick them like this just before they open, they are PERFECT for drying and using as a spice. If the buds are already open, don’t bother. I don’t know what it is about the petals, but they do NOT dry well and the smell becomes almost fishy.
I slice the buds open lengthwise, and separate any thick outer layers before drying. An oven won’t work for this unfortunately — the flavor is really too delicate. I put them in a dehydrator on its lowest setting for most consistent results, but air drying will also work. The only thing about that is it’s very important that the buds remain dry. Any moisture and you risk ruining a whole batch.
They shrink a lot once they’re fully dry, so I don’t bother crushing them up when finished. I store them in a clean, dry mason jar and they last easily for a few months (if I don’t use them before then)! Use anywhere you would ginger or cardamom – they make an excellent addition to cookies and spice cakes!
* Always forage responsibly and NEVER eat anything you aren’t 100% sure of. When in doubt, throw it out! *
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Wild Garlic, Mushroom, and Magnolia Petal Gyoza (Vegan)
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Did you know pickled pinecones were a thing?
I did not but that sounds interesting!! The bright green tips of some conifers are edible :D they have a minty flavor
marigolds are also edible!! Some are kind of fruity and others are a little spicy!
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Alexandra Kern, {2022} Wild Magnolias
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The wind knocked a unopened magnolia flowers from our Saint Mary Magnolia so I'm making a simple syrup🤞🏽a faster tasty alternative to the infused sugar I made last year. I love a good floral bookish themed tea syrup. Here's to perfecting the perfect SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW tea
With it's ginger and citrus notes I think it will be perfect with my Sina blend which is ginger and smokey black tea
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Final magnolia post!! This udon noodle soup had a broth made with wild garlic and the last of last year's dried porcinis, and some fresh magnolia blossoms to add a sweet gingery kick. It was delicious!
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Oh yeah, got to go the farmer's market (when we ship cattle we happen to be doing so beside a farmer's market) today and try a crack at lady luck for stuff at the vendors- sadly nothing on my huntlist at the used book vendor or the rock/mineral vendor, but was expected. The Dragonriders of Pern series is very sought for collectors and Trilobites are a bit unconventional fossils for typical pretty-rock-stock.
There were more plant vendors than I was used to seeing at that market though!
The biggest shocks for me though was one vendor was selling potted white trilliums ($12 for 1 or 2 for $20) and small flowering Magnolias for $30
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Nettle and Elderflower Sponge with Blackberry Jam, Lemon Frosting, and Crystallised Magnolia Flowers (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
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