Spring Fling: Homemade Dandelion Jelly Delicious Link

I'm quite obsessed with the quantity of weeds in my little yard right now. There are just so many of them! Fortunately, many weeds are actually edible. (Did you know that?) Dandelions are just the first of many edible weeds, and they not only make great salads, but a lovely jelly as well.

I'm quite smitten with this dandelion jelly that Langdon Cook from Fat of the Land made. He says it was quite a bit of work (it involved 2 cups of dandelion petals!) but it was definitely worth it.

He says, in fact, that the final syrupy jelly tasted like "gelified honey." That sounds delicious!

Have you ever made dandelion jelly?

Read more: Dandelion Jelly at Fat of the Land

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(Image: Langdon Cook of Fat of the Land)

Comments (5)

I never really considered dandelions as weeds, more like a free bonus. They're too bright and pretty to be weeds...

Aww. I'd like to try that, but they are already out of bloom where I live.

I would totally do this if they didn't come from the yard... and I don't think my neighbors would appreciate me growing dandelions in flower boxes either.

Dandelion jelly is fantastic. I made it for the first time last year, and the flavor was absolutely incredible - like all the flowery essence of honey boiled down, and it is great spread on hot biscuits.

My mother sends me homemade dandelion jelly annually. It's a wonderful treat!