Recreated RedBud Jelly

[donna]

Happy Spring March 20, 2023. It is so good Spring is here. RedBud blossoms are used in different dishes, such as jelly, syrup and tea. The Native Americans used redbud blossoms for medicinal reasons and foods.. Early pioneers started using them too.

This recipe is recreated from old Kentucky Recipe. My Granny made this jelly.

one quart jar of redbud blossoms
2 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons Sur-Jell powder
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons butter

Put redbud blossoms in large container. Add 2 cups water which been boiled. Stir mixture. Refrigerate overnight.

When cool strain your redbud liquid.. Heat liquid to boiling. Add lemon juice and Sure-Jell and boil again. Add sugar and butter and boil for 1 minute. Fill prepared, sterilized jars and seal in hot water bath for ten minutes. Produces 3 half pints.

 

[Tennessee Union Gal]

Happy Spring March 20, 2023. It is so good Spring is here. RedBud blossoms are used in different dishes, such as jelly, syrup and tea. The Native Americans used redbud blossoms for medicinal reasons and foods.. Early pioneers started using them too.

This recipe is recreated from old Kentucky Recipe. My Granny made this jelly.

one quart jar of redbud blossoms
2 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons Sur-Jell powder
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons butter

Put redbud blossoms in large container. Add 2 cups water which been boiled. Stir mixture. Refrigerate overnight.

When cool strain your redbud liquid.. Heat liquid to boiling. Add lemon juice and Sure-Jell and boil again. Add sugar and butter and boil for 1 minute. Fill prepared, sterilized jars and seal in hot water bath for ten minutes. Produces 3 half pints.

I had no idea redbuds were edible. Rosehips of course, but not redbud.

 

[lupaglupa]

I hate the idea of taking the buds off and missing the blooms!

 

[donna]

The blooms are so pretty. One of my favorite trees during Spring. I guess my favorites are dogwoods.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

Sounds tasty! Thanks!

 

[Sheltowee]

A new one on me. Thanks

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

The Native Americans used redbud blossoms for medicinal reasons

Any idea what they were supposed to cure?

 

[donna]

Found several articles on Native Americans and the redbud tree. They used all of it, blossoms, bark, roots, pods and seeds. They said good for different aliments.An example were the Navajos who roasted the pods and ate the seeds. The Kiowa brought the flowers (blossoms ) into their dwellings to drive winter out.

The early pioneers learned to eat the blossoms and made jelly, tea and syrups. They claimed helped with colds and other like aliments. They learned to eat the blossoms from Native Americans.

 

[donna]

This is the Host of Recipes and Foods Forum special selection for the month of March. Thought one to pick since red bubs in bloom.