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Friday, April 15, 2011

Violets

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I bought this old milk glass, silver plate footed cold cream jar at my friend's antiques shop. It's such a cute little thing; and missing it's lid. Perfect for a tiny bouquet of wild violets I picked in my yard. 

 Violets are my favorite wildflower. I wanted to carry a bouquet of them for my wedding but we couldn't find them to  buy. So, I made do with sugared violets on the cake.

 Did you know you can make jelly from violets? I made some last year! It's pretty neat.

3 comments:

  1. I have a recipe saved on my favorites for violet jelly. I really want to try making it. What does it taste like?

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  2. What a pretty vase!! And violets on your wedding cake--beautiful and natural!
    papermajik

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  3. Catherine: I have no idea what it tastes like. I haven't tried it yet! I assume it's some kind of light flavor; kind of like rose hip tea or something.

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