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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup 958g

Recipe makes 3/4 cup)

The following items or measurements are not included below:

violets

Calories 3096
Calories from Fat 0 (0%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Potassium 16mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 799.8g 266%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 799.3g
Protein 0.0g 0%

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Conserve De Violettes - Violet Preserves

Recipe #241834 | 30 min | 10 min prep | add private note
Molly53

By: Molly53
Jul 22, 2007

A romantic, turn of the century recipe from the Creole chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. While this recipe is written in an old-fashioned way, it is perfectly safe if processed using modern methods. If you are unfamiliar with these techniques, please go to http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_home.html for the current information.

3/4 cup (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces violets, freshly gathered (petals only)
  • 1/2 cup water, boiling
  • 3 cups sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Steep petals in boiling water for ten minutes.
  2. 2
    Pound into a paste.
  3. 3
    Add sugar and cook until thick; pour into a clean jar and seal.

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