One day a year, we harvest violet flowers. Today was that day.
The blossoms are dried and saved for a very delicate flavored tea that is reportedly high in vit C. This is a job Promise likes to do all by herself and her little fingers are perfectly suited to the task. She set off with a little basket and returned about 2 hours later with it nearly full of tiny wild violets.
It really looked like quite a bit, until I had the first batch in the oven to dry. Then all the little petals crinkled up and the blossoms were not much bigger than a lavender bud. The stems need to be carefully picked off so as not to break open the little bulb that holds the nectar. These flowers in the photo have been cleaned and are ready to be dried in the oven.
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