Make Alaskan Fireweed Jelly with me! 🌸 Recipe from www.cosmopolitancornbread.com INGREDIENTS 8-10 cups fireweed flowers 8 cups water 4 packages powder pectin (1.75 oz. each) 1/4 c lemon juice 8 cups sugar INSTRUCTIONS To begin, boil the blossoms and water together in a large sauce pan for 5 minutes, creating a brown “tea.” Strain the liquid through some cheese cloth, and add the liquid to a large stock pot. Add the pectin and lemon juice, and bring it to a boil, boiling for 1 minute. Add the su

Welcome back to Edible or Not! Today we're learning about fireweed, Chamaenerion angustifolium. Fireweed is a very widespread plant that can be found across most of the northern hemisphere. In North America it's most common in the western and northern regions. Fireweed has ✅ Smooth stems, often red towards the top. ✅ Simple, alternate pinnately-veined leaves. ✅ Pink-purple flowers with 4 petals and 4 sepals. ✅ Long, capsuled fruits. ✅ Lots of tiny, fluffy seeds. Fireweed is edible! The young sho

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