Monday, April 7, 2014

Authors In Bloom Blog Hop



Crystallized Flowers from S. Davis found in POWER FLOWERS
Ingredients:
2 large egg whites, at room temperature
1 teaspoon water
1 dozen pesticide-free edible flowers, such as violets, marigolds, rose petals
1 cup superfine sugar

Combine the egg whites and water, beating lightly with a fork (do not overbeat).
Dip a paint brush in the egg whites and paint a flower, covering the petals thoroughly but not excessively.
While still wet, gently sprinkle with superfine sugar.
Put the crystallized flowers on a sheet pan lined with waxed paper. Allow to dry for 12 to 24 hours.
These make beautiful decorations for cakes and desserts.
This same technique may be used to make crystallized fruit by dipping the fruit (rather than painting) into the egg white mixture.
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*For US or Canada entrants a hard copy for the winner is available. If the winner is from a different country, a PDF is available.
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The grand prize for the blog hop is a Kindle or Nook and a $25 gift card. 2nd prize is a $25 gift card. To win, entrants must visit each participating blog and comment. Please be sure to leave your email addie.

28 comments:

Unknown said...

Sounds like a fantastic blog hop and the title is perfect for the Spring. Interesting recipe, Sandra!

Pat Hatt said...

A blog hopping the green thumb and cooks can go, sadly I suck at both lol

DEZMOND said...

that's a great blog hop prize!

Froggy said...

Thanks for the chance to win!
Froggy
froggarita@gmail.com

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks, Gina. I think besides the grand prize there's a giveaway at each stop. So lots of chances to win.

Sandra Cox said...

I hear ya, Pat. The microwave is our friend:)

Sandra Cox said...

Hi Dez:)
Yeah, that would be a nice win.

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks for stopping by, Froggy:)

Empty Nest Insider said...

Lots of great giveaways, and I love the spring colors! Oh, how I wish I had a green thumb! Looking forward to following your adventures!

Julie

Unknown said...

When I am "gardening" I like to run my fingernails over a bar of soap so I will not get dirt under them. esseboo@yahoo.com

Forget the Housework, I'm Reading... said...

Sounds great! Thanks for the chance!
tobihelton at gmail dot com

Sandra Cox said...

Leslie,
What a great idea.

Tobi, My pleasure. Thanks for stopping by.

Sandra Cox said...

Julie, thanks for commenting and the follow. Much appreciated.

Savannah said...

This sounds like a fun recipe! Hopefully I will get the chance to try it :)

savannahm1987@gmail.com

greeniejoey said...

Thank you for your post. I'm learning a lot and picking up tons of recipes! greeniejoey at gmail dot com

bn100 said...

Nice idea to try
bn100candg at hotmail dot com

Lisa Lickel said...

I love this idea! Thanks.
lisalickel@yahoo-dot-com

Liz said...

Great tip!
eallen99@juno.com

cchant said...

Cool! That sounds like a neat project to do. I've never made crystallized flowers before.
cchant86 @ yahoo.com

Brandi said...

Thanks for sharing with us! =)

And thank you for the giveaway! I hope you have a great day! =)

Brandi
BLeigh1130 at yahoo dot com

Judy said...

Thanks for the crystalized flowers recipe, i wrote it down.

Also, thanks for your partiipation in the giveaway hop.

Judy
magnolias_1(at)msn(dot)com

Karen H said...

I've seen the crystallized flowers before, but I don't really have the patience to do something like that.

kareninnc at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

Thank you on the how to, always nice to gather more information... I don't think I will ever use it but i totally gave this info to my bestie who makes cakes.

j.m.platt83@gmail.com

BookLady said...

What a fascinating book! Thanks for sharing the recipe for crystallized flowers and thanks for the great giveaway.
bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

Alisha S. said...

Thanks for being part of the giveaway hop!

Entered as Alisha Sienkiel
Sienkiel1821@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com

Shadow said...

Hi! Great post! Thank you for sharing! :)
​And ​thank you for being apart of this awesome hop!
shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

Daniel M said...

thanks for the giveaway! - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com