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A Chamomile Conundrum

My garden is chock full of really cute things to eat right now. Tiny cherry tomatoes, two-inch long zucchini, velvety new green beans. But last night I decided to award the prize for most adorable plant to my chamomile.

It wasn’t really a fair contest. It’s hard for the vegetables to compete with pint sized daisies that smell like freshly cut hay and green apples. Their cute quotient is just too high.

I spent over an hour snip, snip, snipping the tiny blossoms off the plant, but now I have no idea what I’m going to make with my first ever chamomile harvest.

Tea is an obvious choice, but I already have a bag of chamomile tea in the cupboard. So I’m thinking about trying to infuse the flavor of the blossoms into a simple syrup or maybe even making a lemon chamomile ice cream.

Stay tuned! I’ll let you know what I come up with (and if it tastes good!).

p.s. If you have any other recipe ideas for chamomile, I’m all ears.

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4 Responses to “A Chamomile Conundrum”

  1. 1
    amber Says:

    I make a chamomile cooler. Take equal part of chamomile tea and apple juice, mix in a little crushed fresh lemon verbena. Serve over ice. Its super refreshing!

  2. 2
    stef Says:

    I would try making a chamomile ice cream – this combination of chamomile and peaches sound really good for the summer – http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/dining/191crex.html

  3. 3
    Willi Says:

    What delightful ideas! I think I’m going to make an ice cream this weekend, but I have a huge bag of chamomile tea that will be perfect for the cooler. I’d never thought of mixing herbal tea and lemonade. Yum!

  4. 4
    Diana Says:

    Wow, we are on the same wave length today! I’ve been harvesting alot of chamomile also and thought I had an original idea of making chamomile ice cream. Very happy to see others have already done this to get inspired by. Love the blog!!

    Happy Gardening and Cooking!!

    diana
    A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa

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