Lilacs to Eat!

I am LOVING LILACS these days. I have a big stand of them blooming right outside my back door. They are also part of the view from my desk chair.nAnd, that's just the start of it!nnI've never really been around fresh lilacs before. I grew up in places warmer than lilacs feel totally at ease, and when I moved to New York, I started planting lilacs without much luck.nn(Turns out deer like lilacs, too!)nnSo, I am absolutely delighted by all the lilacs blooming right now in my new yard.nnI wrote about lilacs in my last post and in my newsletter (to subscribe, please click here.)nnAnd, I posted about them on my Facebook page.nnI had been wondering if lilacs were edible and looked them up in a book I have. I didn't see them and just dropped it. Until...nnA lovely Facebook friend, Tracy Kelly, suggested I make Lilac Sugar. Lilac Sugar!! I was delighted and rushed out to gather the lilacs and followed her instructions.nnI can barely stand that I'll have to wait a week to try it!!nnSo, then, I went to my computer and started searching around. Well, lilacs ARE edible, and I've found ALL SORTS Of goodies to try -- ice cream, sorbet, creams, teas!nnWOO-HOO! New flower cooking ideas really get me excited, I mean REALLY excited.nSo, this morning, I made myself a pot of Lilac Tea. (For the recipes, click here.)nnNext: Lilac Custard! If it were warmer, I'd be making Lilac Ice Cream. Maybe next week...!nnIn Joy,nnKatherine C. H. E.nCultivator of Joy -- Bloom Your Life into BeingnFlowerVibrations@KatherineCHE.comnhttp://www.CultivatorOfJoy.comnTwitter: http://www.Twitter.com/KatherineCHE