There’s something very Willy Wonka about the process of making violet syrup. Wild violets are everywhere right now, filling lawns, fields and forest edges like chocolate bars in a candy shop. The joy ...

Spring, the time of new birth and beginnings, is one of my favorite seasons. The splendor of new growth as it pops along a tree limb is glorious Mother Nature as she sheds her winter’s coat. Vibrant ...

Use freshly foraged violets gathered on a Northern Michigan spring hike to brighten up your next tea, lemonade or cocktail with this violet simple syrup recipe. One of my favorite parts of hiking ...

Violet Gin This recipe was discovered by accident whilst making violet syrup. When violets are steeped in gin, the gin goes orange not violet, but when I added tonic, on a waste not want not basis, my ...

Raspberry jam is one of the most delicious. It intensifies the flavour of the raspberries, and, as they have a whiff of the flower, violet is a perfect addition. I don't like it too sweet so I don't ...

Place the double cream, 1 drop of pink food colouring and the rose syrup into a bowl - or 1 drop of the purple food colouring and the violet syrup - and mix well. Sift the icing sugar (225g/8oz for ...

Place the double cream, 1 drop of pink food colouring and the rose syrup into a bowl - or 1 drop of the purple food colouring and the violet syrup - and mix well. Sift the icing sugar (225g/8oz for ...