Homemade Honey

6 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 10 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon alum
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 cups fireweed blossoms
  • 1 cup red clover blossoms
  • 2 1/2 cups white clover blossoms

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large saucepan, bring water, sugar and alum to a boil and boil for 10 minutes.
  2. 2
    Take off heat.
  3. 3
    Rinse off blossoms in strainer and drain well (be sure not to leave any green parts on blossoms or honey will be wild or grassy tasting).
  4. 4
    Stir in blossoms and steep for 3 hours.
  5. 5
    Remove flowers, strain through cheesecloth if necessary.
  6. 6
    Reheat to a boil, then pour into jars and seal.

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