{"id":4102,"date":"2011-05-02T09:25:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T13:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2011-05-02T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T13:25:20","slug":"crystalizing-violets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=4102","title":{"rendered":"Crystalizing violets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First you have to pick them!<\/p>\n

No pictures of that.  With my sciatica still verging in the background,<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t going to try sitting to pick, so there would have been a lot<\/p>\n

of backside bending pictures- and I will tell you that I have no intention<\/p>\n

of ever willingly posting any picture of that!<\/p>\n

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I picked a lot of violets.<\/p>\n

And then I got out the super fine sugar and added a little violet colored<\/p>\n

sugar and whirred it about in the food processor to make it all very fine.<\/p>\n

Then I beat an egg white by hand and foamed up the top so that I could paint<\/p>\n

the surface of the petals.<\/p>\n

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You have to paint both front and back of each petal and then dredge them with<\/p>\n

sugar.  And then-  either allow them to air dry- which takes several days- or<\/p>\n

pop them into the microwave and dry them in 15 second bursts of power.<\/p>\n

Check for dryness after each 15 second interval.  You want them to dry- not cook, or<\/p>\n

HORRORS, burn.  <\/p>\n

There is a lot of moisture in a violet, so it may take a while to dry- but keep a close <\/p>\n

eye on the whole process- it takes a long time to make these delectable beauties<\/p>\n

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But they make the most beautiful and tasty garnish for lemon curd tartlets.<\/p>\n

I made about 80 violet confections over the weekend.<\/p>\n

My husband thinks I\u2019m nuts.<\/p>\n

Well, maybe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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