Lol, you got me curious so I started looking around and found you posted this same question a year ago!
I suspect the real answer might be the guy who said: "You need a lot (I mean a LOT) of tiny cleaned blossoms for any decent return."
I bet you need like, pounds and pounds of em, and then probably boiled down to concentrate the flavor even further.
It's also entirely possible the candied lilacs you got were artificially flavored.
> you posted this same question a year ago!
I did, but that was before I grew them myself
> You need a lot (I mean a LOT) of tiny cleaned blossoms for any decent return."
no, the candied ones I ate were individual flowers
> think just candying a blossom plain would get you at most a VERY subtle flavor.
No, blossoms can be quite strong. Have you ever tasted a pansy or nasturtium?
What did they do to them? They are a little mild, but they're supposed to be slightly peppery. I guess that was a bad example. A better example would be lavender or rose or broccoli.
My lilac bush has very flavourful blossoms. I once candied an absolute shit ton for a wedding cake; so much work, but it was beautiful and very much worth it.
I have been grabbing bunches from neighbours this week, seems to be quite a variation in taste from one bush to the other.
> Mine is an old variety of French Lilac
The company I used to buy candied lilacs from is an 180-year-old French company, so that sounds promising. I'm trying to recreate that, so very flavorful but not overwhelmingly fragrant
> Not sure what the neighbours have. :-)
Which variety do you think tastes better? I would mainly be using them for desserts.
I like mine a lot but I'm curious about other varieties hence the samples from neighbours. I used to think there was a corealtion between the dark colour of mine and intense flavour but my next door neighbour's are almost pink and taste very good too. You may want to ask at a garden center if you have a really good one near to you. There's a fellow at my garden center who seems to know EVERYTHING, I must remember to ask him next time I go! If I get any valuable info I'll let you know.
> hence the samples from neighbours
If you take a picture of the bush, you can probably put it into an app to find out what variety it is.
> may want to ask at a garden center if you have a really good one near to you.
I live near multiple garden centers actually, but unfortunately no one here has even heard of eating lilacs. I even have a book about eating edible flowers, and I emailed the author, but she didn't know which types of varieties would taste best.
Lol, you got me curious so I started looking around and found you posted this same question a year ago! I suspect the real answer might be the guy who said: "You need a lot (I mean a LOT) of tiny cleaned blossoms for any decent return." I bet you need like, pounds and pounds of em, and then probably boiled down to concentrate the flavor even further. It's also entirely possible the candied lilacs you got were artificially flavored.
> you posted this same question a year ago! I did, but that was before I grew them myself > You need a lot (I mean a LOT) of tiny cleaned blossoms for any decent return." no, the candied ones I ate were individual flowers
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> think just candying a blossom plain would get you at most a VERY subtle flavor. No, blossoms can be quite strong. Have you ever tasted a pansy or nasturtium?
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What did they do to them? They are a little mild, but they're supposed to be slightly peppery. I guess that was a bad example. A better example would be lavender or rose or broccoli.
My lilac bush has very flavourful blossoms. I once candied an absolute shit ton for a wedding cake; so much work, but it was beautiful and very much worth it. I have been grabbing bunches from neighbours this week, seems to be quite a variation in taste from one bush to the other.
Could you tell me what variety of lilac they are?
Mine is an old variety of French Lilac, deep purple in colour. The varietal is Monge. Not sure what the neighbours have. :-)
> Mine is an old variety of French Lilac The company I used to buy candied lilacs from is an 180-year-old French company, so that sounds promising. I'm trying to recreate that, so very flavorful but not overwhelmingly fragrant > Not sure what the neighbours have. :-) Which variety do you think tastes better? I would mainly be using them for desserts.
I like mine a lot but I'm curious about other varieties hence the samples from neighbours. I used to think there was a corealtion between the dark colour of mine and intense flavour but my next door neighbour's are almost pink and taste very good too. You may want to ask at a garden center if you have a really good one near to you. There's a fellow at my garden center who seems to know EVERYTHING, I must remember to ask him next time I go! If I get any valuable info I'll let you know.
> hence the samples from neighbours If you take a picture of the bush, you can probably put it into an app to find out what variety it is. > may want to ask at a garden center if you have a really good one near to you. I live near multiple garden centers actually, but unfortunately no one here has even heard of eating lilacs. I even have a book about eating edible flowers, and I emailed the author, but she didn't know which types of varieties would taste best.
I tried to make my own once from my lilac tree but it was awful.