Homemade Honey

Name: Homemade Honey
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 7 eight ounce jars
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

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READY IN: 3hrs 20mins

YIELD: 7 eight ounce jars

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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

In a large saucepan, bring water, sugar and alum to a boil and boil for 10 minutes.
Take off heat.
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).
Stir in blossoms and steep for 3 hours.
Remove flowers, strain through cheesecloth if necessary.
Reheat to a boil, then pour into jars and seal.

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