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My lilacs are in full bloom
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May 4, 2023
My lilacs are in full bloom

My lilacs are in full bloom. I think this year is the best year so far. It’s exciting.

Last year I made lilac tea. _is year, with some research I have found you can make lilac wine, syrup, tea, jelly, essential oil, lilac _avored sugar and candied lilac blossoms.

I also found a yummy looking recipe for lilac and lemon shortbread cookies.

I also ran across some other interesting tidbits.

Historically, some herbalists have used lilac blooms on skin ailments, cuts and rashes. _ey have been used to help eliminate parasitic worms and treat symptoms connected to malaria.

_e scent has been used to help ease anxiety and as an air freshener. Additionally, the blooms are said to contain antibacterial properties and have been used as a disinfectant.

I can’t speak to how well these other uses for lilac blooms work. I’ve never tried any of them.

However, I can attest that lilac blooms used as a tea, tastes as good as it smells. Last year I harvested lilac blooms from my yard. I laid down tinfoil and dried the blooms. Once the blooms were dry, I put them in organic tea bags. I used them over autumn and winter for hot lilac tea.

I added just a touch of honey {made from my bees} in the cup and the combination was heavenly. Best tea I ever tasted in my entire life. So much so that I am hard pressed about why I didn’t know about lilac tea. It’s amazing.

It seems to me like the whole world would be better o_ if it indulged in a good cup of hot lilac tea.

_is year, I have already harvested lilac blooms twice. I think I will have a third batch to harvest before the blooms stop. Currently both of my tables are covered in lilac blooms spread out to dry. _e whole house smells heavenly.

When I start making my goodie baskets in the fall, I will be adding lilac tea as one of the gi_s. I hope others enjoy it as much as I do.

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