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forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 09:05:37 AM Here is a great little video from the 2010 Iowa State Fair. This lady won the competition. Makes me wish for Spring as I have more violets than grass! :) Can't wait. I know we've had another violet jelly recipe. Yummy, also. It's just so fun to watch it made. The organic, simplicity makes me want to try it. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
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jpbluesky	Posted - Aug 30 2010 : 04:48:30 AM I have those violets inmy yard here and there. Perhaps I could get enough rounded up to make this jelly. I wonder what it tastes like? Do the flowers have a taste, or do they just make it pretty in color and the jelly taste is mostly from the sugar? Who has eaten some? Farmgirl Sister # 31 www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com Psalm 51: 10-13
forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 07:10:26 AM Jeannie, glad you saw the video. Isn't Louise Piper just a gem! Actually, I have heard the joke (hasn't everyone?) The Manly man passed away a few years ago. However, the joke lives on. Annab, we don't have Kudzo up here in northern Iowa...yet. Mimosa jelly sounds heavenly. I just bought some of those little 4 oz canning jars. Can't wait til Spring. Just might have to make up some raspberry jelly for Christmas gifts. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
Annab	Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 03:32:44 AM Ohhh so THAT's how its done! I bet it tastes so good! I have heard you can also make a jelly out of kudzu blossoms. And I have personally tasted mimosa jelly Thanks for sharing!
jpbluesky	Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 09:00:01 AM Judith - well Dakin was my maiden name. So if it is familiar, I am most likely related to them. Grandpa was Lewis, Grandma was Millie. Their parents were founding members of Beaver Creek Church and their graves are still in the little cemetery, though the church was moved a while ago. My aunt passed away just a couple of years ago and was the last one on the farm. She was Avis. Cousin Dennis is still around that area. And I heard that another cousin retained 14 acres of the farm for a kennel of some kind saving the house. Cousin Dennis loved the area joke of the various town names nearby. Once in the paper, it read Fertile woman marries Manly man. If you are familiar with the area, you will probably have heard that joke! Thanks for the instructions! I found it and watched Louise Piper make her jelly. That was fun. Farmgirl Sister # 31 www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com Psalm 51: 10-13
forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 08:28:52 AM Jeannie, Dakin is a very familiar name in this area.:) I just tried to google IPTV to try a different way to get at the video. I went to Google and typed in iptv iowa state fair 2010. The fair homepage came up. There is a search box in the upper right hand corner of page. I typed in wild violet winning jelly and searched. Then you will see articles related to this, and can get to the video. Good luck. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
jpbluesky	Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 6:31:12 PM Judith - spent my summers at my grandparents dairy farm just outside of Joice. The best summers of my life. Dakin was their name. I loved, loved every minute there. By the way, when I go to the link you mentioned above, iptv, it does not take me to the fair or anything. It seems like a website where you can get IT services. What am I doing wrong? Farmgirl Sister # 31 www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com Psalm 51: 10-13
forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 7:15:19 PM Hi, Jeannie. I sure do know where Joice is. Just a little north and west of us. How do you know that little burg? "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 7:13:31 PM Oh, boy! You'd better enter your jelly into the fair! Sounds wonderful! "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
FebruaryViolet	Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 12:36:33 PM Wow...that's just like my recipe. We put up 48 half pints this spring. Guess I might have won, too :) I certainly get lots of compliments! Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/
jpbluesky	Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 12:16:04 PM Judith do you know where Joice Iowa is? Farmgirl Sister # 31 www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com Psalm 51: 10-13
forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 11:40:57 AM By the way..Karla and Robin, I loved your blogsites! "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 11:35:32 AM Here is the recipe. There is also a neat little video of Louise making her jelly at www.iptv.org/fair/story/sf10_20100817_2_05/video Louise Piper's Violet Jelly 3 cups wild violet flowers, stems removed 3 1/2 cups distilled water 1 box pectin 4 cups sugar cheesecloth Place flowers in a jar. Bring distilled water to a boil and pour over flowers. Let steep at room temperature 15-24 hours. Strain infusion through cheescloth-lined strainer. Allow liquid to drain fully without pressing the violet blossoms. (Pressing makes the jelly cloudy) Discard blossoms. In a very large pan, stir the violet infusion and one box pectin bringing to a full boil. Then add 4 cups sugar all at once. Stir and bring to a rolling boil for one full minute. Remove from heat. Skim foam from jelly. Ladle into hot sterile jars. Cover with sterile lids. Put jars on jar rack in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool at room temperature. Good luck. Can't wait to try to this as we have lots of unsprayed violets in the springtime. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
OneCraftyBugger	Posted - Aug 24 2010 : 6:44:44 PM wish we could get her recipie Oh happy day! Farmgirl sister #1485 http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFeltedGnome http://bellasaysitsso.blogspot.com/ http://theswappingcrafter.blogspot.com/
karla	Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 10:15:53 AM Well that's just a hop, skip & a jump away!!!! Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. http://rua2j-grammysheirlooms.blogspot.com/
forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 09:19:07 AM Hi, Karla. We're a little east of Mason City. North Central IA. I've been to Pella several years past. Pretty little town! "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
karla	Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 09:13:07 AM Where in Iowa are you? I am in Pella. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. http://rua2j-grammysheirlooms.blogspot.com/
forgetmenot	Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 09:08:51 AM Whoops! Guess it would help if I gave the web site. www.IPTV.com "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon

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