I've just finished reading "Garden Spells" by Sarah Addison Allen. If any of you have read "Chocolat", then you would love this book.
From the dust cover:
"Business was doing well, because all the locals knew that dishes made from the flowers that grew around the apple tree in the Waverley garden could affect the eater in curious ways. The biscuits with lilac jelly the Ladies Aid ordered for their meetings once a month gave them the ability to keep secrets. The fried dandelion buds over marigold-petal rice, stuffed pumpkin blossoms, and rose-hip soup ensured your company would notice only the beauty of your home and never the flaws..."
Terrific, huh? My fingers are itching to try sugar some rose petals, so I need to hunt around for organic roses. Maybe a trip to Cameron Highlands would be appropriate. I think sugared flower petals would make plain round cookies with white or lavendar royal icing look realllly gorgeous.
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