Homemade Honey

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 10 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon alum
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups fireweed blossoms
• 1 cup red clover blossoms
• 2 1/2 cups clover blossoms

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, bring water, sugar and alum to a boil and boil for 10 minutes.
• 2 take off heat.
• 3 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).
• 4 stir in blossoms and steep for 3 hours.
• 5 remove flowers, strain through cheesecloth if necessary.
• 6 reheat to a boil, then pour into jars and seal.