Eating Flowers

As a matter of fact, my mother growing up made candied flowers and violet syrup. The syrup is like maple only flavored and colored with violets. Quite yummy.

Point well taken. Interesting example you use, too.

Also, I did eat flowers. There was a small clump of oxalis growing under a tree in our front yard, and every summer I would pick the tiny pink flowers and eat them. They were very tart, and I ate them despite the fact that I don't really like tart foods. I suppose it just amused me to eat them. I have no idea how I determined that I could do that. I still have no idea if they were edible, or if I just never ate enough to kill me.

i always wanted to eat flowers. i got started wanting to after i saw willie wonka and he ate that buttercup tea cup. then i started eating the honeysuckle in our backyard as a kid. i think that's what made me gay. yahoo!

my mom for all my birthdays always makes me an orange flavored cake with lemon frosting and decorates it with an edible spring bouquet of flowers.

delicious. and that's why i'm gay.

Why is it ok to eat shrimp and lobster, but not scorpion and spider? Same basic desigin, just different habitat.

There's that whole poppy flower thing I did back in the 90's, but I'm guessing that's not what you're talking about here.

A few years ago I had the opportunity to dine with Moby at a strictly vegetarian restaurant to celebrate cd sales for Play. It was a work function but it was a small affair. He (at least then) was adhering to a microbiotic diet and we wanted to celebrate his birthday which was the day before so we pre-ordered a completely organic dairy free, gluten free, you name it free birthday cake. I think it was made with organic apple sauce to sweeten it. They decorated the whole thing with an array of edible flowers and it was stunning (and delicious) It opened my eyes where food's concerned, that's for sure.

But I still have a soft spot for butter cream icing.

Could it be "thinking inside the flower box" ?

:)

Tina, you a hoot! :)