Lime Flowers
June 13th, 2007
I just ate some lime flowers for the first time, wow, they are delicious. Very sweet with lots of subtle flavours, I recommend you look out for them.
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There is lots of info on lime flowers on the PFAF website including “Lime flowers are said to develop narcotic properties as they age and so they should only be harvested when freshly opened” so be careful!
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1. veronica | July 9th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
hi rob, i love your tips on plants and flowers. i had lots of borage in my salad yesterday as i found i had an abundance of them in the garden – very tasty!
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