Dandelion Flower Itty Bitty Fritters..

I took a dozen big flower heads, and cut off the backs and most of the greens, and it left me with a lovely pile of fluffy flower petals, about half a cup would be my guess, to which I added one med size room temp egg, 1 heaping tbsp. of sugar, and enough flour to make a stick rollable dough, I would guess right around one and 1/4th cup, enough to flour while working the dough..

you want itty bitty balls, about a inch to a inch an quarter, once your oil is ready drop them in and when they are cooked they will float and self-flip after browning, check the other side and use your favorite fritter covering, some like them with a drizzle of jam, others honey, others like them in a sugar roll, I like them in iced sugar covering, you could also glaze them if you wanted.. Can eat them warm or cold.. Fry in oil at 350 degree's.

Oh my those look good, thank you for sharing that idea of the fritters with pictures !

I managed to get to the lake before blooming.I've read that the leaves are more nutritious.I dry them and store them away for use as a tea.Rumor has it that it is an excellent dieuretic along with the source of nutritional supplements.

That's a great idea, what do you put with it when you make your tea? or are you taking it just as is? What is your percents if I may ask? How often you use it per day, week in the winter.

It certainly has been studied well enough that we have a good idea of what it contains, which is excellent..

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-28/news/ct-met-kass-0628-20130628_1_dandelions-crime-fighters-joanna

wow, while this was clearly written very tongue in cheek to a point, it brings up some very good points, this crack down is not just in Chicago, the fines and manpower in the local area to patrol, stop and fine folks are all around me.. the latest on one of our loca edible food groups, was fines for daring to stop and pick an eat fresh blueberries off the bush on a park trail..

crazy, I can see if they are somehow picking and using it but that is not the case..

Hey farmgirl-I usually mix a tonic with crushed hawthorn berries(for the heart) I pick(in the city-I'd better start watching for the berry police) and a bag of crysanthemun tea(taste and vitamins) 3 or 4 times a month.About two heaping tbsp. of dandelion,30 or so hawthorn.I also throw in 15 crushed saw palmetto on an as needed basis when my bladder starts to wake me at night.That article you posted is absolutely insane.To think we are actually paying taxes to pay the wages of these_________ you fill in the blank because I can't think of a word to fit.Come to think of it;Edmonton banned mushroom picking in the river valley parks system.Can someone please tell me why? That'll be the day I starve so the squirells can gorge.

For all the Edmonton dandelion lovers,Spinellis' stores carry fresh leaves year round.Saves having to wash all the toxins off the roadside ones and $75 tickets lol.Great recipes ladies.Keep them coming.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing the info on what you use.. I hear you about being able to pick.. I have a couple local stores that carry the dandelion leaves as well but the idea that folks would not just grow and harvest there own at least during, spring/summer/fall is just out there for me..