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Recipe

Heartsease flower honey

Herb:
Wild pansy Viola tricolor
Plant part:
Flower

About 30 minBeginnerRecipe science profile

Procedure

  1. Rinse dried or fresh flowers and let them drip; with fresh flowers, air-dry briefly on a rack so they do not release too much water.
  2. In a clean jar, alternate layers of flowers and runny honey (about 1 : 2 flower to honey by volume).
  3. Close and macerate 2–4 weeks in a warm shady spot, turning occasionally; strain through cloth and store the honey dry.

Extraction

Herb:
poměry dle kroků receptu na kartě
Solvent:
mediální složení (voda, alkohol, olej, med…) viz jednotlivé kroky
Shelf life:
po přípravě uchovávej hygienicky a podle typu výrobku (chlad, světlo, alkohol)
Target compounds:
orientační domácí extrakce — profil závisí na teplotě, času řezu a poměrech

Notes

Hands-on time is short; maceration takes weeks. If you have diabetes, dilute honey or omit.

Why it works

Maceration in honey releases aromatics and part of the polar compounds gradually; the concentration is variable and does not match standardised extracts.

Literature

Related

Wild pansy — Herb card

Honey macerate — Processing method detail

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