I have just completed my last collection of Primroses and I managed to gather various lots of shades of purple, some white and yellow beauties too. These flowers were not for any vase but instead to make into sweets. Yes sweets! Sugared Primroses are delicious and can make any cake become the bell of the ball! Simply wash and dry each flower (making sure you have removed all the green leaves and stems). Then make an egg white mix with a little water. Whisk it until it looks like washing up water (with lots of bubbles). Then paint each flower carefully with the mixture on both sides of each flower (I use a small clean paint brush to do this so that I don’t drown the flowers in mixture). As you coat each flower, dip them in a tray of caster sugar to cover each one, then shake gently to get any excess off and put face down on clean kitchen paper to dry. In 24 hours or less you will have naturally beautiful decorations that should last at least three months (if stored in an air-tight container in a cool dry place). Mine never seem to last this long as I feel compelled to make cakes just so I can dress them in gorgeous sugared Primroses - so beautiful and delicious! There is no substitute for a real flower decoration which can make any cake a showstopper. FACTFILE:
Primroses can be found in woodland, grassland, hedgerows (and maybe in your garden!)
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