Using Violets in Appalachia - Medicinally, Roosters, and Jelly

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@wahmanteam1578]

Tipper, I love the way you talk..your accent, the way you can relate things...it's just magical. But I would never buy a cook book of yours, cuz I grew up Appalachian myself, and what recipes you might have, I already have them all in my head. But keep putting out your KZbin videos, cuz I'm hooked on your story tellin!!

[@junderwood830]

I adore violets of any kind! They are so beautiful. I’ve never seen or heard of violet jelly. Interested to see the process. Thank you, Tipper, as always for great videos!

[@haplessdilettante]

Tipper, There's a continuity going back thousands of years between British insular cultures with Appalachian ways along with some heavy German spice. You do an excellent job preserving the innate intelligence of that inherited transfer, escaping all negative stereotypes.

[@mariebernier3076]

Here, here!👍

[@debbieminkler266]

Definitely going to try this. Love your videos!

[@victoriawinters2468]

I'm always so impressed at how lovely and wholesome these videos are. It's genuinely calming.

[@gidget8717]

Jelly making is one of the things I miss about growing up in Appalachia. We picked wild blueberries, strawberries, red and black rasberries (no "p" to be heard)and of course blackberries. All for putting up. Well not all of them, we ate a lot while picking 😂 I can still hear granny's voice, "if you youngin's don't stop a'eatin there's not going to be any jelly this winter". I haven't even seen any wild strawberries or blueberries in decades. Good memories.

[@jeffstrong4311]

My grandma Smith, use paraffin to seal her jars. When they broke out a jam or jelly I would collect the paraffin and use it like gum because it had the flavor of the jam or jelly.

[@mariebernier3076]

Same, my mom did too.

[@tammyhoushour8070]

I did the same thing ...better than gum.

[@cjblack5925]

Me also! I especially liked the blueberry! Lol!

[@misscindy3414]

Tipper, I tasted the jar of Violet Jelly you gave me, it has a wonderful, gentle flavor that matches the delicacy of the flowers. I think it's a keeper! In addition it has a lovely color!

[@menawolfwoman]

This description of the flavor really makes me want to try this! Thank you, Tipper and Miss Cindy ♡

[@mariansmith7694]

Violets are also called "hearts ease" & are supposed to help heal a broken heart. They sure do cheer me up. I love them too.

[@lisasargent2841]

I've never made violet anything for eating purposes. I developed my love for violets from my grandma Nonie. They were just one of many of her favorite flowers. In older parts of the city where I have lived in my entire life which is Ogden, Utah, you can see old front yards that have big patches of beautiful violets that over the years transplanted their little selves into the lawns of say 40 or 50 year old homes or if no home is there anymore you can tell there was a time when there was a nice house built on that plot of land. Love your sweet self & your wonderful family. Thank you for all the work you do to bring us viewers the pleasure of Celebrating Your Appalachia. Sincerely, Lisa Sargent, Ogden, Utah.

[@firstlastname7437]

I have yellow ones that grow only in the Appalachian mountains in my woods/yard. It is named "Viola hastata" and has beautiful leaves. Found out there are 4 true yellow violets species in USA.

[@dawnjackson2190]

Yellow violets, how cool is that!!! Have you tried making jam with it? I bet it would be beautiful!!

[@gimomable]

I think I've seen them all over Raven Rock state park in NC. The right time of year for them and I didn't know what they were but I do have some violets in my yard that have similar petals as the yellow ones I saw which was more pointy.

[@williamadam3888]

My mother's family grew up in the country during the depression. She talked about making mayapple jelly.

[@Tami_61]

I love making and eating violet jelly! It's such a refreshing spring treat with a delicate flavor. I make dandelion, redbud, and sassafras jelly too. I skim the foam off mine to eat it after it cools. Any jelly maker would understand someone saying, I'm full on the foam. I get blessed with a yard full of violets every spring and this year I froze some of the violet tea to make jelly with over the winter. That's some mighty fine comfort food on really cold days.

[@wahmanteam1578]

OMG! As soon as I saw the violets with "Roosters" in the title, I knew exactly where you were going. We also played the game, but when we would put the two Rooster heads together, we would both chant, "Mama had a baby & it's head popped off!" At the word "off" that's when we would both tug. I know it sounds a little bit morbid now, but back in those days they were just silly words that meant nothing...but boy, we had a lotta fun playing that game. We also would pluck the flowers with the longest stems and knot them together to make bracelets and necklaces!

[@crowznest438]

This was all new to me about the violets, except the jelly. Fight'n roosters is just the sort of thing kids would find to do with flowers, along with clover chains, dandelion necklaces and painting our noses yellow, hibiscus ladies, snapdragon "dragons", and daylily alligators. We sure had fun with those. : )

[@jean6061]

I noticed the violets are popping out here in West Virginia. I'm going to gather some, get the pectin and some small canning jars and try your recipe. My grandmother had violets growing in abundance in her raspberry patch; she believed their presence among the berries made her jam so flavorful. I wouldn't be surprised! In the early 1900's, Life Savers made violet-flavored candies! Really enjoy your channel - thank you so much!

[@bonnielaarman1878]

I had no idea it was possible to make violet jelly.😊. So nice!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thanks for watching Bonnie!

[@aliciamott8972]

That color you made is beautiful WHAT BEAUTIFUL JELLY!!

[@rlsingle00]

Yes, as a child we would play with the violet necks, I think we called it chicken. I have ate violet bloom in salads. I would gather them while mushroom hunting in early April. Also about the same time we would be digging ramps. I have not had violet jelly, but have had redbud jelly. We also made service berry jam. Instead of calling it Service Berry, we called it Sarvis Berry, it can also be referred to as Juneberries also. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks again, and God bless you and your family.

[@josephkerley363]

We do the same up here in Alaska every year around August with fireweed. It too makes a wonderful, light, aromatic jelly. I enlist the help of my granddaughters. It has become a family tradition. The recipe we used is very similar to yours. I differ in that I use the liquid pectin. But is sure do taste great! And of course, the granddaughters get theirs to take home.

[@lindamatthews1160]

My Mother loved violets. As soon as they began to bloom, we kids would pick her bouquet after bouquet of them. She would pronounce each of them to be more beautiful than the last. Her thank you always came with a hug which was the best part.

[@dannyferguson2178]

I love violets . They do grow wild in my yard and garden area and I leave them be. My grandmother and mother make violet jelly and it is lovely. I have dried it to make tea but have not made jelly myself. I enjoy your videos and the love and pride you have for our culture.

[@philmickey7247]

Oh the memories! Chipping paraffin wax into the hot jars with jelly was my mom's way to seal. Breaking the harden reusable wax to serve, and removing a broken piece, was delicious 'gum'.😁 Thanks!👍

[@aliciamott8972]

Loved this laid back video!!!! God bless you and MAY YOU NEVER HAVE ANOTHER HEADACHE! In JESUS name amen

[@joanneguille524]

Howdy...Jo from southwestern Ontario again. Thankyou! I am inundated with violets each spring. I rip them out by the roots to make room but by fall they are all back again. I am going to make your jelly next spring. I made rose petal jelly eons ago and wasn't impressed but at least violet jelly is pretty. One of the things I enjoy most about your channel is the REALNESS of it. Your kitchen....like mine...has stuff on the counters and dishes in the rack...while the Lord dries them. Don't ever change that. Lessons from you are like lessons from home. Love to you and yours

[@Sarah-zg5qs]

I've not had violet jelly, but I've made Lilac jelly and it's good. I also make dandelion jelly which tastes like honey. Thank you for your video's

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sarah-I've never had lilac jelly but would love to try it 😀

[@Star-dj1kw]

Those sound delightful!!

[@connierodenburg129]

Sarah, I have lilacs! Please share your recipe. TIA

[@cjblack5925]

I have made lilac jelly and it is delicious!

[@sarahwelty6094]

It makes my heart sing when i see the first violet in the spring. I have had them candied and have had violet perfume. We also have yellow dog tooth violets or trout lillies in the woods. Solon ,Ohio.

[@mariebernier3076]

Violets are a really precious flower that have been stuck in the back of the closet and forgotten about. Like Lilly of the Valley! I've always been thrilled by them.❤

[@lisasargent2841]

Lillies of the Valley & Violets are two of my very favorite flowers! Such beautiful fragrances!! Both are so underrated.

[@connie6545]

I loved this, Tipper! Growing up in Southern California, our backyard was on a double lot, and we had numerous fruit trees, a rose garden in the center of it and tall shrubs around the edges. I would scout out different shrubs/bushes and read! I was actually hiding from my rambunctious brothers. I had different hiding places due to the seasons, and my favorite one was next to a patch of violets in spring! Now, living in Washington state, I found a small patch of them and they are thriving! Mine aren't up yet; but soon. My mother-in-law gave me a glass basket and I will float violets and use them as a centerpiece on my dining room table. The beautiful color of the jelly is so eye catching, and I'm sure the jelly is delicate in flavor, too! 😊👍

[@lisahatfield9327]

Thank you so ever much. I like violets. I think they're so pretty. My sweet Mother made stack cakes, poke, so many good things. She canned too. I've never heard of the rooster game though. I have very fond memories of my childhood, foraging through the woods and yards eating plums, gooseberries, mulberries, elderberries, eating the tiny tart little mustard plants with the yellow buds. Thank you again .

[@pmay7822]

Hey Miss Tipper, I was so happy to come acrost your Appalachia page. I've been watching something different every day. My people are from around the Yadkin River. It's been such a long while to see them. Most have gone on long ago. We are living in Arkansas now. I've enjoyed listning to the girls play. A few years back, my husband was playin music at the Jimmy Driftwood Barn in Mountain View. I couldn't wait to gather violets to make my jelly! I had hip surgery 6 months ago, so I'm just now gettin good at puttin on my socks again. So it was a challenge to keep bendin over to gather enuf. But I'll be able to make a few little jars. Out west when my husband was at work there, he always enjoyed me to make Prickly Pear Jelly from the cactus. It is such a good smell, you always know when you open up the door, what granny is cookin. Thankyou for all the great memories. Love the stories.

[@egyptcat4301]

I adore violets! We did the "violet game" with clover flowers!

[@MrsinTN]

I’m nearing 63, and when I was young, my aunt taught me the fighting rooster game. I’ve never had violet jelly, but want to try some.

[@peacefulpossum2438]

I love wild violets! My yard is a steep hillside, which makes it difficult to mow. I wish the violets would take over the whole yard. No more mowing, and just think of all the jelly I could make!

[@sherimcneil3079]

My Granny loved violets! I think of her every year when I see the first ones bloom. I used to teach 1840 living history classes and one of the girls was so excited when we were dyeing our wool with things from my dye garden that she went home and picked enough violets to dye some wool and brought it in to show the other girls the next day. It was beautiful but the color wasn't fast and faded within a few days.

[@sheryladams1964]

Never heard of violet jelly. My mother in law made blackberry and grape jelly. My mother made pear preserves. My mother in law melted paraffin wax and poured over her jelly. About a 1/2 inch. Never saw her make it, but I have gotten it out of her refrigerator and slit the wax and taken it out of the jar. She grew up in south central Texas near Houston. ❤️❤️

[@marymiles8134]

I remember as a kid, my mom had tiny boxes of violet breath savers that were so tasty. She also said wild violets grow where a good person was laid to rest.

[@mariebernier3076]

They still sell 'em at the corner stores here in Brooklyn. Hit me back if you want me to send you some, happy to.

[@paulamaxcharlie]

Loved your memory of rooster game. I personally love violets and refused to mow because I didn't want to destroy their beauty.

[@monicaholloway9026]

I grew up for the most part in the Cherokee National Forest. As kids we called them rooster flowers. Spent many hours with other kids battling with them. Thanks for the video.

[@harechick]

I collect violets every spring around my yard, and make a tea from the flowers. I will definitely try this violet jelly next spring. Thanks for sharing.

[@maxinebootie]

My Mom didn't turn her jelly jars upside down. But she would put some shavings of paraffin to melt on top of the jelly before capping. When a jar of jell/jam was opened Mom would give me the paraffin to chew like jelly flavored chewing gum.

[@jacquelineraines2074]

This is a first for me! I'm so curious about violet jelly now. My younger sister and I would pick the violets that grew in our back yard and make flower arrangements with them. We made clover necklaces and made perfume from the peonies. A friend at church today was telling me that all of the nasturtiums are edible in salads. I caught you calling a senior man of the family Papaw. That is what we called our Papaw Raines. Never heard anyone else ever saying that. It brought back a warm memory of a loving grandfather.

[@rachelfrees1268]

These wild violets grew in profusion on our farm in Va., in the flatlands near the river. How quick we forget the bounty God provided when it interferes with our plans. Tipper you are one of those violets that bring such joy to us. Matt is like a strong oak. Both so worthy. So enjoy catching up with your older videos.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

You are so kind-thank you!

[@elizabethbowen7094]

You don't mind violets ? I think you love and respect them. Thank you for a very gentle and generous sharing. It was especially endearing to hear about your family memories connected to kitchen tools, those are precious and real.

[@shelialewis111]

I cried when I saw your violets, I did not think they still existed. My cousins and I used to pick these in the woods in the spring when we were young. The paper mills planted pine trees in miles of woods around the cousin's house and gone were the violets. This was in south, Ala. in the late 50's and 60's.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Shelia-I'm so glad the violets brought back good memories for you 😀

[@Star-dj1kw]

I have violets in my yard in Ky. I like them in my yard, but wow, they’re a booger to pull out of my flowerbeds.

[@anderander5662]

I love violets and pansies and Johnny jump-ups

[@lisasargent2841]

Ditto...Me too.😊

[@absolutely5376]

My wife and I sure are enjoying your channel. She canned 7 quarter pints and 2 half pints of violet jelly today after watching this video. We hadn't canned anything in our lives until the first of this year. With help from you and good folks like yourself, we are having a ball. We are enjoying learning things again that we had forgotten over the years. Thanks so much, we are going to keep watching all we can.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That is so wonderful to hear!! Thank you for sharing your success story with us 😀

[@johnsmalldridge6356]

That’s a beautiful patch of violets. I always thought that they looked like butterflies.

[@kittenbooger]

I gathered violets today for syrup! I took off the little green part and just used the petals. That extra work took SO much time and I'm not certain it was worth it! Glad to see this video!

[@holliegrantham5918]

I’m new to NC and have hundreds of little violets in my yard. I can’t wait to try this! Thank you for your channel. I’m enjoying it so much!

[@nancyduffer1808]

I love violets but didn't know they were edible until I watched your video. I picked some , sugared them and placed some on top along with lemon slices on you cheesecake recipe which my husband and I really enjoyed...thanks Tipper for sharing the recipe card 😃

[@hollish196]

I do have to agree with Victoria's comment that your videos are "so calming." They are, and it is wonderful to watch them because of that.

[@deanlibby5878]

Live in southern Ohio, on the river, me and my wife are from different ends of the county (scioto)and we played rooster fights with violet's be we never knew anyone eating or making jelly from them. We are no 70 yrs old. Love your and your beautiful daughter's videos.

[@maggieg60]

I’m going to try violet jelly now. And I love then in my yard, them and dandelions which most people spray with herbicide. I also grew up calling moths millers. I really enjoy your videos so keep them coming. I’m from Oconee County, SC,and I find that you and I and our speech are so much in common. 💕

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoy our videos 🙂

[@Meta4icalme]

I grew up with my Gram adding hot peppers to her violet jelly. I still love it on biscuits!

[@branejane800]

Beautiful violets. My favorites are the African violets...

[@pattidunkin870]

My great-aunts made violet syrup for indigestion. They also made a sweet violet wine that I never tasted as a child.

[@deborahjorgensen503]

enjoy this channel so much...such contented, humble people . Love the Appalachian folks!

[@skokian1able]

I allow Violets to creep into my flower beds, they're just as pretty as the cultivated flowers. After they finish blooming I root them out, but they always reappear the next Spring. I am intrigued by your Violet jelly, it would be fun to eat something that pretty!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

They are such pretty flowers!

[@jrt1776]

You would make a good teacher Tipper because you speak evenly and explain things very simply which is a good technique for teaching

[@rebeccafreeman6623]

Tipper, that truly is a beautiful jelly! I enjoyed the whole video, but when you began to fill your jars, my heart took notice - I have that exact canning funnel in my cupboard - it was my Mom's! When I lived with her during the last two years of her life, her neighbor and handyman said he was going to spray her lawn to kill the weeds. He mentioned the violets! I told him "we love those!" and the violets stayed! Mom always noticed the violets, and the different varieties that came up each Spring. They still remind me of her. I think I should try making some violet jelly in her memory.

[@KatieLibAyscue]

i grew up in avery county nc ,when i watch you i remember things i did when i was a kid ,i remembered fighting roosters,

[@debbiekaroly6835]

Thank you for sharing this violet jelly recipe. The color is so pretty! I feel just like you about the violets growing in my yard. When I heard gardeners saying not to grow violets because they are so invasive, it made me sad. Violets are one of my very favorite smelling flowers, I just love them!

[@craig9843]

There are violets growing in my yard, my first remembrance was of my neighbor. She always loved having them grow around her place.

[@lisaparlove989]

My mothers day gift was always picking me baskets of the flowers. Now my grandkids do it. They dont like picking the flowers but know I need them. Violet syurup for coughs and colds. I make a salve out of the leaf. The seeds are under the plant. When drying them keep a cloth over them or your table top will be ful of seeds. Have never made the jelly but may give it a try. It looks good. Thank you.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I would love to try making violet syrup 😀

[@colestarks4841]

I've heard these had many uses ... I've used the violet cbd oils and savs they help my neck i love all the uses of natural healing herbs .. I'm so glad I've come across your chanel a lot of what you and your girls talk about remind me so much of being with my granny 💕

[@llm4132]

I use a lot of essential oils for various things around my house. Violet leaf essential oil has the most beautiful scent of them all, in my opinion.

[@sbroccoli3942]

Great video!! I’m from Kentucky but more so the central part. I’m so glad I found your channel. Thanks for your time and effort.

[@lkding8370]

We call them Rooster Fights here in my part of Tennessee. I never even knew they were Violets until I was an adult. I love them.

[@virginiawimer8064]

I've never heard of a violet rooster game. How cute. We have a little patch of violets in the yard. Every Spring I went to see them.

[@Quarton]

This brought back memories of using violets for violet jelly, and much more, as you mentioned. They're some of my favorite plants. This time of year is when I remember going out to gather poke greens, stinging nettle, and jewel weed - all great for greens, fixed with bacon grease. Good food! (I've never heard of the game of "rooster" with the violets. That's a new one for me.) You can also use violets, making a perfume, also.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Violet perfume would be lovely. Thanks for watching!!

[@georgehutcheson9679]

I know one thing Ms. Tipper you sure have a way of bringing out my tender side. Your a pleasure to listen to. I'll be teaching my Grandausha the violent rooster fight for sure. 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸👍✌

[@letitbee7248]

What a pretty little jelly that makes. I was thinking it would be nice for a valentine's breakfast. I have a few little wild violets growing in my yard an they always make me smile so I keep them. Thank you for sharing the jelly recipe.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It would be perfect for a valentine's breakfast 😀

[@shirleydenton4747]

What a joy when you take us back to the simple pastimes once enjoyed in Appalachia, Everybody lived closer to nature, and utilized its bounty for everything. We always had wild strawberry preserves all Winter.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@chuckrobinson599]

My grandfather taught me that game when I was a kid. He's been gone since '76, I didn't know anybody else knew that game.

[@mermeridian2041]

Love "yard violets" and dandelions both! Great video - love how easy you make putting up jelly look!

[@inbetweennames4438]

More herbs, please! This is one of the coolest things about Appalachian historic culture. How do we use them herbs? Thank you for making this video!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 Thank you for watching!!

[@robertdesrosiers4743]

red willow tea for pain wintergreen for vitimin c

[@billybailey3132]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My nanny's favorite. We used to fight 'roosters' all the time as kids. So nice to see.

[@indiancreekspirit5102]

I love this channel one thousand precent. With all due respect I'm just repeatin what I recollect. From my sweet granny growin up

[@hphillips7425]

It is so much that is lost from previous generations. Thanks for keeping it alive

[@undeadredhead]

My whole back yard is pretty much wildflower/weeds: violets, buttercups, flea bane, chickweed, clover, purple deadnettle, grape hyacinth, speedwell, dandelion, etc. I let it all grow up in the late Winter/early Spring to attract bees to the yard so they will pollinate my garden. There were thousands, maybe a million violets this year, so I gave jelly a try. My tasters didn't seem quite sure if they liked it or not. I hadn't heard about the rooster game.

[@stoplooking1639]

You are the Best. Keeping the old ways alive.

[@marylawman8603]

I,for one, love wild violets. They're popping up in my yard right now. I don't have too much of a problem with them invading my garden but they do tend to invade the borders around my house. Never heard of the rooster game but have heard of violet jelly and of course, candied violets. These days, I just enjoy looking at them. Your violet jelly looks beautiful. Tfs 💜

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Been making Violet jelly for over ten years 🤗 Also made honeysuckle jam ( used same recipe Also made watermelon jam , put a open tea bag of peppermint which gave little flecks of green that reminded me of the watermelon find I had wanted to make dandilion and rose petal jam but didn't get the chance.

[@johnknight9969]

My wife loves to can and we have lots of Violets. So it's on her to do list. Love your show.

[@TraciMann]

I love violet soaps and perfumes

[@lawandamyers8875]

So glad to learn how to make violet jelly we have so many this year. I love the violets and glad to hear they will take over. I guess you can teach a 70 year old dog new tricks ❤️ to watch and learn from you thanks

[@benlaw4647]

Violets are wonderful.....many uses ....violet jelly is a special treat ..... I agree with you , they bloom early in spring and their cheerful faces brings joy after an Appalachia winter ....God bless....🙏

[@blaze3884]

I have always used purple and white violets in a tea form to ease stress and get a better nights rest. Love your channel Tipper, you're the best!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for sharing that! And for the kind words 😀

[@rickcooper6817]

Thanks so much for bringing back an old memory. I had totally forgotten about rooster fighting with violets. It's been over 50 years now but Granny or one of my aunts taught us. Granny had violets every where and some of them are still around my home today. Thank you, you're such fine lady, God bless you and your family. Thankful to be a country boy from Millers Creek N.C.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you enjoyed it and so glad I made you think of good memories 😀

[@sbishop16]

I had an Aunt Violet of whom I have such fond memories. Another lovely video🥰.

[@chrismergener6762]

I love violets! I have some in my back yard and I fiercely protect them. I stand near the whole patch when my son mows the lawn so he doesn't cut them down. I came across a recipe last week that called for violet extract of which I never heard of. I have a small bottle of violet cologone that I have had for a long time. It has such a sweet scent and if course, can't find anymore. Thank you for the video. 😊

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

Two really easy ones: soak violet (leaf and flower) in any oil for 8 weeks. Strain, use as a breast health oil that you use topically. Slather it on after showers. You can add dandelion and it's a powerhouse of goodness for ladies' health that will bring down lumps and bumps deep in the flesh, or prevent them. No guarantees but it's a real remedy that works. Thanks for the info, I've always wanted to make jelly. You're the best Tipper!

[@JThriftybee]

I’m glad my back yard is a carpet of violets in the spring!

[@davidsearle483]

Well I live in Nova Scotia Canada and we live close to the country like you folks.You are wonderful and we like your way of life.All the support from us in Nova Scotia.

[@gingerskaggs2682]

Yes I have heard of violet jam and it is good. I make dandelion jelly and people are just amazed that you can use the dandelions for it

[@myradioon]

I make a salad out of the green leaves with the flowers as garnish. Goat cheese, raisins, walnuts, bacon bits, Molasses, Oil and Cider Vinegar dressing. Excellent.

[@lisasargent2841]

Sounds delicious!!!

[@marysantillo3725]

My mother adored violets and they grew wild on one patch so they remind me of her💖 Funny when your video first started and I saw them I suddenly remembered the fragrance

[@ridgehilljillie9429]

I just picked all of my violets, yesterday, from the yard. I found a Violet Butter Recipe using 1 large handful of violets to a stick of butter and honey and lemon to taste. But, I'm just going to eat mine, lol.

[@shayneseltzer9052]

Oh...I love violets and daffodils, they are my birth flower. Years ago they sold in bunches on the street corner.

[@lizzapaolia959]

Awesome video 😁 You can almost smell the jelly. I, think you're way of canning is the most common. Reminds me of neighbors canning years ago. Our mom had great neighbors who all canned at one central house. They had jars all over, sometimes they canned a few days in a row about 10 hours a day.... Anyhow, what a great life😁 God bless all of you 😃 Thank you for sharing this video.

[@H.O.P.E.1122]

I just love watching you cook. So smooth and calm. Practice makes perfect.