Chicory Flower Jelly. Harvest chicory flowers mid-day. The flowers are the most distinctive feature of this plant.
Not only does chicory taste delicious as coffee and jelly it can help heal and prevent a plethora of health problems. Cut up lemons or oranges and place in a large jar fill jar with vinegar. You can use foraged roots or get some from Mountain Rose Herbs.
31082016 CHICORY CROWNS.
Endives are used for salad but it is the chicory. Harvest chicory flowers mid-day. Their flavor is spicy sweet reminds one of cloves. Remove sepals and allow petals to steep in boiling hot water for 24 hours.