Coltsfoot Sorbet

Ingredients

• 65 fresh coltsfoot flowers
• 1 cup organic cane sugar
• 3 1/3 cups water
• 1 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1 egg white

Instructions

Make sure you have only the yellow petals from 65 coltsfoot flowers. (Remove the petals by rubbing the flowers between your thumb and forefinger. Make sure there are no green sepals in with the petals.)

Place the petals, sugar and water into a pan. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes then remove from the heat and let steep for 20 minutes. Filter through a sieve and refrigerate the syrup until chilled. Add the egg white and whisk. Either place in an ice cream maker or in the freezer. As the sorbet churns, the egg white will trap air bubbles and this turns the sorbet white. If you have chosen the freezer method you will need to whisk briskly every five minutes for the first hour, then every fifteen minutes until the sorbet sets.

Note: For information on coltsfoot, including cautions and contraindications, visit The Encyclopedia of Herbology – Coltsfoot

Source: Edible Wild Food