Violet Physical Features
They are heart shaped.
They can be one and a half feet tall.
They are edible.
They can be 10'' tall.
They have 5 petals 2 are straight up, 2 are outside
like ears.
They can be purple, yellow, or white.
Uses
These are things violets are used in or on. Violets are used
in pudding. They were used for antiseptics. The violet leaves
were used for painkillers.
Native children used violets for games. Indians in the colonial
time made medicine out of the leaves of the violet. Violets were
made into perfume,
poetry, paintings, and corsages. These are some things about the
violet. The violet grows in the woods, swamps, meadows, roadsides,
and gardens.
There are more than 75 species existing in North America. The
resources are from the Kendall School museum in the classroom.
CANDIES VIOLETS
by Jane Hasselbring
The Master Gardener Program
(815)268-7365
2 quarts violet flowers
1 ounce gum Arabic
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
Gently dip the violets in water and dry them carefully not to bruise the petals. Put some water in the bottom half of a double boiler. Dissolve the gum Arabic with the 1/2 cup of water in the top half. Let it stand until cold. With a soft brush gently brush the flower petals with the gum Arabic. Allow each flower to dry thoroughly. Mix the corn syrup with the cold water. Dip the violets in the syrup. Lay on a sheet of waxed paper to dry. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
*Violet Recipe - we would like to thank Jane Hasselbring for this recipe. She adapted it from "Martha Stewart Living" May '98
source: http://www.museum.state.il.us/mic_home/schools98/kendal/project/violet1.html
