Near the Mid-Autumn Festival, osmanthus blossoms in time. Have flower friends smelled osmanthus fragrance recently? It is not unreasonable that people in China like osmanthus fragrans. It is not only fragrant and meaningful, but also a good healthy food.

The varieties of osmanthus fragrans are: Jingui, Yingui, Dangui, Zigui, Qiugui, Willow Sugui, Rixianggui, Fodingzhu, Tianxiangtai Pavilion and Sijigui. These osmanthus fragrans are edible, but we should pay attention to hygiene problems.

The flowers of osmanthus fragrans are very small, and the florets will fall off after 3-4 days. If you want to pick some osmanthus fragrans, you'd better pick the branches that are blooming or in bud. If the bud is too small, it's best not to pick it if it hasn't developed yet.

If you can't bear to pick the branches, you can also spread a cloth under the osmanthus tree and let the flowers fall naturally. Before sunset, take the cloth home, pick up the dirty things, wash it with a filter basin 1-2 times, and then put it on a clean cotton gauze to absorb the water.

Put on gauze for about 20 minutes, put osmanthus fragrans on a plate, put it in the microwave oven for 2 minutes, take it out and turn it over to let the water vapor disperse, and then put it in the microwave oven for 1 minute or 1 minute and a half. If you pick less sweet-scented osmanthus, you will sting for a shorter time.

The dried osmanthus fragrans prepared by the above method has a lasting and clean fragrance, and can be stored in a sealed bottle, or can be boiled into osmanthus nectar by adding crystal sugar or honey, and a little is added when making tea, eating snacks and drinking sweet soup, so that the fragrance of osmanthus fragrans comes to the nose.

The well-made osmanthus can be stored until next year (to avoid getting wet). When cooking and making desserts at ordinary times, it will be full of color and fragrance. The dried osmanthus made in autumn can still be used in the New Year!

chrysanthemum

Autumn is also the season when chrysanthemums bloom. I remember that when the flowers were young, there was a large cluster of small white chrysanthemums at the door of my house. When I picked them, I could make tea and make pillows. It was easy to get angry in autumn, so I would be fine if I drank a little chrysanthemum tea.

In fact, this kind of white chrysanthemum is the raw material of Chrysanthemum morifolium, which is a very famous chrysanthemum tea. You should pay attention to the more classic chrysanthemum tea, which is Chrysanthemum morifolium and Florists Chrysanthemum. Be careful what you enter.

Picking flowers and bones that are about to open is the healthiest and the best effect of removing fire. Of course, you can also pick flowers that have already opened, and the value of making tea is high. Soak in salt water for 5-8 minutes, remove impurities and bugs, filter out salt water, and then rinse with clear water.

Put the chrysanthemum in a steamer and steam it for 10- 15 minutes. Don't steam it for too long, so steaming can remove bitterness and sterilize it.

Take it out quickly after steaming, dry the water vapor, completely dehydrate and dry the chrysanthemum, then take it back and store it in a sealed bottle. My own chrysanthemum tea may be yellow, but it is very natural without bleaching and additives.

The prepared chrysanthemum tea can be taken out and soaked in water when it gets angry. The taste of chrysanthemum is slightly bitter, so you can put some rock sugar to adjust it. However, chrysanthemum tea is cold, and people with weak body and spleen and stomach should not drink too much.

lotus

Summer has passed, have you stayed with the fragrance of lotus? The beauty of the lotus is not only the graceful posture, but also the fragrance sent by the breeze. In fact, the lotus can also stay to make tea, and many flower lovers have already practiced it.

Take a budding lotus bud, carefully open the petals, and be careful not to scatter them until you can see the flower core.

Put the prepared tea leaves into the flower core of the lotus, and see how much space there is in the lotus bud, so as not to be too full.

After putting away the tea, wrap the petals of the lotus again. If the package is not tight, you can find some cotton thread to tie it, and be careful not to tie it too tightly. Leave it for one night, or one day and one night, and take out the tea, and the tea will have its own lotus fragrance.

Not only lotus can be used as lotus tea, but also lotus leaves and lotus seeds are of great use. Lotus leaves are washed, torn into pieces or cut into strips, dried and stored, and can also be used for making tea, porridge and soup.

When the lotus seeds are peeled off, the green buds inside are bitter, but you can also make tea. Take out the buds, wash off the excess juice with clear water, and put them in the sun to dry and save them. However, lotus seed core is also cold, so people with weak constitution should not drink it.

Jasmine

Sweet jasmine, the flowering period is coming to an end recently, and it will bloom for 2-3 days at a time, and it will soon fade, so if your family is still in bloom, pick it up and make it into scented tea ~

Jasmine has a strong aroma, and fresh flowers can also make tea. After making tea, the strongest aroma is the budding bud. Although the jasmine in bloom is beautiful, the aroma is the second, and the fragrance after blooming is the lightest.

If there are more jasmine flowers and you can't finish them in a short time, you can find a hollow basket or basket (remember to put gauze or filter) and put it in the sun to dry. Be careful not to sun too hard, it will brown the jasmine.

If you want to drink jasmine-scented tea, you can also put fresh jasmine in a tea bag, seal it for one night, open the bag the next day and take it away, which is jasmine-scented tea.

If there is no fresh jasmine, you can also use dry jasmine tea instead. Put the tea between jasmine flowers and seal it for about 1 week. You can also get the fragrance of jasmine, which will last for a long time after making tea.

However, people who have raised jasmine must try a jasmine food, that is, scrambled eggs with jasmine. The combination of jasmine and eggs is simply a dream food, and adults and children like it!

dendrobium

Speaking of health-preserving and healthy flowers, of course, Dendrobium is a very old Chinese herbal medicine, which is common in southwest China and is full of treasures. It is a good thing for health-preserving and qi-invigorating.

There are many varieties of Dendrobium, among which Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium huoshanense, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium chrysanthum, Dendrobium drumstick and Dendrobium candidum are edible. Please ask clearly before buying.

The flowers and stems of Dendrobium are all traditional Chinese medicines, especially the stems. They look ugly, but in fact they have high nutritional value. They can be bought in Chinese medicine shops, and the price is not low.

The flowers of Dendrobium are also very delicious. They are generally used for making tea and cooking. The most common one is scrambled eggs with Dendrobium. It is estimated that only people who have Dendrobium can taste this delicious food. You may not be able to buy such fresh Dendrobium flowers with money ~

Dendrobium flowers can not only be used for cooking, but also for making soup. Whether it is broth, bone soup or pure vegetable soup, Dendrobium flowers can be added in the last 20 minutes, and the final soup is fresh and sweet.

If you have a lot of Dendrobium, you can also collect the flowers, dry them and put them in a sealed bottle for preservation. When you are free, soak a Dendrobium scented tea and sprinkle some soup, which is very good.

fig

Figs are usually unknown, and when they bear fruit, they will compete with each other. The ripe fruit is sweeter than honey, which will attract many birds to peck and drive them away ~

If you can't eat all the figs you pick every time, you can also make dried figs and eat them slowly. You should know that dried figs on the market are dozens of dollars a catty.

Home-made dried figs: Pick the figs, cut off the extra wooden handle (the small handle at the top), wash them with soda water (alkaline water), then wash them with clear water, and then dry them in the sun. It is better to operate in sunny days.

Pay attention to it when drying, turn it over every half day, and it will be evenly dried inside and outside. In the process of drying, birds and ants should also be prevented from stealing food, so people should keep a close eye on it.

It takes about 2-3 days to dry the figs, and then put them away after they are completely dehydrated. At this time, the figs are ugly, but very sweet, and sweeter than fresh ones after drying. Not only ripe figs can be dried, but also those close to maturity can be dried, and the more they are dried, the sweeter they become.

Sun-dried figs can be eaten not only as preserved fruits and snacks, but also as porridge, sweet soup and stew soup, all of which are good ingredients to enhance freshness and taste, and are especially nourishing for appetizing and promoting fluid production.

rose

We often say that roses are actually Chinese rose flowers, but real roses have many leaves, obvious veins, dense thorns on their branches, rose-red flowers, irregular patterns and scattered patterns.

But this kind of real rose is edible, and it is the main cash crop in many areas. People specialize in planting roses and picking flowers to make scented tea, food (rose cakes), cosmetics and so on.

It is said that roses can be used in beauty beauty, and flower lovers can also keep a pot of roses at home, cut flowers when they bloom, and homemade rose tea is also excellent.

Making dried roses is very simple. First, take off the rose bud (the bud has the strongest fragrance and the highest nutrition), soak it in salt water for 20 minutes, and then wash it with clear water. Then put it on a stainless steel rack, put it in the oven, bake it up and down 1 40, and dry it for1hour.

If you don't have an oven, you can also dry it in the sun, but it will change color. However, after boiling with water, you can still see rose-pink self-made dried roses, and keep them in sealed cans for 6-8 months. Don't put them in too humid places.

lemon

Lemon is also a very healthy plant. Besides lemon fruit can be used as tea and seasoning, lemon tree will also give off a fragrance, which can improve air quality.

Lemons can be planted easily in the south, but potted plants in the north will still bear fruit. It's no problem to have a dozen or twenty lemons in one tree. Lemons in Huang Chengcheng are delicious.

Fresh lemons can be soaked in water, and a glass of lemonade every morning can clear the throat and moisten the intestines, making you feel comfortable all over. Some women think that drinking lemonade has beauty and whitening effects. In fact, men, women and children can insist on drinking it.

Lemon is a bit sour, so it can be made into lemon honey. First, wet the lemon, sprinkle a spoonful of salt, rub it with your hands, rinse it with clear water, then dry the water with toilet paper, cut it into pieces, put a layer of honey in the bottle, put a slice of lemon on it, and then put a layer of honey on it ...

Finally, after capping with honey, cover it and put it in the refrigerator. It can be made into sour and sweet lemon honey in 8- 12 hours. It is delicious to add a spoonful of water every time, and it can also be put on cakes. The shelf life is about 1 month.

If there is no honey, you can also directly dry the lemon without any processing, dry it and dehydrate it and put it in a sealed can, or keep it in a sealed fresh-keeping bag. Just put one slice when drinking water.

lavender

Lavender is very dreamy. If you plant a pot at home or a bunch in the yard, it smells good when you are in bloom, and it is very useful to cut it.

Lavender can be easily made into dried flowers, and the cut branches are tied into a bunch. After hanging upside down and air drying, it can be inserted into a bottle for viewing. Its fragrance lasts for a long time, and it is especially suitable for viewing in a room.

The lavender florets can also be made into cute sachets and sachets, which can be hung in the room to repel mosquitoes. I heard that it can also soothe the nerves, and it is also good to hang one in the bedroom or make a pillow (friends who are sensitive to smell should not do this).

Lavender is also a famous skin care product. After drying, wrap it in cotton cloth, put it in a clean steamer, soak it in cold water for one night, boil it the next day, burn it with 1 liter of water 1 hour, plug a clean tube in the pot, and let the steam out, and the lavender is pure dew.

The lavender pure dew can also be separated from the essential oil and made into soap, aromatherapy and candles. Deliberate flower lovers can try it and maybe find other inspiration.

Chinese wolfberry

Lycium barbarum is also a common health-preserving thing for everyone. It is very good to drink with Lycium barbarum soaked in water. You don't need to buy this kind of good thing, you can also plant a few berries yourself.

China's Central China, North China and Northwest China are all suitable for raising Lycium barbarum. There are not only red Lycium barbarum but also black Lycium barbarum, and the content of cyanine is more. However, the flower friends in the south are not suitable. You can eat some Lycium leaves at most when you raise Lycium barbarum, and the fruit is not very good.

Lycium barbarum is cold-resistant, drought-resistant and salt-tolerant. It can be planted in potted plants in the ground. In autumn, you should bask in the sun more. Before flowering, you can pour some compound fertilizer. After fruit hanging, you can pour some fruit and vegetable nutrient solution. The greater the temperature difference, the redder the fruit color and the sweeter the taste.

When the medlar turns red completely, it can be picked and dried. After it is completely dehydrated, it can be stored in a sealed jar. Add a few tablets when drinking tea and cooking soup. It is delicious and healthy!