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

Osmanthus fragrans varieties are: Jingui, Yin Gui, Dangui, Zigui, Qiugui, Liusugui, Nissin, Fodingzhu, Tianxiangtai Pavilion and Sijigui. These osmanthus fragrans are edible, but attention should be paid 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 sweet-scented osmanthus, you'd better pick those branches that are blooming or in bud. If the bud is too small and not well developed, it is best not to pick it.

If you can't bear to pick branches, you can also lay a piece of 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 sieve basin 1-2 times, and then put it on a clean cotton gauze to absorb the water.

Put it on gauze for about 20 minutes, put osmanthus fragrans on a plate, put it in the microwave for 2 minutes, take it out and turn it over to let the water vapor disperse, then put it in the microwave for 1 minute or 1 minute and a half. The less osmanthus is picked, the shorter the sting time is.

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

Well-made osmanthus can be preserved until next year (to avoid getting wet). Usually when cooking and making desserts, it will be delicious. Dried osmanthus in autumn can still be used in Chinese New Year!

chrysanthemum

Autumn is also the season when chrysanthemums bloom. I remember when the flowers were small, there was a large cluster of white chrysanthemums in front of my house. When I pick them, I can make tea and pillows. It's easy to get angry in autumn. Just drink some chrysanthemum tea.

In fact, this 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 and Florists Chrysanthemum. Be careful what you type.

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

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

Take it out quickly after steaming, dry the water vapor, completely dehydrate and dry the chrysanthemum, and then take it back and keep it in a sealed bottle. My own chrysanthemum tea may be yellow, but it is not bleached and has no additives. It is very natural.

The prepared chrysanthemum tea can be taken out and soaked in water when it is on fire. Chrysanthemum tastes slightly bitter, so you can put some rock sugar to adjust it. However, people with cold chrysanthemum tea, weak body and weak spleen and stomach should not drink more.

lotus

Summer has passed, do you still have the fragrance of lotus? The beauty of lotus lies not only in the graceful posture, but also in the fragrance brought by the breeze. In fact, lotus flowers can also stay to make tea, which has been practiced by many flower lovers.

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

Put the prepared tea leaves into the flower core of the lotus flower 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. 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 overnight, or take it out one day and one night, and the tea will have its own lotus fragrance.

Not only can lotus be used as lotus seed tea, but lotus leaves and lotus seeds are also very useful. Wash the lotus leaf, tear it into pieces or cut it into strips, dry it and preserve it. It can also be used for making tea, porridge and soup.

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

jasmine

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

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

If there are many jasmine flowers that can't be eaten in a short time, you can find a hollow basket or flower basket (remember to put gauze or strainer) and put it in the sun to dry. Be careful not to get too sunburned, it will brown the jasmine.

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

If there is no fresh jasmine, you can also use dried jasmine tea instead. Put the tea bag 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 keeping in good health and raising flowers, Dendrobium is a very old Chinese herbal medicine, which is very common in southwest China and is full of treasures. It is a good thing for health and qi.

There are many varieties of Dendrobium, among which Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium huoshanense, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile and Dendrobium candidum are all edible. Please be clear before buying.

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

The flowers of Dendrobium are also delicious. They are usually used for making tea and cooking. The most common is Dendrobium scrambled eggs. It is estimated that only people with Dendrobium can taste this delicious food. Money doesn't necessarily buy such fresh Dendrobium flowers ~

Dendrobium flowers can not only cook, but also make 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 sweet.

If you have a lot of Dendrobium, you can also put the flowers away, dry them and keep them in a sealed bottle. It's nice to soak a Dendrobium scented tea and sprinkle some soup when you are free.

fig

Figs are generally unknown, and they will compete with each other when they bear fruit. 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 know, dried figs on the market are all tens of dollars a catty.

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

Pay attention to it when drying. Turn it every half day, and it will dry evenly inside and outside. In the process of drying, birds and ants should be prevented from stealing food, so people should pay close attention.

Figs take about 2-3 days to dry, and then they are put away after being completely dehydrated. The figs at this time are ugly, but they are very sweet, and they are sweeter than fresh ones after being dried. Not only ripe figs can be dried, but also those close to maturity can be dried, and the drier they are, the sweeter they are.

Sun-dried figs can be eaten not only as preserved fruits and snacks, but also as porridge, sweet soup and stew soup. They are all good ingredients to enhance the umami flavor 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 the branches, rose-red flowers, irregular patterns and scattered patterns.

But this true rose is edible and is the main cash crop in many areas. People specialize in planting roses and picking flowers to make scented tea, food (rose cake), 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 and pick them when they bloom. The homemade rose tea is also excellent.

Making dried roses is very simple. First pick 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 at 140 1 hour and then dry it.

If there is no oven, it can be dried in the sun, but it will change color. However, after boiling with water, you can still see the self-made dry rose in rose pink, and keep it in sealed cans for 6-8 months. Don't put them in too wet places.

lemon

Lemon is also a very healthy plant. Besides lemon fruit can be used for making tea and flavoring, lemon trees also give off fragrance, which can improve air quality.

Lemons are easy to grow in the south, but potted plants will still bear fruit in the north. There are a dozen or twenty lemons on a tree. Lemons in Huang Chengcheng are delicious.

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

Lemon is a little sour and can be made into lemon honey. Wet the lemon first, 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, then put a slice of lemon and then a layer of honey. ...

Finally, cover it with honey and put it in the refrigerator. 8- 12 hours can be made into sweet and sour lemon honey. Every time you drink water, it's delicious. You can put it on the cake. The shelf life is about 1 month.

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

light purple

Lavender is dreamy. Plant a pot at home or a bunch in the yard. When the flowers bloom, the fragrance is fluttering, and it is also very useful to cut them.

Lavender can be easily made into dried flowers, and the cut branches are tied into a bunch. After hanging upside down to dry, you can insert it into a bottle to watch. Its fragrance lasts for a long time and is especially suitable for indoor viewing.

Lavender florets can also be made into lovely sachets and sachets and 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 (not for friends with sensitive sense of smell).

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, put a clean tube in the pot, and export the steam to get lavender pure dew.

Lavender dew can also be separated from essential oil and made into soap, aromatherapy and candles. Interested flower lovers can try it and maybe find other inspiration.

Chinese wolfberry

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

Central China, North China and Northwest China of China are all suitable for raising Lycium barbarum. There are not only red medlar but also black medlar, and the content of cyanine is more. But the flower friends in the south are not suitable. Eat Lycium barbarum leaves at most, the fruit is not very good.

Lycium barbarum is cold-tolerant, drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant. It can be planted in underground potted plants. Get more sunshine in autumn. Before flowering, you can pour some compound fertilizer. After hanging the fruit, 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 completely red, it can be picked and dried. After complete dehydration, it can be stored in a sealed jar. Add a few slices when drinking tea and cooking soup. Delicious and healthy!