Hopsa spring bursts loose!

The sign that spring is bursting loose can be seen as suddenly these beautiful trees in
bloom standing. The colorful flower trees that make many gardens shine in
avenues and parks. The magnolia (Magnolia X Soulangiana.) comes
originally from China and has been in Europe for hundreds of years
planted for its beauty. The special thing is that
these flowers are edible and very tasteful. The
Magnolia is known for its strong smell and
is therefore widely used in perfumes.
Few people know that you have magnolia
you can eat and also have a
healing effect possesses.

in the flower there are two active substances Magnoliol and Honokiol . These create a lowering effect in stress and anxiety. Because it lowers your cortisol level (stress hormones) . Also, the magnolia is known as a good antioxidant. You can draw tea from the petals and drink it.
Tea from the aromatic bark (fresh or dried) works wonders with constipation.

The petals taste a bit like ginger.
These give added value
to a tasty salad.
You can also add the magnolia vinegar of which I have a recipe below.

A nice fact is that these flowers are pollinated not by bees, but by beetles.
The magnolia is also one of the oldest flowers in the world so that there were no bees at that time but the beetle did.
popularly called the Magnolia is also called the Bevertree, because the faded flowers resemble a beaver tail.

Magnolia syrup:
You can make syrup from it by briefly boiling the flowers in a mixture of water and sugar.(take the raw cane sugar.)
Ingredients:
300 gr leaves
300 gr sugar
500 ml water.

Put the water on the fire and add
immediately add the sugar.
Stir the mixture until the sugar is dissolved.
Then add the petals to it.
Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 min. gently by cooking. Strain the mixture through a nettle cloth and pour the syrup into clean sterile bottles. Put a tea spoon of citric acid (E330.) to keep the business a little longer. a few days.

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