Homesteader'S Fireweed Honey - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    50 red clover blossoms
    10 white clover blossoms
    18 -25 fireweed blossoms
    3/4 teaspoon alum
    5 lbs sugar
    3 cups boiling water
Preparation
    Wash blooms in cold water (gently rinse) to remove little critters.
    Put all ingredients except water in pan, then pour boiling water on.
    Let sit for 10 minutes.
    Bring to boil and boil for 10 minutes.
    Strain through cheesecloth.
    Put in canning jars and water bath process for 10 minute before sealing lids.

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