When cooking with poppy flowers I use field poppies, these are completely safe and non-narcotic. Begin by removing the petals from the flowers and transfer them into a preserving jar. I picked enough to fill a 5 liter jar.
Then mix the sugar with the lemon juice and the water. Heat this up till the temperature is 60 °C (140 °F). Give it as good mix in between.
Once it has the right temperature pour it on the poppy flowers and make sure all the petals are submerged. Then close the lid and let it infuse for 48 hours in your fridge.
After the two days you need to give it another mix before draining the syrup on a fine sieve. Use a ladle so you don’t waste a single drop.
Now the syrup can be used to make delicious recipes, but it’s already incredible with some sparkling water as a refreshing drink.Â
