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Article: Flavorful flowers: some blooms taste just as good as they look.(inthegarden)
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- Sarasota Magazine
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- June 22, 2005
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at a recent edible flower seminar at the Crowley Museum & Nature Center, Joan Kershaw, owner of Floral Concept, demonstrated that the proof is indeed in the pudding--or, in this instance, in the delectable floral delights she served. A peppery gazpacho strewn with arugula blossoms, nasturtiums stuffed with savory cream cheese, an herb and flower cheese terrine, pecan pansies, orange flower corn muffins, chocolate orchids and hibiscus tea were not only lovely visual additions to the table, but tasty ones as well.
After a 10-year stay in Moca, Puerto Rico, where she owned and farmed a 38-acre fruit and flower farm, Kershaw moved to Sarasota in 1999 and volunteered ...