Parma Violets x50 Rolls

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Parma Violets are purple sweets manufactured by Swizzels Matlow. Originating in Derbyshire, they have taken the UK by storm, in their 70 years of existence! Violets went out fashion after the First World War due to modernisation and changes in fashion in 1920s and 1930s. Unfortunately they never regained their former status. How to grow violets in the garden Growing violets for cut flowers Some people say they’re similar to Swizzel Matlow Fizzers - but, ironically, don’t have the “fizzyness”!

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Since violets prefer semi-shade, they were grown in the south under trees in olive groves as a secondary crop, or in open fields with some protection from the sun. They were sold to the European royalty, the aristocracy and visitors to the French Rivera.The use of oil, made with leaves rather than violet flowers, is described in The Book of Fruits and Flowers by Thomas Jenner (1653). The Walker’s Nonsuch Milk Chocolate Covered Toffee is a brilliant addition to any collection of sweets. With their chewy toffee centre and milk chocolate coating, they’re a fantastically tasty treat. With each one individually wrapped, they are great for homemade gifts and will be a hit on any sweet table! Make a centre of the bouquet of yellow roses and small branches of flowering myrtle. Surround it with bunches of violets, each containing five flowers tied together. Roses should rise above the foundation of blue violets. Violet wreath Whilst there’s a wide selection of fruity purple sweets, there are plenty of exciting chocolatey options, too. Granted, these are mostly in purple wrapping rather than the sweets themselves, but they are delicious choices nonetheless.

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The varieties that were widely cultivated in the 19th century were species of the scented violet, Viola odorata, and of Parma violet. Viola odorata or sweet violet is a small, hardy woodland perennial native to Europe. Parma violet is a distinctive subgroup within the Viola family. It is somewhat tender and best suited for cultivation in southern regions, such as Italy and the south of France. In ideal conditions Parma violets can flower for seven consecutive months, but rarely produce seeds. In France violet became an emblem of the imperial Napoleonic party. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was known to his supporters as Caporal violet (‘corporal violet’) or as Le pѐre de la violette (‘the father of the violet’). Violas and pansies ( especially Viola Tricolor , also known as 'Johnny Jump Ups' or Heartsease) tend to have multiple-coloured petals with thin, serrated leaves on stalks. The fresh flowers are edible and they have a greener flavour (think of it as resembling slightly the flavour of green peas -bright and crunchy, with a hint of pepper). Although they work fairly well in sweets, they are less aromatic than violets; they are wonderful in savoury dishes such as salads, soups, fish dishes or even deep-fried like you would a courgette flower; in France, these beautiful flowers have often been used in meat dishes, especially veal. The Viola family also includes the common wild violet ( Viola canina, ‘dog violet’) that is scentless and flowers profusely in March and April. It prefers semi-shade and grows in woods and parks. In gardens it can become invasive. Its small flowers are edible and come in a beautiful shade of dark blue.Violets are best put in a vase lightly tied together, so that the entire opening of the vase is filled up. Put leaves around the edges of the opening. Basket of violets