The Bonnie Blue Forager: Who Knew That Forsythia is Both Beautiful and Good For You?

  Forsythia is commonly sold as a landscaping bush, but little did I know its edible qualities until now!  We were looking up natural DIY health medicine, when my Mom saw a friend's post on Facebook. It was a  cough-syrup recipe, and of course we all had to try making it, especially with it being the right time, and us owning some bushes!
     Forsythia is a medium to large sized bush.  In Spring, these bushes explode with lovely split-trumpet shaped yellow blossoms.  These flowers have a fragrant smell, reminiscent to the smell of Jasmine-vine flowers.  The decorative and bright-green leaves of these plants are slightly serrated around the edges, and the leaf is shaped like a knife.  If left to their own devises, these bushes grow long thin hanging stems, with smooth bark.  Usually these stems are a light-brown color, with occasional speckling.  
   I will give the recipe site here, which my Mom found at her friend's post:  puretraditions.com/forsythia-syrup-recipe/.  Next time I get sick I can experiment now!