The document describes a project conducted by 4th grade students at Katyciai Basic School of Silute Region to make dandelion honey. The students learned how to make dandelion honey by following the provided recipe. They collected dandelion flowers, boiled them with water and lemon juice to make a decoction, then added sugar and boiled the mixture further to create dandelion syrup. At the end of the project, the students were able to successfully make dandelion honey and tasted their final product.

1. “Dandelion honey”
Katyciai Basic School of Silute Region
“Healthy Herbs Outlook”
2015-2017

2. Dalykas
Subject
Neformalus ugdymas
Extracurricular activities
Klasė
Form
4
Mokinių skaičius
Number of the students
14
Mokytojas
Teacher
Vilma Nevardauskienė, pradinių kl. Mokytoja
Vilma nevardauskiene, a Primary school teacher
Tema
Topic
Kaip paruošti pienių medų?
How can we make the “Dandelion honey”?

3. Uždaviniai
Objectives
Mokyti mokinius gaminti “pienių medų”.
The students will be able to make the “dandelion honey”.
Metodai
Methods
Darbas grupėse, praktinis darbas.
Work in small groups, workshops.
Priemonės
Materials
Pienių medaus gaminimo receptas ir reikalingi produktai.
The recipe to prepare the homemade “dandelion honey” and
the products.

4. Trumpas aprašymas
A short description
1. Mokiniai yra supažindinami su pienių medaus gaminimo
receptu.
2. Mokiniai renka pienių žiedus.
3. Gaminamas pienių medus.
4. Ragaujamas gautas produktas.
1. The students are introduced with the recipe of the
homemade “dandelion honey”.
2. The students collect the dandelion flowers.
3. According to the recipe the dandelion honey is prepared.
4. The students taste the “dandelion honey”.
Refleksija
Reflection
Mokiniai geba pagaminti ”pienių medų”.
The students are able to make the “dandelion honey”.

5. There is something nice what you can do with all
those dandelions on your lawn .

6. You can make “dandelion honey”.
Actually that means a dandelion syrup.

7. Pick 250 – 300 dandelion.

9. You need the petals only. Therefore
remove all the green parts of stem.

12. Pour the petals with some water and
leave for 24 hours.

14. Strain off the petals.

15. Put the petals into the pot and pour with 1 liter of
water. Add 1 cup of freshly-squeezed lemon juice.

16. Boil the mixture for 15 – 30 min.

17. Strain off the petals. Now you have a
decoction of the dandelions.

18. Put in it 1 kg of sugar.

19. Boil the mixture. Then reduce the heat
and simmer it for 1 – 2 hours.

26. Congratulations! You have made the
dandelion syrup or “dandelon honey”.

27. You can use this syrup with tea instead of sugar.
Dandelion syrup improves your immunity system and
helps suffering with cold and cough.

30. • “This project has been funded with support
from the European Commission. This
publication reflects the views only of the
author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made
of the information contained there in.”