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You can also make beautiful crystalized pansies for decorating cakes and such. (Pansies are edible if grown correctly.) In general, I don't eat them, but I do make sure they are safe for decorating food.
Carefully wash and fully dry pansies
beat one egg white until uniform - not looking for peaks or anything, just want to fully break up the white.
use a clean paint brush (one you've reserved only for food) to brush the egg white carefully all over a pansy (both sides)
sprinkle the pansy all over with sugar (better yet, superfine sugar - make your own by whirling regular sugar in a food processor)
set on waxed paper to set fully
Keep for a long time in an airtight container.
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