Re: Edible Flowers

**F*@aol.com**

Betty,
I don't know how interesting you might find this, but my one (so far) effort 
to make rose water, for flavoring desserts, was a disaster. As instructed by 
an internet site, I made a little still, consisting of a big pot, three stone 
chessmen, a small bowl, an inverted lid full of ice, and a gazillion 
rosepetals. So far, so good.
But instead of the sweetly-scented, delicately-flavored, exotic nectar I'd 
envisioned, the process yielded a scant cupful of nasty brown foul-smelling 
water, like tea brewed from cigar butts. 
I'm open to suggestions if anyone has another method. Yes, I could buy some 
at a Mideastern grocery, but I'm cheap and stubborn and I like to play in the 
kitchen. AND I had a free and plentiful supply of roses that I knew hadn't been 
sprayed or dusted. Ergo... stogie tea. Yuck.
JF
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