Re: Edible Flowers

**fran gustman f*@juno.com**

Dear John,

3 stone chessmen? Was this an altar or an attar?

I'm pretty sure that Gertrude Jekyl describes her process. I'm not sure
which book it is in but can probably find it for you if you don't have
any luck at it. Right now I'm recovering from
flu/bronchitis/hacking/wheezing...

Fran

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:04:28 EST FRIELSTER@aol.com writes:
> 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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Fran Gustman,  fgustman@juno.com
Boston, MA
Editor, HortResources Newsletter, www.hortresources.org
Upcoming Editor, Holly Society Journal, www.hollysocam.org
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