Rose Recipes from Olden Times Author:Eleanour Sinclair Rohde Although nowadays roses are cultivated mostly for their beauty, previous ages have not been so singularly narrow-minded. Even at the turn of the century many people, in appreciation of the fragrance, sweet flavour and medicinal virtues of rose petals, hips and leaves, still took pleasure in age-old traditional ways of making perfumes, sweet wate... more »rs, jams, jellies, salads, sauces and various kinds of confections with roses. They also knew how to crystallize the petals, to preserve the buds, to flavour the wine and vinegar with rose leaves and to use roses in many medicinal ways. There are 83 recipes altogether, including instructions on how to dry rose leaves (Four ways), how to candy rose leaves, how to preserve whole roses and how to flavour sugar, wine, vinegar and honey with roses. Every page is beautifully and distinctively decorated, making of this not only a source of special joy for connoisseurs of herbs and herbals, but in all ways a pleasure to read and use for anyone wanting the best rose recipes. Contents Include: Pot-Pourris, Sweet Bags and Pomanders - Perfumes and Sweet Waters - Culinary Recipes« less