Rose Recipes from Olden Times
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Book Overview
Even though 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 flavor, and medicinal virtues of rose petals, hips, and leaves, still took pleasure in age-old traditional ways of making perfumes, sweet waters, jams, jellies, salads, sauces, and various kinds of confections with roses. They also knew how to...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0486229572
ISBN13:9780486229577
Release Date:July 1973
Publisher:Dover Publications
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.36 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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A rose is a rose, but this book is a gem.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This slim volume is packed with scores of uses for roses. With recipes from the 16th to 19th century, this book blossoms with wonderful ideas. One of my favorites is from Bullein's Bulwark of Defence--Rose water, musk, Civet and Cloves to perfume clothes.(pg 60)
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