This purple rose petal lemonade is naturally colored and scented with fresh rose petals! Rose petal lemonade is an easy, refreshing, cooling drink on hot summer days. You’ll only need three ingredients for this pretty purple lemonade: fresh rose petals, sugar and water! Continue reading Purple Rose Petal Lemonade
I was surprised when I found Victorian recipes for hairspray! 😀 In Victorian times, hairspray was called bandoline which was used to set curls. Victorian hairspray was made with quince seeds, gum arabic or gum tragacanth. Here I tried a Victorian recipe for ‘Rose Bandoline’ made with gum arabic and rosewater. Continue reading DIY Hairspray Recipe – Victorian Rose Bandoline
This is method 3 of my short series about how to make rosewater at home: This time I made ‘real’ rosewater – rosewater hydrosol (here you’ll find method 1 – heat infusion and method 2 – cold infusion). Rosewater is a by-product of the distillation of rose petals to make rose oil. My tutorial is for distilling rosewater without a still at home. Continue reading Homemade Rose Water Hydrosol
For this natural blush you only need 2 ingredients: starch and pink or red roses! Just gather some fresh, organic roses and you can make your own natural rose blush! 😀 Continue reading Homemade Natural Rose Petal Blush Recipe
Because the water, which I used for the Victorian otto of roses recipe, smelled so wonderful of roses I came up with this rose water made by cold infusion. Continue reading Homemade Rose Water – Method 2 (Cold Infusion)
I tried out three different methods to make rose water at home. The first method I tried is rose water made by heat infusion. Continue reading Homemade Rose Water – Method 1 (Heat Infusion)
I tried out the 1841 Oil of Roses recipe. It’s a Victorian recipe for rose infused oil. You’ll only need two ingredients for this homemade rose oil: rose petals and oil. Continue reading Victorian Oil Of Roses Recipe
Inspired by the Victorian Essence of Violets, which is made by steeping orris root powder in alcohol, I tried to make Essence of Roses or Rose Extract with fresh rose petals. Continue reading Rose Extract Recipe
I tried to make Victorian Otto of Roses. The 1840s recipe says to ‘steep the rose buds or leaves in pure water, and collect the floating oil.’ Continue reading Victorian Otto Of Roses Tutorial
I’ve found some Victorian recipes for flower scented pastilles: violet and rose pastilles. The violet pastilles are flavored with orris root powder, while the rose pastilles are flavored with rosewater or rose oil. As soon as I find the time I’ll try out these recipes. I’d also like to make violet pastilles with real violet flowers, but haven’t found a recipe yet. Continue reading Victorian Violet And Rose Pastille Recipes