RE: Rose Petal Wine

[Guest guest]

Hello All,

I've been reorganizing my recipes and came across this one that might be of

interest to you here. I've made this in the past and it turned out quite nice.

Rose Petal Wine

Ingredients:

2 quarts rose petals (the stronger scented the better)

2 lb sugar

2 tsp citric acid

1 gallon water

1/2 pint grape concentrate

Juice from 1 lemon

Yeast and nutrient

Directions:

Bring water to a boil, add sugar, rose petals, grape concentrate and lemon

juice. Stir well. When cool, add rest of ingredients. Keep well covered and stir

daily. Ferment for 1 week. Strain into a fermenting jar. Ferment until finished.

Be well,

Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com

" First of all, cultivate a contented spirit. A garden is a good place to begin. "

[Guest guest]

Can the petals be dry or must they be fresh?

[Guest guest]

RE: Rose Petal Wine

>Can the petals be dry or must they be fresh?

I have only used fresh and/or partially dried (wilted), so I can't answer

this with any personal experience. I would imagine you can use dried petals

and in small batches it shouldn't change things much except for the water

content. Petals that have dried for a long period of time may lose some of

the volatile constituents needed. I really can't answer this definitively,

but I would estimate that fresh is better. I would be careful to use only

petals that you know are organic. Don't use petals from store-bought

bouquets; they will be full of pesticides.

Be well,

Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com

" First of all, cultivate a contented spirit. A garden is a good place to

begin. "