Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Precious Petals~



I have many roses in bloom right now..but all my white ones are being eaten alive~

Thank goodness..some of my bright pinks and fushias were safe:)



I made some rose petal jelly~
I always wanted some..and I know my roses are pesticide free:) No wonder 1/2 are eaten alive!

Can you smell it?


I love the scent..It's like when I bake or cook w/ lavender.
It works for me..

I found many rose petal jelly recipes and rose petal jam..
I opted for Rose petal Jam..But called it Jelly:)

Rose Petal Jam

1/2 pound pink or red edible rose petals*
2 cups sugar, divided
4 1/2 cups water
Juice of 2 lemons (approximately 1/2 cup)



Clip and discard bitter white bases from the rose petals; rinse petals thoroughly and drain.

Place rose petals in a bowl and sprinkle enough sugar to coat each petal. Let set overnight.

In a saucepan over low heat, place remaining sugar, water, and lemon juice; stirring to dissolve sugar. Stir in rose petals and let simmer 20 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil; continue boiling for approximately 5 minutes until mixture thickens and the temperature on a candy thermometer reaches 221 degrees F. or until a spoonful dropped onto a cold plate jells and holds its shape. Remove from heat.

After boiling, transfer the jam into hot sterilized jars. Fill them to within 1/4-inch of the top. Wiipe any spilled jam off the top, seat the lid, and tighten the ring around them. Cover, label, and store in a cool place.

Makes 1 pound of jam.

After selecting my roses carefully.. I found I only had two perfect ounces..so I quartered the recipe~



It's ok..It made one small Fairy Jar~ And I am the only one that will eat it here~

7 comments:

  1. Monique, Everything you make is beautiful, even your jam.

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  2. I'll bet the kitchen was so fragrant while you were cooking that jam! It is beautiful -

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  3. I have always wanted to make rose petal jam as well. Kudos to you for actally doing it! It looks delicious!

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  4. I always wanted to make it also:) Thank you!
    I'll try the jelly next time..

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  5. I never try rose petal jam before. But I guess it'll be delicious as just by looking at your photo, i'm drooling

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  6. An old college professor used to come over to our house and beg for rose petals to make jam. We thought she was crazy. After seeing yours, I think we were the crazy ones. I would love to try that on a scone.

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  7. Such an interesting recipe! Any chance you want to take part in a jam exchange? I’m hosting one this month over at my blog :) http://stephchows.blogspot.com/2009/07/jam-exchange.html

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