[Herbalist] Rose Problems

[Katherine Blackthorne]

OK, my copy of "A Sip Through Time" is at home, and I'm at work.

But could it be you're looking under the wrong name?  Meads made of honey &
water are called "mead".  Meads made with fruits added are called "Melomel".
  Meads made with herbs are called "Metheglin".  And there is a special name
for meads made with rose-petals ("Rizomel"?) although I can't remember it
right now.

The uses of these specific terms were much less... rigid... in period.
However, it COULD be that looking under the "specific" rose-mead name would
bring you more results.

I need to check "A Sip Through Time" when I get home -- I'm *sure* I
remember seeing rose-petal recipes in there!

--Katherine Blackthorne (who has 7 gal mead & 7 gal melomel in her basement)
>From: Corwyn and Carowyn <silveroak at juno.com>
>Reply-To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>To: Herbalist at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Herbalist] Rose Problems
>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 12:23:02 -0400
>
>
>Greetings to the List!
>
>Okay, I'm having rose problems.  I was at church the other day, thinking
>about the lovely rose garden right outside the sanctuary that I'd just
>*love* to raid, but I know I'd get shot.  Soooo....I started thinking
>about roses in period, and how they were thought of, and what-all they
>were used in.
>
>I found a gaping hole, unless I'm just not looking at the right recipes:
>no cordials or meads.  I can't recall a one where they used rose petals.
>
>Now, since the rose was the Virgin's flower, wouldn't it have been
>thought to have been imbued with her power?  I'd have thought they would
>be lining up to take rose petals into restorative mixes, especially if
>the roses were grown in a churchyard!  What am I missing???
>
>-Caro
>
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