[Sca-cooks] rose vinegar period recipe (no redaction) long

[Stefan li Rous]

Louise, thanks for posting this rose vinegar recipe.

However, I have one question. The recipe talks of using
"rose leaves", not "rose petals". Would this work using rose
leaves? Or is the author really speaking of petals when he
says "leaves"? I note that in the comments about Elderne
(Elderberry?), he says "flowers" not "leaves".

> To make Vinigre of Roses. Chap 5.
> In Sommer time when Roses blow, gather them, ere they be full spread or
> blowne out, and in drie weather: plucke the leaves, let them lie halfe a
> day upon a faire boord, then have a vessel with vinigre of one or two
> galons (if you wil make so much Roset) put therin a great quantitie of
> the said leaves, stop the vessell close, let it stand a day and a night,
> then devide your Vinigre, & Rose-leaves together in two partes, put them
> into two great glasses, and put in rose leaves inough:

> Thus also you may make Vineger of Violets, or of Elderne flowers: but
> you must first gather and ble (? dry?) your flowers of Elderne as shall
> be shewed here after, when we speake of making Conserve of Elderne
> flowers.

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