[Sca-cooks] Rose Water vs. Damask Water

[aeduin]

Googling damask water -bottle, to get rid of the fancy printed water 
bottles, just leads me to think that damask water is a subset of rose 
water made from Damascus roses.  Kind of like saying red wine or 
pinot noir.  Though why they would call for both in one recipe I don't know.

It isn't mentioned in Davidson or in Wright's A Mediterranean feast.

aeduin

At 12:13 PM 5/9/2010, you wrote:
>Greetings!  A question was posted to our kingdom's cookery list 
>about the difference between rose water and damask water.  Both are 
>called for in Partridge's Treasurie of Commodious Conceits, 
>1591.  Since both are called for, there must be a difference.  Does 
>anyone know what it would be?

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>Alys K.