Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>
>> I have really gotten into rose-flavored things the last few years. It
>> started with rose-flavored tea. I am looking forward to cool weather, so
>> I can try some old recipes for cakes etc. that contain rose flavoring. I
>> finally found some extract.
>
> For a couple years I had two rose geranium plants which worked well at
> imparting that flavor. One of the best hot-weather recipes using rose
> geraniums was a summer pudding. Bread slices are buttered and sugared, then
> layered with strawberries and rose geranium leaves in a dessert mold. The
> mold is weighted down and left to sit for hours and hours. After time has
> passed, the bread soaks up the berry juices and becomes a bit like cake.
> It's very refreshing, and the rose flavor goes well with strawberries.
>
> Bob
>
Wow! That sounds like a really excellent variation of the normal
summer pudding. I will add that lychee and rose is an interesting
combination, although I can't envision a lychee summer pudding.

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Jean B.