I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the shelf. I
purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and I wonder
what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I drink it, cook
with it, or dab it on my pulse points?

Any recipes that use rose water?

TIA!



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DWACON wrote:
> I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the
> shelf. I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home
> and I wonder what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do
> I drink it, cook with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?
>
> TIA!

Mix it with a little glycerine and you have a lovely hand-lotion

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 16:55:25 -0400, "DWACON" >
wrote:

>I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the shelf. I
>purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and I wonder
>what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I drink it, cook
>with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
>Any recipes that use rose water?
>
>TIA!


Drizzle a little on some rice pudding, very tasty.


JEC

DWACON wrote:
>
> I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the shelf. I
> purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and I wonder
> what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I drink it, cook
> with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?
>
> TIA!
>

If you make any sort of vanilla cake or biscuits/cookies, a small amount
of rose (or orange flower) water makes it taste better.

Also good in a custard-type sauce or in a sugar syrup for soaking
pastries.

DWACON asked:

> I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the shelf.
> I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and I wonder
> what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I drink it, cook
> with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?


Alex Rast posted a recipe for rose ice cream not all that long ago:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...1ad5317?hl=en&


A friend of mine recently had a drink called a "Rose Martini," which she
said was made with rose water, though she had no idea what else was in the
drink. Google turns up a number of drinks by that name.

Bob

Oh pshaw, on Sat 05 Aug 2006 01:55:25p, DWACON meant to say...

> I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the
> shelf. I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home
> and I wonder what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I
> drink it, cook with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?

I use it primarily in two things. I bake a plain but very rich, buttery
muffin flavored only with rosewater. Also an Indian style ice cream made
with goat's milk, honey, pistachios, and rosewater.

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Wayne Boatwright
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> DWACON wrote:
> > I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the
> > shelf. I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home
> > and I wonder what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do
> > I drink it, cook with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
> >
> > Any recipes that use rose water?
> >
> > TIA!
>
> Mix it with a little glycerine and you have a lovely hand-lotion
>
>

My Grandmother used it daily, it's a very, very old potion.

As far as eating it goes, it is often used in Middle Eastern and Indian
confectionary.

David

"DWACON" > schreef in bericht
news:4B7Bg.174043$k%3.9741@dukeread12...
>I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the shelf.
>I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and I wonder
>what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I drink it, cook
>with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?
>
> TIA!
>
I have a bottle of the stuff and have huge trouble using it up. The most
common uses are in Middle Eastern baking and in their puddings. You can also
sprinkle it over strawberries. Whatever you, use it by the teaspoonful. It's
easy to add too much..

And yes, you can dab it behind your ears, etc.
>
>
> --
> The generation that took acid to escape reality is taking antacid to deal
> with reality
> http://dwacon.blogspot.com
>
>

Oh pshaw, on Sun 06 Aug 2006 01:00:15p, Jke meant to say...

>
> "DWACON" > schreef in bericht
> news:4B7Bg.174043$k%3.9741@dukeread12...
>>I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the
>>shelf. I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and
>>I wonder what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I
>>drink it, cook with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>>
>> Any recipes that use rose water?
>>
>> TIA!
>>
> I have a bottle of the stuff and have huge trouble using it up. The most
> common uses are in Middle Eastern baking and in their puddings. You can
> also sprinkle it over strawberries. Whatever you, use it by the
> teaspoonful. It's easy to add too much..

I bought a big bottle of it years ago at Caswell & Massey in NYC. Although
I do use it for a couple of recipes, I *still* have a lot of it left. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright
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at Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:55:25 GMT in <4B7Bg.174043$k%3.9741@dukeread12>,
(DWACON) wrote :

>I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the
>shelf. I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home
>and I wonder what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I
>drink it, cook with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
>Any recipes that use rose water?
>

The Middle East has tons of dessert recipes featuring it. Probably the most
iconic (and surely one of the best) is Kheer - or if you prefer the richer
Persian version called Shir Berenj:

Kheer

6 cups milk
5/8 cup short-grain rice - pudding rice or Arborio, Carnaroli, etc.
5/8 cup water
2 tbsp rosewater
2 tbsp sugar
8 cardamom pods
1 oz. pistachios, approx.
1 oz. almonds, approx.


Put the rice and water in a pot and allow to soak overnight. Bring the rice
to a quick boil, stirring constantly, boiling until all the water has been
absorbed. Pour all the milk in, and immediately reduce the heat as low as
it will go. Cook for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until very thick, stirring
occasionally. Split the cardamom pods, grind the seeds, and add to the mix.
Briefly cook (about 5 minutes), then add the rosewater, stir, heat for
about 1 minute, and remove from the heat. Stir in the sugar. Pour into
ramekins or small bowls. Chill until cool. Just before serving, chop up the
pistachios and almonds finely (use a knife, NOT a food processor, for this
operation) and sprinkle on top. Serve. Serves 4.

Shir Berenj follows the same recipe, but instead of all milk, you use 4
cups of milk and 2 cups of cream. You add only the milk at the beginning,
and pour in the cream at the same time you add the sugar, i.e. as you pull
it off the stove. In Shir Berenj, also, you top only with pistachios - so
double the amount of those and eliminate the almonds.

You can also make both hot instead of cold - delicious in winter. Simply
reduce the amount of milk by 2 cups, heat the cream, if any, before
stirring in, and eat as soon as you get it off the stove.

If you don't like how thick the mixture turns out, you can easily change it
by increasing or reducing the amount of milk. There's a range of textures
you can produce, from firm and holding its own shape (4 cups), to very
loose and runny (8 cups).

Try making a strawberry risotto using rosewater as the "stock". You saute
the rice briefly in butter along with a bit of (fresh) ginger and a
relatively small amount of finely chopped cooking apples. Then add hot
rosewater-scented water ladle by ladle (or you can use pure rosewater for a
very intense flavour if you want. Stir in the strawberries right at the
end, as the rice becomes fully creamy. Substitute some grated white
chocolate for Parmesan cheese which in many risotti is added at the end.
I can give you a more detailed recipe for this if you want.

Rosewater can also work very nicely in a cake - for instance try using it
instead of vanilla in a classic yellow cake. I also have a couple of
purpose-formulated cakes using rosewater I can give you if you like.

You can flavour whipped cream with rosewater and use it as a topping for
angel food cake or meringues.

Chocolate ganache, either dark or white, tastes wondrous with rosewater -
either on its own or as a filling inside a hard chocolate shell. Use
Guittard Chucuri if you're using dark chocolate with rosewater, btw.

Lots and lots of uses - these are just some ideas to get you started. I
tend to go through about a 10-oz bottle every 3 months...

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DWACON wrote:
> I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the shelf. I
> purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and I wonder
> what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I drink it, cook
> with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?
>
> TIA!
>
>
>
> --
> The generation that took acid to escape reality is taking antacid to deal
> with reality
> http://dwacon.blogspot.com

Try looking up recipes from the Middle ages, I have seen several
recipes for rose bread and soups

DWACON wrote:
> I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the shelf. I
> purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and I wonder
> what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I drink it, cook
> with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?
>
> TIA!
>
>
>
> --
> The generation that took acid to escape reality is taking antacid to deal
> with reality
> http://dwacon.blogspot.com
Hi- when I was in pastry school, we used it for Baklava

DWACON wrote:
> I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the shelf. I
> purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and I wonder
> what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I drink it, cook
> with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?
>
> TIA!
>
>
>
> --
> The generation that took acid to escape reality is taking antacid to deal
> with reality
> http://dwacon.blogspot.com
Hi- when I was in pastry school, we used it for Baklava

"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> schreef in bericht
8.19...
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 06 Aug 2006 01:00:15p, Jke meant to say...
>
>>
>> "DWACON" > schreef in bericht
>> news:4B7Bg.174043$k%3.9741@dukeread12...
>>>I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the
>>>shelf. I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home and
>>>I wonder what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do I
>>>drink it, cook with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>>>
>>> Any recipes that use rose water?
>>>
>>> TIA!
>>>
>> I have a bottle of the stuff and have huge trouble using it up. The most
>> common uses are in Middle Eastern baking and in their puddings. You can
>> also sprinkle it over strawberries. Whatever you, use it by the
>> teaspoonful. It's easy to add too much..
>
> I bought a big bottle of it years ago at Caswell & Massey in NYC.
> Although
> I do use it for a couple of recipes, I *still* have a lot of it left. :-)
>
I am sure mine will last for years, too. And it's a small bottle!

Oh pshaw, On Tue 08 Aug 2006 12:52:07p, Jke was muttering about...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> schreef in bericht
> 8.19...
>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 06 Aug 2006 01:00:15p, Jke meant to say...
>>
>>>
>>> "DWACON" > schreef in bericht
>>> news:4B7Bg.174043$k%3.9741@dukeread12...
>>>>I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the
>>>>shelf. I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home
>>>>and I wonder what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do
>>>>I drink it, cook with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>>>>
>>>> Any recipes that use rose water?
>>>>
>>>> TIA!
>>>>
>>> I have a bottle of the stuff and have huge trouble using it up. The
>>> most common uses are in Middle Eastern baking and in their puddings.
>>> You can also sprinkle it over strawberries. Whatever you, use it by
>>> the teaspoonful. It's easy to add too much..
>>
>> I bought a big bottle of it years ago at Caswell & Massey in NYC.
>> Although
>> I do use it for a couple of recipes, I *still* have a lot of it left.
>> :-)
>>
> I am sure mine will last for years, too. And it's a small bottle!

Mine is a testament to its keeping qualities. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright
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"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> Oh pshaw, On Tue 08 Aug 2006 12:52:07p, Jke was muttering about...
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> schreef in bericht
>> 8.19...
>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 06 Aug 2006 01:00:15p, Jke meant to say...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "DWACON" > schreef in bericht
>>>> news:4B7Bg.174043$k%3.9741@dukeread12...
>>>>>I was shopping in an "ethnic" store and they had rose water on the
>>>>>shelf. I purchased a bottle. It was an impulse buy. So, I get home
>>>>>and I wonder what the heck do I do with it. It smells nice... but do
>>>>>I drink it, cook with it, or dab it on my pulse points?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any recipes that use rose water?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA!
>>>>>
>>>> I have a bottle of the stuff and have huge trouble using it up. The
>>>> most common uses are in Middle Eastern baking and in their puddings.
>>>> You can also sprinkle it over strawberries. Whatever you, use it by
>>>> the teaspoonful. It's easy to add too much..
>>>
>>> I bought a big bottle of it years ago at Caswell & Massey in NYC.
>>> Although
>>> I do use it for a couple of recipes, I *still* have a lot of it left.
>>> :-)
>>>
>> I am sure mine will last for years, too. And it's a small bottle!
>
> Mine is a testament to its keeping qualities. :-)
>
> --
>

LOL

Mine is kept on the same shelf as Marmite

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006, DWACON wrote:
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?

I once made citrus popsicles with a little rose water added.
They were wonderful! Just combine orange, lemon, and/or lime
juice, a little sugar and a little rose water and freeze.
I made mine in 3 different layers - blood orange, lemon and
lime, with a little pomegranate juice at the very tip. They
looked nice, and were very refreshing on a hot day after hiking.

Jeneen

> On Sat, 5 Aug 2006, DWACON wrote:
>
> Any recipes that use rose water?


Baklava... only we substitute pecans for walnuts. ;-d
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