Rose water

r.mac_2

I LOVE the smell of roses

I am looking to buy some rose water for various jobs around the house - in particular, using in my iron and on laundry/bedlinen.

I am sure this used to be available in boots, and wasn't expensive, but I can't find it anywhere.

(Oh, ok I found it in one place for an extortionate price! :rolleyes: )

Can any one suggest where to look and what I can expect to pay?

Thanks

BrightonLad

waitrose sell Star Kay rose water 118ml for 5.49

bugs

£5.49?????? £5.49???????????? Who let you on this site? :eek:

English Provender Company do some - should be well under £2 (I think 1.49) for a bottle. I've used it in a few cakes, but I'm not sure you couldn't get a cheaper one for clothes/household use. I bought mine in T***o.

Now, recently I've read how to make rose water...it was rose petals, strongly scented ones, with boiling water on them, then strained...something to do with Victorian/Edwardian ladies and still rooms. I just can't remember where I read it, and it was only a day or two ago. I would bet there's something about it on here somewhere though:D

Lillibet_2

It is available in Boots but you have to ask for it at the pharmacy counter (I have no idea why) & when I last bought some, about 2 years ago, I had to sign for it!!

BrightonLad

waitrose used to sell the EPC one years ago, but do the star kay one becuase its better. Sainsbury's do EPC one for £1.25 150ml. if you're not using it for cooking then i suppose it will be ok

Js_Other_Half

This is meant for baking, but I use their orange, lemon and lime oils to make ironing water, so I assume it would be worth a try?

http://www.lakelandlimited.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/GBP/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=nSRbvWE5bSgHkyNJQw5Xu8n5VijWYYaVyxo=?ProductID=P7HAqAYUyaMAAAEBIZeXRNLo

hth

BrightonLad

Js_Other_Half wrote:

This is meant for baking, but I use their orange, lemon and lime oils to make ironing water, so I assume it would be worth a try?

http://www.lakelandlimited.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/GBP/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=nSRbvWE5bSgHkyNJQw5Xu8n5VijWYYaVyxo=?ProductID=P7HAqAYUyaMAAAEBIZeXRNLo

hth

That is the one waitrose sells, but £2.50 more expensive at lakeland (£7.95)!

Galtizz

Can't you make it buy filling a jam jar full of rose petals and then filling it with water, leaving it for ages to mature then taking or straining out the rose petals?


Have a vauge recolection of doing this when I was about 7 - so it can't be hard to do.

bugs

BrightonLad wrote:

waitrose used to sell the EPC one years ago, but do the star kay one becuase its better.

Is the Star Kay one stronger? I do find the EPC one a little weak - it smells and tastes nice from the bottle (glug glug glug) but there isn't a very strong taste in cakes. Good in icing though.

Can you buy rose oil for food use as you can lemon or orange?

Queenie

Here's a recipe to make Rose Water if you want to have a go at making your own. (It's on a Jane Austin site )

HTH

Js_Other_Half

BrightonLad wrote:

That is the one waitrose sells, but £2.50 more expensive at lakeland (£7.95)!

Shame we don't have any waitroses locally :drool: