Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1909 — Rose Jar. [ARTICLE]

Rose Jar.

Pack the rose petals In a crock with alternate layers of salt, adding fresh petals and salt every day or two. When all are in set in a dark, cool place. At the end of a week turn out on a large tray and toss and mix well, adding the following powders and spices and perfumes, return to the jar and leave at least six weeks to ripen: A half ounce each of violet powder, rose powder, heliotrope powder, one onnee of orris root powder, a half teaspoonful each of mace and cloves powdered, a quarter teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon, ten drops each of oil chlris and bergamot, twenty drops each of oil mellssne and oil eucalyptus, four drops of oil of roses and two drams of pure alcohol.