Eleanour Sinclair Rohde – CYNTHIA D. BERTELSEN

Of Herbs and Other Country Messes

May 11, 2010

When the sage comes to life again, after its long, lonely slumber in the freezing winter, I always just stop for a moment and marvel. How could this happen? Left outside the kitchen door, the sage bows before the relentless blasts of icy winds and heavy snow. Its leaves and branches shrivel to skeletal silhouettes, … More Of Herbs and Other Country Messes

Rose Petal Honeys

October 5, 2009

Rose Petal Honey, the last stop on the honey journey, for the moment. Available widely on the Internet, Rose Petal Honey — like rosewater — dates back several centuries. These recipes come from old texts gathered by Jean Gordon in Rose Recipes (1958) and Eleanour Sinclair Rohde in Rose Recipes from Olden Times (1939). I … More Rose Petal Honeys