Making Rose Water and Rose Petal Jelly
By Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
Anniston, Alabama
May 6, 2018 9:59pm CST
This evening I was washing dishes and Tony knocked on the door, I went to the door and he wanted a bag or pot for rose petals he collected from the rose bush, he said I might want them to sit around and make the house smell like roses.
I got the petals, washed and laid them to dry on a clean dish towel and left them while I went to work outside.
Late this evening I told Tony I am going to make rose jelly, he said "Cant that poison you?" No! it won`t.
First I made the rose water, its more concentrated and had vodka in it, its much like extract.
I am now seeping 3 cups of rose petals to make the jelly. I should get 4 half pints.
I have never made rose petal jelly or tasted it so this is a real treat for me.
Have you ever ate this jelly before?
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
8 May 18
I've never heard of this type of jelly before.
I bet it smells good.
I bet it smells good.1 person likes this
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 May 18
Yes it does, its not as strong as I had wanted it to taste so next batch I will make it differently.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 May 18
@Tampa_girl7 Just wrote about it 
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@Juliaacv (56310)
• Canada
7 May 18
@andriaperry Yes, definitely-you could sell to people quite easily, just out of curiosity I would buy some.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
It taste really good! I am thinking that this would be a good thing to sell off the homestead.
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@Ithink (10106)
• United States
11 May 18
@andriaperry I have a few but most are just little. Guess I just need to hope the berries do good this year.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 May 18
I was lucky to have this one bush that is filled with roses.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 May 18
I have never had it.
I do like the smell of roses, and have used rose lotion, a rose scented air spray, and have considered getting rose water or rose hydrosol.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
Its different ans taste yummy
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 May 18
@andriaperry I bet it does. I wonder why Tony thought it would be poisonous.
Insecticides maybe?
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum eating flowers.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
8 May 18
I have never tried rose jelly before. I did have a rose flavored piece of Turkish Delight before, and I didn't care for it.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
8 May 18
@andriaperry The candy I tried might have just been bad to begin with. It was imported and who knows how long the store had it on their shelves.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 May 18
This is my first rose anything and I like it.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
7 May 18
I love the fragrence of rose water and would love to try your rose jelly. I bet it would sell very well.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
7 May 18
@andriaperry Best wishes, I bet you'll do well!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
I may set up at the farmers market one Saturday and give it a try.
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@snowy22315 (208996)
• United States
8 May 18
It sounds like a very interesting product to be honest.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
7 May 18
I am familiar with rose essence and rosewater.But never have come across rose jelly.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
Yes I understand your country uses rose water more than people here.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
7 May 18
Have never heard of it. How did you prepare it? You let it dry you mentioned.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
No, Tony picked the rose petals and I washed them and allowed them to dry. I put 1 cup petals to 2 cups water, simmered for 30 minutes, added 2 tablespoons vodka, that is how I made the rose water. Then I followed a recipe for the jelly, see it called for rose water so I made it first.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
7 May 18
@andriaperry sounds interesting to make.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
9 May 18
I am
Not a fan but I am curious to see what you think
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 May 18
I liked it, not something I would eat daily but every now and then.
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
7 May 18
@andriaperry My husband likes jam on toasted bread.
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@wolfgirl569 (135819)
• Marion, Ohio
7 May 18
Looking forward to hearing how it turns out. I have never tried it.
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@wolfgirl569 (135819)
• Marion, Ohio
7 May 18
@andriaperry I will have to make some then. Now if only it would warm enough and stay warm for my roses to bloom
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
It turned out awesome, the taste is different but in a good way.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
I was thinking about making candy rose petals but went with the jelly, next tine its jam.
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I wuld love to taste that now
@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
7 May 18
No, not yet, I have never eat this jelly... But I do know rose water
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
8 May 18
@andriaperry I should try it soon.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 May 18
Its different and very sweet.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
I will post pictures tomorrow, I have never seen any but I had read about it.
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
7 May 18
I've eaten it before, but have never made it. Is there a recipe that you like best?
I should do that the next time my other half brings me flowers from work (sometimes bouquets get tossed at the end of the night, and the employees can take them home, but since they're organic and fair trade roses, I know they'd be food safe).
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
This is my first time but its really good, Tomorrow I will inbox it to you.
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@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
7 May 18
Rose petal jelly seems new to me. Where did you find out about these?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
7 May 18
Though I have not tasted the jelly but I use rose water. I have never made it at home but buy one. It is a good cleanser for skin and you can use them in home made face masks. In India, it is used to add up aroma to many sweets and biryanis
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 May 18
Yes I read about the uses of rose water, its not common around here so I made a jar.
