Comments on: A Rose is a Rose is a Rose!

By: Kelley Wilkinson

Kelley Wilkinson — Sun, 25 May 2008 18:29:11 +0000

I am so happy to have found this thread! I live in Mexico part of the year, and North Carolina is my other home. I returned back to North Carolina this year after being gone a year. What I came home to - about 10,000 rose blooms! Years ago, when my children were small, we planted many heirloom varieties of roses. I dreamed that some day the perfume would fill the air. I then spent the years raising my children, and didn’t do much with any of the roses. I sort of ignored them and waited. For the first few years, we had a few blooms, and each was precious. I didn’t really remember the roses, but at least 50 of the plants survived these 10-15 years, and are doing really well. True to my dreams, the air is perfumed with roses, and I can’t even begin to gather all the blooms. I am making rose vinegar, dried rose petals, rose water, and most importantly, rose gulkand! Jars and jars and jars of it. I am opening a spa at our hotel in Mexico this year, and will use the dried rose petals for treatment ingredients, and the gulkand as a lovely post-treatment snack with tea, .Thank you so much! I want to encourage all of you to buy and plant heirloom variety fragrant roses, even if you plan to move, someday someone will sing your praises for your thoughtfulness! I think women especially do things with a trusting spirit, and with hope for the future.

By: Rodger

Rodger — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:23:00 +0000

I love roses and if I had to pick a type it would be the English Roses by David Austin. Gertrude Jekyll does its best to be a climber but that is worth putting up with for the delicious perfume.

By: de7con

de7con — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:25:51 +0000

Haha, I’ll try =D
Or I’ll tell my grandma to try it

I hope it was the quantity that you found amusing… Try it.

By: VegeYum

VegeYum — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:43:25 +0000

Amazing! It looks very very special.

Ummmm…and really good in paan!

By: Xacuti » jugalbandi

Xacuti » jugalbandi — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:06:27 +0000

[...] rose petals. Not worth a picture. See the recipe and what the end result should look at A Mad Tea Party and Salt and [...]

By: Shilpa/eon

Shilpa/eon — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:41:49 +0000

ooh I missed this post! My mouth is watering looking at the picture. I did not know it was so easy to make gulkand at home. Thanks Anita for the recipe. I’m going to try this when I get some pesticide free petals.

Hi Shilpa. How come you missed my roses?!

I’m sure you’ll find some organic roses to make your own gulkand. Then try it in paan… yum.

By: Gulkhand- A way to jar roses. « Salt and Pepper.

Gulkhand- A way to jar roses. « Salt and Pepper. — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:07:43 +0000

[...] Anita came with gulkhand. That was my first real education about gulkhand. Armed with her recipe and rose blooms from our garden, I made my first batch of [...]

By: Masheer

Masheer — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:06:00 +0000

Dear Sir/Madam, i like ur article, Can u tell me how can i make Rose oil or Itr of Gulab?

By: Anjali

Anjali — Tue, 22 May 2007 05:00:43 +0000

Anita I was just telling Bee about sun cooked marmalade and here you are with sun cooked Gulkand. I learn so much from you all the time. Thanks dear.

I have a lot of space here but since I travel my Dad won’t let me do any gardening. In Mumbai too he would end up taking care of my plants and pets so none for me now. When I see you guys doing so much of it I miss it all.

By: pelicano

pelicano — Mon, 21 May 2007 06:27:58 +0000

An idea, fine and fabulous! …”gajaras”…carrots?
Which is the fabulous ‘idea’ are you are talking about, pray?

Gajaras (guj-rah) are stringed flowers to adorn those tresses In North Indian they are usually made from motia/mogra, and chameli, in the summer.