Home-made Perfumery - Otto of Roses

Ingredients

• Fill a large glazed earthen jar with rose leaves
• pour upon them spring water, just sufficient to cover them

Method

1. 1

   Set the jar in the sun for two or three days, taking it under cover at night.

2. 2

   After three or four days, small particles of yellow oil will float on the surface.

3. 3

   The scum is the otto of roses; take it up with cotton tied to a stick and squeeze it into a phial.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 140. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fill a large glazed earthen jar with rose leaves, carefully separated from the cups; pour upon them spring water, just sufficient to cover them

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.