THE ROSE JAR
This is the time to prepa-e the rose jar, or pot-pourri, which our grandmothers delighted in.' Do not think it a r.riirie to gather roses, fully blown, for tin- purpose- The more you gather, the better arid more abundant will be those that follow. Every day, if you desire a perfect rose garden, gather every blossom which is quite out. Dry the leaves it. a sunny window, out of draughts, turning them over and over several times a day When all are dry, put a thin layer into a jar, Mid add some of this mixture, all founded: lib common salt, 1 alf teaspuonfu! cloves, and half ounce storax ; sprinkle a little cinnamon and mace, some well-dried and grated orange I hi'!, and a vanilla pod. Now add another aver of rose leaves, more spices, etc., until all the leaves are used up. You may now add all kifeds of delicious smelling things- woodruff, lemon-scented verbena" a lew geranium leaves, lavender, clove, and carnations, and so on, everything bring dry before added.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17294, 18 October 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)
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175THE ROSE JAR New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17294, 18 October 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)
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