A Rose Jar

Ingredients

• 2 quarts fresh rose petals
• ½ cup coarse sea salt
• 1½ ounces dried allspice
• ½ ounce stick cinnamon, broken into pieces
• 1 ounce orris root, sliced thin
• ½ ounce allspice
• ½ ounce cloves
• ½ ounce cinnamon
• ½ ounce ginger root, sliced thin
• ¼ pound fresh dried lavender blossoms
• 1 grated nutmeg
• ¼ ounce anise seed
• 5 grains finest Canton musk
• ½ ounce oil of rose geranium
• ¼ ounce oil of jessamine
• ¼ ounce oil of lavender
• ¼ ounce oil of lemon
• ¼ ounce oil of verbena
• ¼ ounce oil of musk
• ¼ ounce oil of violet
• ¼ ounce oil of rosemary
• ¼ ounce oil of bergamot

Directions

1. Gather rose petals in the early morning before the sun is on them.

2. Toss the rose leaves lightly for one hour to dry.

3. Sprinkle salt on the bottom of a large bowl, add a layer of rose leaves, then salt, repeating until all are used.

4. Let the mixture sit for three days in a cool, dark place, stirring and turning twice each day.

5. Add dried allspice and broken stick cinnamon, and let this stand for a week, stirring daily.

6. Transfer to a permanent jar and add orris root, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, ginger root, lavender, nutmeg, anise seed, musk, and various oils.

7. Seal the jar tightly; it will last for years. Add lavender or orange-flower water as needed.

8. To perfume a room, open the jar for a little while.