Lavender Water
Ingredients
Directions
Distill
Place the lavender blossoms in a still.
Add the water and heat gently over a slow fire.
Distill until all the water is exhausted.
Repeat the distillation process a second time.
Bottle
Bottle the lavender water and seal tightly.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Lavender blossoms
- Supply the aromatic oils that give the water its floral scent.
- Water
- Carries the volatile lavender aromas over as steam, then condenses them into the distillate.
The step that matters
Heat gently over a slow fire. Gentle heat keeps the water below a vigorous boil, so the delicate aromatic compounds vaporise without scorching the blossoms or carrying harsh, burnt notes into the distillate.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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