Rose Sugar

Directions

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   Rose Sugar This sugar is delicious sprinkled on fresh berries or used in shortbread cookies that call for confectioners' sugar

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   It is also wonderful in homemade lemonade

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   1 cup tightly packed, unsprayed, fragrant rose petals* 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar Mix together rose petals and sugar in glass or stainless

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   Cover bowl halfway with plastic wrap

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   Let stand 2 days in dry place, stirring every day

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   Then toss, cover completely with plastic wrap and let stand 4 to 5 days longer or until petals and sugar are dry, stirring every day or so

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   If sugar has stuck to bottom of bowl, gently tap bowl on counter to loosen

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   Process mixture in blender or odor-free coffee grinder in small batches until sugar is powdered and no bits or lumps remain