Things You'll Need:
- Large ceramic, granite or glass pan with rounded lid
- Clean fireplace brick
- Large bowl
- 2-3 quarts of fresh red rose petals; organically grown and non-sprayed
- Bottled water
- Several trays of ice cubes or one bag of ice
- Decorative bottle
- Label
- Raffia or ribbon
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Step 1
In the large pot with an inverted lid, place a fireplace brick.
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Step 2
Place the bowl on top of the brick.
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Step 3
Put the roses in the pot up to the top of the brick.
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Step 4
Pour in water to cover the roses.
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Step 5
Place lid upside down on pot after bringing water to rolling boil, reduce water to a simmer.
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Step 6
Toss ice cubes or bag of ice on top of lid; As the water boils it will hit the top of the cold lid and condense; the condensed water will flow to the center of the rounded lid and drop into the bowl.
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Step 7
Lift the lid carefully about every 15 minutes and take out a some of the rose water and put into a decorative bottle; label and add ribbon.








