Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 In a message dated 4/21/2002 4:34:57 PM Central Daylight Time, dontspamme writes: > Oops, off on a tangent again! lol > > Janine > www.HerbaTherapy.com > join the newsletter for specials! > Janine -- one more tangent, please?! My native rose bush is overrun with flowers, can you suggest how I can take advantage of this? In all honesty, this is not a very fragrant variety but is surely a way to enjoy them again? I hope you will have some suggestions for me to learn from, margie (spicewood, tx) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 Hello everyone, I wanted to let those who may not know, about infused oils. Infused oils are herbs infused in oils for anywhere from 2-8 weeks in the sun. Two weeks is too little for herbalists, but is enough for some others. Normal time to infuse is 4-6 weeks. Depending on the herb. There is also infusing an oil on your stove. This should be done on the lowest heat possible, for about 12 hours. Continuous heat. The hard part of infusing in States that do not have hot sun is the nights are cool. This will not work on infusing oils, esp. St. John's Wort. The heat has to be on all the time. I have St. John's Wort infused oil on my site. This was infused for 2 months in the sun, gently heated for however many hours, in triplicate. The flowers I used, I grew and were organic. I have the strongest infused oil I've ever felt. I sell it singly or mixed into the Chronic Relief oil. If you want to make an infused oil, that's the way to do it. You could take basil and infuse it in any oil and use it for cooking. Or oregano herb. Basil oil is good for insect bites also. Straight basil, as in just pick it out of your pot/yard, moosh it up, and apply it to bites and it will take the itch away. Basil tea is good for headaches. Oops, off on a tangent again! lol Janine www.HerbaTherapy.com join the newsletter for specials! HerbaTherapynews- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Oh Margie! Where do I even begin???? I pick my rose petals and use them for everything from pretty potpourri to luscious rosy feasts! Here is my URL to step by step instructions on how to make rose petal preserves from scratch ..... http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html Some other edible ideas: rose jelly (by making a pink " rosewater " juice and straining the petals), pink colored " rosewater " juice, rose petal omelets, candied rose petals, rose cake, etc .... And for some non edible ideas: prepare a pretty scented massage oil blended with Jojoba and Rose Otto, then add the rose petals to the bottle for decoration. Dry the petals and use in everything from baths to body powders, incense to potpourri ... Throw fresh rose petals all over your bed sheets Etc ..... *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com beecreeksoap wrote: > one more tangent, please?! My native rose bush is overrun with > flowers, can you suggest how I can take advantage of this? In all > honesty, > this is not a very fragrant variety but is surely a way to enjoy them > again? > I hope you will have some suggestions for me to learn from, margie > (spicewood, tx) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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