Making Rose Water Items needed: - rose petals - strainer - cheese cloth - dark reciprocal (store rose water) - container (to strain rose water into; I use a measuring cup) - large pot with lid - measuring cup - funnel - water - UNINTERUPTED TIME Step 1: Collect rose petals (late May is usual a good harvest time. When foraging for your petals, gently grasp at the back of the bud and run your fingers over the petals, be mildly firm. If no petals willingly come off, move on to the next bud!); Step 2: using a strainer put 3/4 cup of rose petals into it and rinse off the petals. Using your hands gently swish the petals in the running water; Step 3: in a large pot, put 1.5 cups of water and the 3/4 rose petals (or enough water to just cover the petals). Cover the pot and bring to a boil; Step 4: after boiling, let simmer till all the color runs out of the petals; Step 5: IMMEDIATELY after petals have no color, turn off the stove, TAKE OFF HEATED ELEMENT and let sit until cool; Step 6: while cooling put your container into the sink with the strainer over top (make sure your container can hold the amount of liquid you are pouring AND that to opening is large enough to accommodate the size of strainer you are using); Step 7: once water has COMPLETELY cooled down, pour pot into strainer to catch rose petals; Step 8: once all the petals are strained out, out your funnel into the opening of the storage reciprocal and put the cheese cloth over the funnel (press down in the middle to indent the cheese cloth); Step 9: pour liquid into the funnel and strain through the cheese cloth into a dark reciprocal and store in the fridge for later use. #rosewater #makingrosewater #rosewaterdiy #howtomakerosewater #hedgewitch #naturewitch #naturalmedicine #naturalskincare #naturalskincleanser #thisismylife #oneoffoddities #thisiswhatmentalillnesslookslike #complexptsd #springintheokanagan #foraging #foragingforroses #witchlife #witchesofinstagram #raisingwitches #raisingwitchlings #giftsfromgaia #pinkroses #pinkrosepetals #rosebathproducts #allnaturalskincare #apothecary (at Vernon, British Columbia)