Hey Dams Hope you still have the popcorn on

This sort of problem has been discussed locally, without resolution:

If a husband and wife move from Tasmania to Queensland and subsequently get divorced, are they still brother and sister?

Ob Recipe, stolen from :

Snow or Brides Cake 1859 version

A pound each of flour and sugar, half a pound of butter, and the whites of sixteen eggs, beaten to a stiff froth. Flavor it with rose water.

Rose Water

Rosewater is water in which the petals of roses have been steeped. It has a gentle fragrance and taste that is very elegant in delecate pastries. You can make your own:

1 cup fresh rose petals 1-2 c water Bring water to a boil. Pour over rose petals. Let steep for 15 min. Drain off of rose petals, and store in the dark. (It freezes just fine.) Christine A. Owens Rose Water Recipe

Rose Butter (a good subsitute for rose water)

Gather every morning the *leaves of the roses that blossomed the day before, and put them in a stone jar in alternet layers with fine salt. After all the leaves are gathered, put a saucer or small plate into the jar, and lay in a good pound of butter,for cake or pudding sauce.It is a very good way of obtaining the flavor of roses,without the expense. *( I do believe they mean rose pedals. Common sense demands the use of only healthy, spray free pedals)

Frosting

A pound of the best white sugar, the whites of three fresh eggs, a teaspoon of nice starch, pounded, and sifted through a piece of muslin or a very fine sieve, the juice of half a lemon and a few drops of the essence.

Beat the whites to a stiff froth, then add them to the sugar, and stir it steadily until it will stay where you put it. It will take nearly *two hours, maybe more. Dredge a little flour over the cake, and brush it off with a feather. This is to prevent the frosting from being discolored by the butter contained in the cake. Lay it on smoothly with a knife, and return the cake to the oven for twelve to fifteen minutes. *(Electric beaters would have been greatly appreciated in making this frosting)

All but Rose Water Recipe From "THE YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER'S FRIEND" 1859

I buttume a "rose pedal" is a "rose petal" -- or is "pedal" some sort of technical term used by rose enthusiasts?

Cheers, Phred.

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