flowers from a florist have huge amounts of chemicals in and on them from
chemical fertilizers and numerous kinds of pesticides. You cannot wash it
of because it is absorbed into the petals.



"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:48:27 -0500, Bob B >
> wrote:
>
> >I have a couple Indian recipes I really would like to try that use
> >rose petals as an important ingredient. I don't seem to be able to
> >locate a mail-order source of edible rose petals. Can anyone suggest
> >a source you have had luck with?
>
> Try the florist or health food and holistic health shops. They
> have plenty of roses that die or aren't the best of shape and they
> sell bags full of the petals for herbal baths and sexual/religious
> rituals of all kinds.
>
> I don't know what's considered "food grade rose petals", and if
> the florists qualify, but if not there's always rose water sold
> bottled (specifically for cooking).
>
> -sw