Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Sophie Dahl's Rose Petal Jam

 
When I made my rose ombre cake for Valentines Day, I had quite a few leftover rose petals, as they did not all fit on top of the cake. I didn't plan on making too many salads that required rose petals, so I was pleased when I picked up a copy of Sophie Dahl's Very Fond of Food:  A Year in Recipes to see that she had a recipe for rose petal jam, as part of a recipe for rose petal icecream. 
 
 
You can find the recipe for Sophie's rose petal jam online here.

I was attracted by the fact that not only did this recipe use rose petals, but it also contained sparkling rose, which I just happened to have a bottle of in the house.

The flavour of the jam is unusual.  It is not sweet, and is in fact only faintly floral.  The flavour reminds me of a lemon sherbet - zingy and tart.  I am not sure why that is, but I enjoyed it.

I am yet to think of an imaginative way to use my rose petal jam (to fill a cake perhaps?), but I am glad that it has preserved my beautiful rose petals for another day.

On an unrelated note, Happy St Patricks Day!  Have a green beer for me.
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6 comments:

  1. ~~louise~~March 17, 2015 at 8:19 AM

    I remember that Rose Ombre Cake of yours Gaye. It was spectacular!

    I just took a look at my Rose board on Ointerest to see if there was any inspiring ideas for Rose Petal Jam. I found a simple one yet one I would prefer over most. Served over Vanilla Ice Cream!

    I'm sure you will come up with some more creative:) Thanks for sharing Gaye...Wishing you a fun and safe St. Patrick's Day!

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  2. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaMarch 17, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    What a gorgeous sounding recipe! It sounds like it would be gorgeous wedged between cream and two sponge layers :D

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  3. KariMarch 17, 2015 at 8:37 PM

    I'm intrigued by this! I can't quite imagine the flavours, but I suspect I'd like them :)

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  4. PamMarch 17, 2015 at 11:37 PM

    Interesting, Gaye! I've never had the jam, but it sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 18, 2015 at 5:23 AM

    I love jam on a good biscuit. Can you tell you are so making me hungry? I love this.

    Kay of Pure & Complex
    www.purecomplex.com

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  6. KayteMarch 19, 2015 at 12:01 PM

    Well, anything lemon has my attention immediately, so if this reminded you of lemon, I'm excited already. It would be so interesting to get to taste this, I would never have thought of making a jam with rose petals. You are so creative.

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