How To Make Bloom of Roses
To make Bloom Of Roses, you can use the Bloom of Roses recipe bellow.
Materials all you need are :
Strong liquid ammonia = 1/2 oz.
Finest carmine = 1/4 oz.
Rose-water = 1 pint.
Esprit de rose (triple) = 1/2 oz.
How to make ?
Place the carmine into a pint bottle, and pour on it the ammonia; allow them to remain together, with occasional agitation, for two days; then add the rose-water and esprit, and well mix.
Place the bottle in a quiet situation for a week; any precipitate of impurities from the carmine will subside; the supernatant "Bloom of Roses" is then to be bottled for sale.
If the carmine was perfectly pure there would be no precipitate; nearly all the carmine purchased from the makers is more or less sophisticated, its enormous price being a premium to its adulteration.