Drying rose petals
 

Has anyone tried drying rose petals for pot-pourri, if so, what method
worked for you?
I've got some lovely scented roses and don't want the petals to go to waste.
I tried putting some in the oven on a low heat but they went a bit brown and
the smell seems less strong.

Drying rose petals
 

"Pickle" wrote in message
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Has anyone tried drying rose petals for pot-pourri, if so, what method
worked for you?
I've got some lovely scented roses and don't want the petals to go to
waste.
I tried putting some in the oven on a low heat but they went a bit brown
and
the smell seems less strong.

I have a dehydrator and it works fine. Perhaps you had your oven too high.
For dehydrating try the oven but on the lowest heat with the door slightly
propped open. I suspect you are drying them too quickly

Ophelia

Drying rose petals
 

Has anyone tried drying rose petals for pot-pourri, if so, what method
worked for you?

I know nothing about drying rose petals but we dry mushrooms. Here the
technique is to put them in the oven on a low heat with the oven door held open
just a bit.

Derek Carver
Oxshott, Surrey

Drying rose petals
 

Get a couple of those cardboard "trays" that you can pick up at the
supermarket (the ones that vegetables come in) - spead the petals in them,
stack one above the other & turn the petals occassionally & they should be
dried in no time. I don't recommend drying them in the oven. I have been
making pot pourri for years & this method works well. You could also spread
them on newspaper but the boxes take up less room.

Jayne

Drying rose petals