rose salt

Well.  I finally made rose salt, as spotted in Purple Citris and Sweet Perfume.  One pink rose which looked far too pretty to be condemned to such a fate, and 2 tablespoons of crystallized salt.  Rubbed together for quite a while and then consigned to a pretty jar.  So far everyone has been making fun of me.  But what are you going to use it for?  The chef sticking his nose into the jar for a big long sniff and shaking his head. I explained how pretty it was going to look on pea green soup (as appeared on covetable cover of book) and he just shook his head again and said 'you know, nobody really tests out these ideas they just write them down in the book!'.  Frank the gardner was consumed with mirth and just kept pointing at the jar.  The thing that I've realized about having an inclination to do something is that it's just better to get it out of the way. If I never use it then at least I won't die wondering and if it turns out to be wonderful.  Well then is all I can say.