Crystallised rose petals

Ingredients

Freeze-dried rose petals
Egg white
Caster sugar
Tweezers/paintbrush/fork
Baking parchment/greaseproof paper

Method

Use a fork to lightly beat the egg white and use the paint brush to ensure all surfaces of the petal is then covered. Use the tweezers to hold the petal. Then dust the petal evenly with the sugar, place on the baking parchment/greaseproof paper so they are not touching and leave to dry in a warm room. It will take approx 2 hours to dry.

Q. Can they be eaten?
A. The petals come from commercially grown roses and so we cannot guarantee that they won’t have been sprayed with pesticide by the growers. We have certainly used no chemicals/sprays on them during the drying process. … so, in the interests of health and safety, we have, of course, tried them with [currently] no ill effects ! You, however, may want to use them purely for visual decoration!