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In the News (Sun 12 Oct 08)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Rosewater
Rosewater has a very distinctive flavour and is used heavily in South Asian, West Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine—especially in sweets.
In the Western world, rosewater is better known as an ingredient in cosmetics than as a food flavoring, though it is used in some marzipan and is sometimes used to flavor the shell-shaped French cookie called a madeleine.
Rosewater is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rosewater   (1200 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mark Rosewater
Mark Rosewater is a prolific Magic: The Gathering card designer for Wizards of the Coast and a former comedy writer for the sitcom Roseanne.
Rosewater writes a weekly column on the official Magic: The Gathering website called Making Magic, which has been the target of both criticism and praise.
Rosewater is also famous for designing Magic gameplay puzzles, which were published in The Duelist and even led to their publication in the book Magic: the Puzzling (1996, ISBN 1-57530-100-8).
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Mark_Rosewater   (625 words)

  
 1999.12.08:Ann Rosewater Appointed Regional Director of HHS
Rosewater, who currently serves as counselor to the secretary, has also served as director of a congressional committee and has been a policy developer and consultant to federal, state and local elected officials, foundations and corporations.
Rosewater has remained in the forefront of developing policies and programs for children and families and has received numerous honors and awards for her service.
Rosewater was the first non-elected official to receive the Leadership in Human Services Award of the American Public Welfare Association in 1990, and she also received the President's Certificate for Outstanding Service from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
www.hhs.gov /news/press/1999pres/991208.html   (730 words)

  
 Rosewater -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Rosewater is the (Click link for more info and facts about hydrosol) hydrosol portion of the (A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling) distillate of (Any of many plants of the genus Rosa) rose (Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored) petals.
Rosewater has a very distinctive flavour and is used heavily in (Click link for more info and facts about South Asian) South Asian, West Asian and (Click link for more info and facts about Middle Eastern cuisine) Middle Eastern cuisine—especially in sweets.
In (Click link for more info and facts about the West) the West, rosewater is better known as an ingredient in (A toiletry designed to beautify the body) cosmetics than as a food flavoring, though it is used in some (Almond paste and egg whites) marzipan.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rosewater.htm   (213 words)

  
 Rosewater Health and Beauty Spa - Welcome - Oakville, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada - offering spa treatments, ...
Rosewater Spa of Oakville offers spa treatments, massage therapy, facials, body treatments, manicures and pedicures, waxing, tinting and makeup in a tranquil, elegant environment.
Rosewater Health and Beauty Spa of Oakville is a lovely, relaxing oasis away from all the stress of every day life, complemented by the attentive caring staff.
About Rosewater Spa of Oakville details their commitment to detail, the complete happiness of their clients and state-of-the-art spa facility.
www.rosewaterspa.com   (174 words)

  
 Kurt Vonnegut's MR. ROSEWATER
Rosewater; or Pearls Before Swine is a satirical story of a millionaire Eliot Rosewater, the president of a fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation, who suffers from total love for all humanity.
Eliot Rosewater is an example of a man who found his own answers, who re-invented himself and the world he was living in, who dumped the future that had been carefully planned for him, and who started to love people and help them with the inherited millions.
Rosewater is also a novel about Kurt Vonnegut himself, a novel where he finally confronts Dresden -- close to the end of the book Eliot goes insane while reading a book about the fire-storming of Dresden by allied bombers.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/4953/rosewater.html   (516 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Sleepy Iranian Town Blooms for Rosewater Season   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
But for a few weeks in early summer, the Qamsaris are transformed into alchemists, pouring rose petals into bubbling stills and perfuming the town with their scent.
Qamsari rosewater is a source of national pride in Iran.
Chefs sprinkle it over rice, and one of the country's favorite summer snacks, faloudeh, is a noodle sorbet peppered with pistachio nuts and drenched in glycerin rosewater.
www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/06/10/sleepy_iranian_town_blooms_for_rosewater_season   (622 words)

  
 Rosewater
Rosewater — an infusion of fresh rose petals and pure water — is renowned as a gentle skin softener and delicate fragrance.
This rich, creamy soap, formulated with refreshing rosewater and an generous amount of moisturizing cold cream, is ideal for dry or sensitive skin.
Delicate natural Rosewater leaves the skin gently refreshed, and is excellent for the skin.
www.lotionsandpotions.com /rosewater.html   (566 words)

  
 Powell's Books - God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut
Eliot Rosewater, drunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation, is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature...with a little help from writer Kilgore Trout.
Rosewater is a satirical look at society, class, privilege, sexuality, humanity, and really just about everything else.
The youngest Indiana Rosewater does little to help his cause as his actions are not accepted as logical by his peers whom he despises anyway.
www.powells.com /biblio?PID=24970&show=TRADE%20PAPER:NEW:0385333471:14.00&PID=24970   (516 words)

  
 NOW: Rosewater's mix, Dec 9 - 16, 2004
ROSEWATER SUPPER CLUB (19 Toronto, at Adelaide, 416-214-5888) Complete meals for $100 per person ($55 at lunch), including all taxes, tip and a glass of wine.
In fact, devoid of the party-hardy cocktail-swilling throng found here during the film festival, Rosewater becomes the faux Hollywood film set it was no doubt intended to be.
Despite being topped off by a crisp, jauntily-angled tuille and a diminutive scoop of intense flberry ice wine sorbet as well as tossed with a handful of tart pomegranate seeds, this is one wan flan.
www.nowtoronto.com /issues/2004-12-09/goods_foodfeature.php   (951 words)

  
 NYCnosh.com » Brooklyn’s Best-Kept Secret: Rosewater
HungryMan and I aren’t the type of eaters who always order the tasting menu– we do on occasion, but we also like the freedom of ordering a la carte, and our philosophy is that if a chef is worth his/her salt, all the dishes on the menu should be at least competently done.
However, when we stopped in to Rosewater recently, we were feeling in a mood to let someone else make the decisions, so we gave the very reasonably-priced tasting menu ($48) a shot.
I found myself looking at the bottles and thinking that like rosewater itself, the theme in both the design and the food is subtly done.
www.nycnosh.com /?p=49   (1309 words)

  
 Misc: Rosewater is water in which the petals of roses have been steeped. It has - by Recipe Cottage
Misc: Rosewater is water in which the petals of roses have been steeped.
LOCATION: Recipes >> Misc >> Rosewater is water in which the petals of roses have been steeped.
Rosewater is water in which the petals of roses have been steeped.
www.recipecottage.com /misc/rosewater.html   (64 words)

  
 ChefTalk Cooking Forums - Before Vanilla, It Was Always Rosewater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It's lucky for rosewater haters that time travel hasn't been invented, because they'd find rosewater all over the place in America (and most of Europe as well) right up till the middle of the 19th century.
Another Iranian rosewater, Golchin, is a mixture of rosewater and rose essence; there's a honeyed note in its scent.
Rosewater is nearly always made from the damask rose (Rosa damascena), a highly aromatic old variety rarely grown in gardens today because of the modern taste for showy blossoms.
www.cheftalkcafe.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5996   (1517 words)

  
 How to Make Rosewater
The use of Rosewater dates back to Victorian times when it was mixed with glycerin for use as a skin softening treatment.
Spray cool rosewater on your face at the end of a long day to moisturize your skin and revitalize your spirits.
After the rosewater has cooled you can add 1 tablespoon of alcohol, such as vodka, to the water as a preservative - shake to mix.
www.ritualjewelry.com /make_rose_water.html   (718 words)

  
 Rosewater
Rosewater & Glycerin Toner, 8 fl.oz, Burt's Bees
Burt's Bees Rosewater & Glycerin Toner Rosewater & Glycerin Toner, a traditional toiletry used for centuries, gently purifies and tones sensitive and mature facial skin.
Rosewater concentrate is made by the steam distillation of the Belgium rose petals resulting in a pure and natural rose essence in distilled water.
www.araichchi.com /rosewater.htm   (213 words)

  
 God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
As the doomed pair filled their lungs, Eliot called out to them, "You will last a lot longer if you don't sing." Eliot stood, leaned far out of his box, told the singers, "Maybe you don't know anything about oxygen, but I do.
Rosewater is yet another great book by master of cynicism, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Eliot Rosewater inherits an insane amount of money and moves to a poor town.
pmc.23ae.com /library/rosewater.html   (187 words)

  
 Rosewater from Plat's Delights for Ladies
Or thus: pour the first distillation of rosewater into the second and the third and the fourth; and thus, having gone through four times, it will be red.
Take a glass flask and half fill it with good rosewater then fill it up with red roses, that is petals of young roses from which the white bit at the end has been cut away, and leave nine days in the sun and at night too, and then strain it."
How to recover Rosewater, or any other distilled water, that hath gotten a mother and is in danger to be musty
www.gallowglass.org /jadwiga/herbs/rosewater.html   (792 words)

  
 Cawthorpe Roses Rosewater
Rosewater is a natural product with hundreds of components.
It is believed that one of the secrets of Cleopatra's beauty was that she bathed her face in rose water.
Queen Elizabeth the First insisted that Rose Oil be added to the Holy Oil used at her coronation and it has been used in the anointment of English Kings and Queens ever since.
www.rosewater.co.uk /qualities.shtml   (221 words)

  
 rosewater - OneLook Dictionary Search
We found 6 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word rosewater:
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "rosewater" is defined.
Phrases that include rosewater: rosewater = ma ward
www.onelook.com /?loc=rescb&w=rosewater   (102 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Rosewater is a comic masterpice.  Eliot Rosewater, drunk, volunteer fireman, and president of the fabulously rich Rosewater foundation, is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature...
The premise then is that Eliot Rosewater has a lot of love to give to the world and spends most of his time doing very nice things for people who are almost pathetic enough to not deserve it, simply because he was born rich and feels he has a lot to give to the world.
Rosewater" is well written, the story falls flat and also lacks the humor you'd come to expect from a Vonnegut novel.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/0385333471/ref=nosim/largeheartedb-20   (2491 words)

  
 God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Part Of Musical in Mufti Series Set For April 1, 2 and 3 (BroadwayWorld.com)
Rosewater, the 49th musical presentation in its Musical in Mufti Series of staged concerts, by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, based on the Kurt Vonnegut bestseller, on April 1, 2, and 3.
Rosewater was Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman first collaboration, Written in 1978, the musical premiered at the WPA in 1978, moving to the Entermedia Theatre for an extended run.  Mr.
The musical, based on Vonnegut's novel, is the story of Eliot Rosewater, World War II Veteran, eccentric, and president of a multi-national family foundation, who attempts a noble experiment with human nature resulting in an etched-in-acid portrayal of greed, hypocrisy and follies of the flesh.
www.broadwayworld.com /viewcolumn.cfm?colid=2673   (589 words)

  
 Rosewater Votes Salem Witch Trial Judge Into Magic Hall of Fame - MiseTings
Never one to shy away from controversy Mark Rosewater, raised some eyebrows and some heckles today when he announced his votes for inductees into the Magic hall of fame.
With his understanding of the criteria for selection, his sanity, and his humanity all in question, Rosewater offered arguments to defend his choice, "Yes, I understand that he scores lowest on not-hideously-bad of the twenty-nine candidates.
Rosewater's foretelling of angry letters in response to this pick revealed itself to be quite prescient, as angry letters flowed in by the dozen.
www.misetings.com /item/861   (510 words)

  
 rosewater
F :once upon a time in, when everything was different and thigs were not what they are now, Rosewater joined the reality.
This year saw the 3rd release of Rosewater.
Which live's of Rosewater are of most remembrance to you and why?
www.rosewater.lv /lv/industry_ee.htm   (968 words)

  
 Crabtree & Evelyn Rosewater
A timeless classic fragrance of beauty, Rosewater tones and refreshes the skin making you look and feel beautiful.
Rosewater Hand Creme is enriched with concentrated emollients.
And Rosewater Swiss Glycerine Soap is ideal for all skin types, especially delicate complexions.
1001beautysecrets.com /beauty/crabtree/rose   (350 words)

  
 Top Tastes Forums: About Rosewater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
rosewater's special charm was the simple fact that you didn't have to
rosewater and almonds still kept company well into the 19th century.
posted February 10, 2002 05:49 PM Rosewater is still used in Indian cookery and if you don't want to make your own, you should be able to get a bottle at an Indian grocery store.
www.toptastes.com /cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000042   (673 words)

  
 Rosewater and candied flowers
For Jo who asked about rosewater and orange blossom water: I buy rosewater at my local Indian foods grocer.
I recently used the rosewater to dissolve gum arabic to use in candying pansies for our wedding cake.
For those of you who might be interested, here's the vegan method for candying flowers and mint leaves.
www.fatfree.com /archive/1997/aug/msg00130.html   (487 words)

  
 Pure Natural Rose Hydrosol (Rosewater)
Rosewater has been used through the millenniums for religious ceremonies, as a courtesy to guests, for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
Rosewater has been recommended as a gargle or throat spray for sore or inflamed throats.
Others recommend a rosewater douche as a treatment for frigidity; it seems to act on both the body and the psyche to gently bring down barriers.
www.naturesgift.com /hydrosol/RoseHydrosol.htm   (426 words)

  
 Morbid Outlook - Readers’ Questions Answered - Rosewater, The Tarot, and Purification
Rosewater is often an essential ingredient for many Eastern dishes.
It is basically the chemical components of the rose that is pressed to produce the water.
In Pagan circles, home made rosewater is sometimes used as a blessing prior to coven work.
www.morbidoutlook.com /lifestyle/askwitchhazel/2001_03_witchhazel.html   (1024 words)

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