Rose Water Biscuits

Rose water, which is made from the diluted essence of rose petals, was almost certainly first introduced to Europe from the Middle East as the consequence of some sensible crusader bringing back an Arab cook as a souvenir who, in turn, brought with him a stoppered vial of the stuff. In that part of the world it is still widely used to flavour drinks, puddings and sweet pastries. As with orange blossom water, which is used in the same way, its sweet intensity can be rather sickly in large do