tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127653.post5924377423789492702..comments2023-11-02T04:20:08.524-04:00Comments on Dream Kitchen: In Praise of the Rose GeraniumLauren D. McKinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492156665800981450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127653.post-91597818594578026892011-01-14T10:47:30.458-05:002011-01-14T10:47:30.458-05:00This is just lovely! I never knew you could bake w...This is just lovely! I never knew you could bake with generaniums and until now was only vaguely aware of the practice of baking with flowers at all. When I read your essays I'm transported to a time and place where I do such things. And, remembering your grandmother in such a way is the most lovely thing of all. My mind's eye immediately lit upon the antique cannisters on my own counter. Of course, they were from my grandmother. :) I'll have to put them to better use...Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127653.post-26883114406418526542010-11-05T10:46:58.120-04:002010-11-05T10:46:58.120-04:00They're actually pelargoniums, not geraniums, ...They're actually pelargoniums, not geraniums, but in the vernacular they are misnamed. Here is a link to a little company that sells many types. They explain it well: http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/pelargoniums.htmLauren D. McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492156665800981450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127653.post-67489389582570780532010-11-05T10:34:32.272-04:002010-11-05T10:34:32.272-04:00When I hear "geranium," I think of the h...When I hear "geranium," I think of the hardy, red-flowered plants of my youth, which had a distinctly stinky smell. I just googled rose geranium, and I don't think it's the same thing. Do you happen to know the difference?julienjnoreply@blogger.com