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I covered rosemary extract and hydrosol almost two years ago, but it’s time to take a look at the oil soluble components of the plant, which we find in the essential oil. (I also promised a post on the essential was forthcoming…oops, sorry for taking so long!) Rosemary essential oil contains the oil soluble...
Rosemary is one of a number of essential oils shown to be “potent snake irritants.”. “Brown tree snakes exposed to a 2-s burst of aerosol of these oils exhibited prolonged, violent undirected locomotory behavior.” (p. 884, Handbook of essential oils : science, technology, and applications / K. Hüsnü Can Baser, Gerhard Buchbauer.). Yep, if you want to...
I watched a few of these videos this morning from Carmel Lavender farm, and I thought they were quite interesting. So I pass the link on to you – Carmel Lavender farm videos on distilling essential oils! (Click link to watch it on YouTube or just click play here.)...
Let’s take a moment to look at the compound called eugenol (or 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol) that we find in clove, cinnamon, allspice, bay, basic, rose, jasmine, and carnation plants and oils. “Eugenol is a phenylpropene, an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol.” (From Wikipedia.) It’s a polyphenol, meaning it has a phenyl ring (the six sided molecule) and and has a...
I love making crab rangoon, but after I made it for New Year’s Eve, I realized I’d be wasting at least half a package of won ton skins if I didn’t make something like won ton soup by the expiry date! I couldn’t let that happen, so off we go to Superstore. Alas! They are...