Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | March 1, 2026

Tincture of Saffron-A Taste of Hearth Cooking

After the batter for the receipt (recipe) Nun's Cake has been beaten for two hours put in a little tincture of saffron to colour it.  Saffron is the brillian orange-yellow hand-picked stigmas from the Crocus sativus flower.  The tincture was made by adding several stigmas to a small amount of alcohol.

After the batter for the receipt (recipe) Nun’s Cake has been beaten for two hours put in a little tincture of saffron to colour it.  Saffron is the brillian orange-yellow hand-picked stigmas from the Crocus sativus flower.  The tincture was made by adding several stigmas to a small amount of alcohol.

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