Scented water to keep them cool. Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland in 1511-12 had various scented waters made for him, which consisted of his usage of over a gallon each week for the year. In the 1571 estate inventory of John Brodocke, an apothecary in Southampton, lists 32 types of scented water that he had as some of the items in his shop. In 17th century Constantinople the Venetians and Genoese had apothecary shops that had merchants of scented water including rose water. Scented waters were still being used into the 19th century of the wealthy nobles in Egypt as a
Lotus tea Lotus tea Lotus tea is an infusion made from lotus leaves, flowers, roots, fruit, seeds, or embryos. It is known as liánchá (, , ) in Chinese and yeoncha (, , ) in Korean. Lotus leaf tea, called "yeonnip-cha" ( ) in Korean, is a tea made from young leaves of lotus. Leaves for lotus tea are often heat-treated (either by steaming or roasting) before being dried. Sometimes, fresh leaves are also infused as tea. of dried leaves or or fresh leaves are simmered in of water over low heat to produce two to three cups tea. Lotus flower tea,