creating rosewater

[Guest guest]

I came across a recipe to make rosewater which I tried and have a

question. The procedure was to put rose petals in a pot with an

oven-proof dish in the center of the pot. Fill the pot with enough

water to cover the rose petals but not the dish. Place the pot lid,

inverted, on the pot and boil the water then lower to a simmer. As

the steam rises it hits the pot lid and the condensation then drips

into the dish giving you rosewater. What I came away with was clear

water that smelled nicely of roses. Is this rosewater or just

rose-smelling regular water? Susan