(Mother said to put this in just for fun and show!)
2 envelops unflavored gelatin
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups boiling water
1 cup cold water
1 partially opened rose
Tape
Mix gelatin and sugar. Add boiling water. Stir until gelatin dissolves. Add cold water. Cool. Insert a partially opened rose with 2 or 3 leaves in center of a one quart deep bowl, clipping stem so that it extends just above the rim of the bowl. With 4 pieces of tape placed across top of bowl, each piece of take on sides of stem to hold rose in place. Carefully pour in cooled gelatin (Steady stem with one hand, if necessary.) Chill till set. Unmold and use as a centerpiece for frosted fruit slices or cake slices or put in center of a ring Jell-O molded fruit salad.