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Hello, For the last couple of years i have had this thought in my head about rosehips and how one would go about making something from them, ( rosehip syrup ) or anything else for that matter.
Does anyone know about this sort of thing and the methods one needs to do this. But most of all is it safe, or should i just get this idea out of my head.
All the best, Tipton.
Hi Tipton
You can do lots with rosehips, they are so good for you , packed full of vitamin C,
you can make (as you say) rosehip syrup, also jellies, jams & even rosehip vodka,
if you google ''wild rosehip recipes'' you'll find lots of uses for them
best of luck val
I have never dealt with Rosehip's before, but I do love the Rosehip Tea bags you can buy from the health food shops.
Twinings have a great range of teas to choose from too, and they are easily got from the supermarkets
I have posted this link for you. There are many ways you can use Rosehips including making Rosehip Soup
The most important thing to remember is to remove the seeds of the Rosehips as they can irritate your digestion system.
http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blrosehips.htm
Hope this link is useful and I am sure there will be other links to give you ideas too.
Regards
Kathy and Dave
When we were children in the 50's (showing my age!) we used to collect rosehips and take them to school where we were given so much per pound collected (this was in Yorkshire) cannot remember how much we got but I remember it seemed a fortune, we could buy lots of treats when the grocery van came round (we lived on a farm out in the country). I suppose the rosehips were taken to be made into rosehip syrup. I could not imagine kids collecting them nowadays (against health & safety?) Happy days.
Regards Angela
Rosehips are full of vitamin C, I believe, but you need an awful lot to make anything worthwhile! Also, beware cutting them open as the inside of the seed case has some very itchy fibres surrounding the seeds (I think they used to make itching powder from these!). I assume these are rendered inert during any process of using the rosehips. :-)
Make the boy interested in natural history if you can; it is better than games [Robert Falcon Scott]
Hello, Thank you for the replies and links you have been most helpfull. There could be something about the saying, as you get older you go back to your childhood. When i was younger picking the fruits of the countryside was a real pleasure and recently i have started to do this again. There is just so much out there, yesterday i came across wild cherries, some lovely apples and lots of blackberrys. That should keep mar lady happy for a while. Who has eat all the pies, me me me bring em on is what i say.