Up north during our visit, we found a lovely rose bush forming hips. We managed to pick two lots from it over the week. First lot were deseeded whilst fresh, the second I froze for some unknown reason so it was far more difficult to deseed. Shall not make that mistake again:
Anyhow, once thawed, I deseeded those that needed doing, tore into smaller pieces, covered and dried in my conservatory:
These were lightly ground to form small flakes/powder ready for rose hip tea:
The seeds were washed thoroughly in a sieve, then also laid out to dry:
One small jar of Vitamin C to add to my smoothies or cereals in winter. Won't last long but will be a good immune booster.
How interesting.... Now I need to look up some rose bushes.
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These big hips were Rosa rugosa. Rose cantina (dog rose) though are reputedly the tastiest, but re prepared slightly differently.
DeleteHow lovely to be able t use the hips so thoroughly. xx
ReplyDeleteHad my first drink yesterday it was lovely.
DeleteThat's one thing I have never made, I was often tempted to when we lived in Wales as we had a couple of bushes that were filled with rosehips every autumn, but I never got round to it sadly.
ReplyDeleteWe have previously made rose hip syrup and apple and rose hip jam.
DeleteLove rose hip syrup...a real treat with lemonade. x
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