Comments on: How to use Rosehips http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips Food - Photography & More Fri, 18 May 2012 03:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-7293 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:07:55 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-7293 Cid, Thankyou for that, a wonderful recipe and it is great to see you making the most of your natural larder. It's such a good feeling to make something like this isn't it? Well done indeed. Miles Cid,
Thankyou for that, a wonderful recipe and it is great to see you making the most of your natural larder. It’s such a good feeling to make something like this isn’t it?
Well done indeed.

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-7289 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:02:52 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-7289 Miles, Today I was out gathering elderberries for a medicinal syrup, following on from the elderflower and rosehip recipes. I needed about 15/20 heads which are easy to pick (as with the hips, leave some for the birds and don't pick fruit on busy roads for the sake of safety and fumes) and no thorns (she says still carrying the scars from the wild rose :) ). Wearing rubber gloves is essential to strip the berries from their stems. Wash them and put them in a non reactive pan... presumably not aluminium?.... cover with water to about 1cm above the fruit and add a few cloves and a stick of cinnamon. Bring to boil then simmer for about 25mins until the berries yield their juice. Pour through a sieve then discard the pulp. Measure the juice.... for every 600ml add 450gms sugar. Heat the mixture until the sugar dissolves then boil for 10mins. Store in glass bottles or screw top jars which have been sterilized and then seal. There is some debate as to how long this will keep but the sugar content is high and if it's refrigerated, it should last for at least a couple of weeks, perhaps longer. The syrup can be added to yoghurt or icecream etc and diluted, taken as a drink hot or cold. The taste is difficult to describe but I would say an 'ironish' sweet blackberry with the heady note of spicy clove. Will it help cure a cold? Well, we must wait and see but I'm glad I've finally made something from these berries after so many years admiring them from afar. Cid ~ in hedgerow heaven :) Miles,

Today I was out gathering elderberries for a medicinal syrup, following on from the elderflower and rosehip recipes.

I needed about 15/20 heads which are easy to pick (as with the hips, leave some for the birds and don’t pick fruit on busy roads for the sake of safety and fumes) and no thorns (she says still carrying the scars from the wild rose :) ). Wearing rubber gloves is essential to strip the berries from their stems. Wash them and put them in a non reactive pan… presumably not aluminium?…. cover with water to about 1cm above the fruit and add a few cloves and a stick of cinnamon. Bring to boil then simmer for about 25mins until the berries yield their juice. Pour through a sieve then discard the pulp. Measure the juice…. for every 600ml add 450gms sugar. Heat the mixture until the sugar dissolves then boil for 10mins. Store in glass bottles or screw top jars which have been sterilized and then seal. There is some debate as to how long this will keep but the sugar content is high and if it’s refrigerated, it should last for at least a couple of weeks, perhaps longer. The syrup can be added to yoghurt or icecream etc and diluted, taken as a drink hot or cold. The taste is difficult to describe but I would say an ‘ironish’ sweet blackberry with the heady note of spicy clove.

Will it help cure a cold? Well, we must wait and see but I’m glad I’ve finally made something from these berries after so many years admiring them from afar.

Cid ~ in hedgerow heaven :)

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-5923 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:40:03 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-5923 Rod, I think you could be right, we did use them for rather sinister purposes as boys though so perhaps we were more aware of them. Funny you should say that because I was looking at a wild rose bush with our beloved parents today and Mrs C. recalled being pestered by naughty German boys with the itching powder from rose hips when she was a girl. Miles Rod,
I think you could be right, we did use them for rather sinister purposes as boys though so perhaps we were more aware of them.
Funny you should say that because I was looking at a wild rose bush with our beloved parents today and Mrs C. recalled being pestered by naughty German boys with the itching powder from rose hips when she was a girl.

Miles

]]> by: Rod http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-5914 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:55:18 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-5914 Miles is it me - I 'think' I used to see <b>rose hips</b> everywhere ! Now I cannot recall seeing rose hips anywhere ? Cheers Rod Miles
is it me - I ‘think’ I used to see rose hips everywhere !
Now I cannot recall seeing rose hips anywhere ?
Cheers
Rod

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-5902 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:35:38 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-5902 Cid, Thanks for the tip although I don't think I am that modern a man to rub it on my skin :) Miles Cid,
Thanks for the tip although I don’t think I am that modern a man to rub it on my skin :)

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-5847 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:20:15 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-use-rosehips#comment-5847 Miles, Now you're talking .... this is one of my most favourite things, matter of fact I bought a small bottle of the syrup just the other day and at some expense I might add. I love it on pancakes and porridge etc and as a hot drink especially during the misery of colds. So then you can guarantee I shall be out there when dear old <i> rosa canina </i> bares fruit, basket in hand. For anyone interested in skincare, rosehip seed oil is a wonderful rejuvenating treatment. Sadly we can't make this ourselves without an industrial press, but it is readily available online and can be added to any existing skincare routine. I should point out that it doesn't smell of roses so gentlemen don't be afraid :) Cid Miles,

Now you’re talking …. this is one of my most favourite things, matter of fact I bought a small bottle of the syrup just the other day and at some expense I might add. I love it on pancakes and porridge etc and as a hot drink especially during the misery of colds. So then you can guarantee I shall be out there when dear old rosa canina bares fruit, basket in hand.

For anyone interested in skincare, rosehip seed oil is a wonderful rejuvenating treatment. Sadly we can’t make this ourselves without an industrial press, but it is readily available online and can be added to any existing skincare routine. I should point out that it doesn’t smell of roses so gentlemen don’t be afraid :)

Cid

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