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ROSEHIP SYRUP RECIPE
  
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Rosehip syrup is very easy to make and it is delicious. Rosehip syrup also contains 20 times more vitamin C than oranges. When the supply of oranges dwindled during the second world war, many schoolchildren picked rosehips which were then turned into rosehip syrup. With renewed interest in wild foods, people are making rosehip syrup again. Here is my simple recipe how to make this delicious syrup. Click on the images of rosehips and rosehip syrup below to enlarge them.
 
rosehips on bush
Rosehips produce their wonderful berries much later than many other plants. I picked these on the last day of October. Don't pick all of them on the bush as birds rely on them for food during the winter.
rosehips
Wash about a kilo of berries and break off the stalks.
rosehips in blender

I use a juicer (thanks VK) and it chops up the rosehips beautifully. It would make more sense to buy a large and powerful hand blender.
boiling rosehips
The chopped rosehips should be put into 1.75 litres of boiling water as quickly as possible as the vitamin C begins to break down as soon as the rosehips are damaged.
straining rosehips
Once the chopped rosehips are boiling, turn off the gas and allow to stand for 15 minutes. Then pour the mixture through a jelly bag - or, if you don't have one, you can use a pair of (clean) tights, or, as I did, use a clean tea towel. Put the chopped rosehips back in the pan, add another litre of water and repeat the straining process. You could probably do this three times and still get goodness out of the rosehips.
strained rosehip syrup
The syrup that comes out looks remarkably like tomato soup. Add about 750g of sugar and bring to the boil again. No need to boil away for hours. Once the syrup is boiling, you can start bottling it.
bottled rosehip syrup
Bottle the rosehip syrup in sterlized bottles. Best to use small ones as the syrup will go off if the bottle is open for too long. Store in a cool, dark place and refrigerate after opening. It is a delicious drink either hot or cold - dilute to taste. You can also use it as a sweetener on your muesli or in your home-made ice cream.

 

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