Topic: When to pick rosehips

[Moggle]

Do you have to wait till the first frost to pick rosehips like I read somewhere on the net? Some of the ones on the way to work are such a lovely scarlet and look ready to go now! (And I'm impatient)

[flatcap]

hi
wine book weve got says pick them after 1st frost not sure if thats what your making ?

[Moggle]

Rosehip syrup and possibly rosehip and apple jelly.

[Mrs Ava]

I have picked some as I love my rosehip syrup.  Thing is, after the frost, they are softer and more fleshy so you get more flavour and lush colour!

[sweet-pea]

Do you have a recipe for Rosehip syrup, I wouldn't mind having a go at making some this year.

thanks

SP

[moonbells]

Can't you just freeze them overnight or pop them near the back of the fridge to mimic frost?

Is it the wild (dog) rose that you use?

moonbells

[Moggle]

This is not tried and tested, but I'm going to roughly follow this recipe:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/food/recipe93.shtml

But if you have a recipe EJ, I'd love to know what you do.

The freezer thing worked for me with sloes Moonbells, so I will give it a shot with the rosehips.

[Mrs Ava]

Yes, wild dogrose hips - lovely and blood red on our allotment at the moment!  I will have to find the recipe, it is in one of my very sticky preserve books.  :D  The art is getting is clear with no teeny little hairs floating in it.  In my latest large jar, there is one, just one teeny weeny little hair that I can see!  GGRR.

[moonbells]

Love that recipe

"Boil 3 pints (1.7 litres) of boiling water"

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moonbells