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Spent yesterday making our winter rosehip syrup, I add ginger and lemon to the recipe and it is just beautiful on fruit, cereal and cooked meats.

15 jars made.

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springcross

That sounds wonderful kitchengardener2. Is it easy to do?

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kitchengardener2 in reply tospringcross

Bit messy but not difficult. Pick rosehips when they bright red or orange and softish. Pick away from roads. I use Alys Fowler's Thrifty Forager recipe. Happy to share if you like.

Recipe from book.
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springcross in reply tokitchengardener2

Many thanks for that, I have saved your post. It looks and sounds really good. We would never pick near roads either. Thanks again. x

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springcross in reply tokitchengardener2

I like the idea of diluting the syrup with freshly squeezed lemon and fizzy water, that sounds really refreshing.

Wow you have been busy and doesn’t this all looks attractive as it’s very organic and wholesome.

So you enjoy your rose hip syrup. 😊

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MadBunny

Mmm sounds delicious. Especially with the ginger and lemon I remember being given a daily spoonful of rosehip syrup when I was a child- for vitamin c if I recall. I'm sure others of a certain age might remember it🤗🐰

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kitchengardener2 in reply toMadBunny

Yes me too, think was a post war thing to boost us baby boomers up. We had a lovely district nurse, Sister Naylor who kept a check on all her families. We got National Dried Milk, orange juice, rosehip syrup and cod liver oil. The NHS was in its infancy then so we were well looked after. Plus our mums knew how to make meals stretch. I still do that today, even though I don't need to!!Happy days

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MadBunny in reply tokitchengardener2

Yes that all sounds familiar. We also had malt extract- a sticky concoction which I never liked. I remember that to my mum's generation, healthy eating meant fuel for the body !

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BTCCET in reply toMadBunny

We had the malt extract as well as all the others, it was called virol and I absolutely loved it😋even tried looking for it online but all you can get now is the jars in the "vintage" section on ebay😂

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MadBunny in reply toBTCCET

I loved the rosehip syrup so much I used to try to sneak extra spoonfuls😁No wonder I have such a sweet tooth 🙄

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I remember back when I was growing up in the 80s and we had whooping cough and one of the doctors from the local surgery came to see us at home rather than having us go to the surgery.

Nowadays you have to be at deaths door to get a home visit!

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kitchengardener2

Really, we picked about 3kg of rosehips, I used 3kg of sugar, two lemons and a chunk of ginger root. I have 15 jars!!

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Imaaan

What a lovely looking syrup. :)

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Hi kitchengardener2 ,

Homemade rose hip syrup/jam sounds really good. Have you tried it on waffles/pancakes? I really like the color of the jam/syrup in the jars you used. Enjoy! :-)

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kitchengardener2 in reply toActivity2004

I use it on porridge, cereal, top pork with before roasting. Had the first this batch on my lunchtime Ryvita and banana snack, delicious!

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Activity2004Administrator in reply tokitchengardener2

That sounds good! Thanks for some ideas. :-)

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kitchengardener2

Where are you, got another batch to do later this month and if possible could maybe let you have one.

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kitchengardener2

Oh I see, have a go at making some, you have roses I am sure.Thailand was on my list to visit until I developed CLL and now I can only travel in Europe.

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Zara0123

Looks lovely. How does it taste? and for how many month would the syrup be usable?

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kitchengardener2 in reply toZara0123

Bit like honey and in sealed jars last us all year.

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Zara0123 in reply tokitchengardener2

That sounds nice. Must taste nice drizzled on sweet waffles 😋

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kitchengardener2 in reply toZara0123

Drizzled on absolutely anything.

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Zara0123 in reply tokitchengardener2

Perfect 👌

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kitchengardener2

Oh bless you, maybe one day

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Would members keep this on topic from now on.

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Hb2003

Looks beautiful 💝 😍 . Hmm 🤔 do they put this syrup In any sweets ?

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kitchengardener2

Suppose you could do. I use it as sweetener in puddings and when cooking pork. Have in the same way as you would honey.

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