Rosehip Syrup

[goth]

I'm glad you posted this The witch. I've been meaning to look for a recipe for rosehip syrup for a while now ;D

The method is very similar when making rowan berry jelly.

[goth]

Will do...if I get around to it before Christmas!

[bogmyrtle]

Hubby made some a couple of years ago, it didn't last long! I would put some on my breakfast cereal or porridge!

[maggyd]

My Sister used to dip her babies dummy in it his first teeth were turned black!!!! the dentist said it was the rosehip syrup she used to have a little jar in the bottom of his pram! that was fifty years ago!! use with caution I say.

[maggyd]

Yes but I still think its a bit sweet and syrupy and wouldnt do to have it too much especially children! in the war there wasnt much else that was growing that would provide the vitimins that children needed. Not that I was there then you understand I was born at the very end.

[Biggles]

Did anyone make any Rosehip Syrup this year?

Goth did you manage to make any of it and how easy was it to make?--Bigs

[Sweetleaf]

Ingredients:

* 4.5 pts of water
* 2 lbs of rosehips
* 1lb of white granulated sugar

Method:

1. Top and tail the rosehips.
2. Bring 3 pts of water to the boil.
3. Mince the rosehips through a course profile mincer (or food processor).
4. Transfer the fruit into fast boiling water and bring to the boil again. Remove from heat and leave for 15 minutes.
5. Pour through a sterilised jelly bag/or muslin square (how do I sterilise a jelly bag or muslin square? See Tips and tricks below) and allow the majority of the liquid to drip through.
6. Return the pulp to the pan and add 1.5 pts of fresh boiling water and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and leave for 15 minutes.
7. Strain through the jelly bag again.
8. Pour extracted liquid into a clean saucepan and boil to reduce the liquid to 1.5 pts.
9. Add the sugar and boil rapidly fro another 5 minutes. Pour into hot sterile bottles and seal immediately. (How do I sterilise bottles? See Tips and tricks below).

Tips and tricks:

* Use small bottles (we use recycled vinegar bottles) as it only keeps for a week or so once opened. If you don’t want to use bottles the syrup can be frozen in cubes.

* How do I sterilise a jelly bag or muslin square?

Both can be scalded with boiling water. If you are using a clean muslin bag or square you can iron them with a hot iron. This also works with tea cloths.