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    I would like to try cooking some rose hips for jelly and syrup. Do I need to remove the hairs and seeds first and can I use any rose hips?
    AKA Angie

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    To make the syrup you just use the chopped hips. They apparently are better after the first frosts. The syrup is strained through a jelly bag which gets rid of the seeds and the itching powder!
    The more palatable varieties tend to be the wild and old roses.
    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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    • #3
      If they're better after a frost, and you can't wait, do what I do with Sloes - Freeze 'em!
      All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
      Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Glutton4... View Post
        If they're better after a frost, and you can't wait, do what I do with Sloes - Freeze 'em!
        So how long should I freeze them for before using them?
        AKA Angie

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        • #5
          Originally posted by selfraising View Post
          So how long should I freeze them for before using them?
          Blimey - I dunno. I pick 'em when they're ready, and I freeze 'em until I remember I haven't made the stuff! That's more because I'm disorganised than anything else!

          Seriously, I would guess that once they've been frozen for a day or so it must be at least the equivalent of a frost. The good thing with freezing Sloes, is that they split, which saves an hour pricking the little blighters!

          Good luck!
          Last edited by Glutton4...; 17-08-2010, 09:20 PM.
          All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
          Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Glutton4... View Post
            Blimey - I dunno. I pick 'em when they're ready, and I freeze 'em until I remember I haven't made the stuff! That's more because I'm disorganised than anything else!

            Seriously, I would guess that once they've been frozen for a day or so it must be at least the equivalent of a frost. The good thing with freezing Sloes, is that they split, which saves an hour pricking the little blighters!

            Good luck!
            I've never bothered pricking sloes, I just shake them up in a jar with dry sugar, then let it stand (preferably somewhere warm, we have a windowcill that catches whatever sun there might be) for a day or so before adding the gin. It seems to work well enough!
            Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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