Tribe
8th June 2014, 10:21
Vitimin C folks , we need it !! I need it even more in the winter than the spring and summer and what does nature say , it says yes ! And produces the most wonderful fruit to aid us .. Rosehip .
Here is a adorable man who will show us a little something to do with that :)
http://youtu.be/NI3EMnICmIQ
Select the nice firm shiny juicy-looking ones, once they have turned a rich glossy red, or dark orange. You don't have to use wild rose-hips. The cultivated roses in your garden are just as good, provided they have not been sprayed with chemicals that may be toxic. Indeed, the cultivated roses in your garden most probably have huge hips. They are fun to use, too, and have nice fragrant fruits.
Of course, the rose-hip can be considered just a giant quince or apple. Or a quince can be considered a giant rose-hip. Compare the two, and you'll see what I mean, as they are all members of the rose family, and have similar fruits and flowers.
Once you have gathered a quantity of rosehips, cut each of them in half lengthways. You will then find that the seedpods are filled with bristley-like fibres. These fibres will catch in your throat, if you eat them, so they must be carefully removed. I simply scrape them out with my fingernail, but you can use an implement like a knife or nail-file to do so. Once you have scraped the bristles out, you will be left with a hard fruity shell. (Not much flesh, perhaps, after all the effort, but it's very rich in Vitamin C, and quite a tasty fruit.) Take the scraped rose-hips and give them a blast of water under a garden hose or tap to remove any lingering fibres.
Having examined your hips to make sure there are no fibres to get stuck in your throat, you can dry the hips and use them to make rose-hip tea with. Of course, you can make a fresh pot of rose-hip tea with fresh hips, too. You can make the hips into jelly/jam, to eat on bread and butter. Or one can cook the fruits into a syrup with sugar to give to babies, or to pour on ice cream.
You could actually just drop some whole fruits into a pot of hot water, and let them steep for a while that way. This would be a quick way to make rose-hip tea (or jelly) without the safety preparations as described above. I somehow suspect that some of the ready-made commercially available rose-hip teabags may still have the bristles still (safely) inside the bag. The main thing is to avoid the bristles, whether you do this by cutting them out, or draining them off afterwards. If you are gonna eat the fruits as a raw fresh outdoor snack, you will still be obliged to open them up and clean them out. They are very nice raw, and a better source of Vitamin C than a pill. : source zuditaka
Here is a adorable man who will show us a little something to do with that :)
http://youtu.be/NI3EMnICmIQ
Select the nice firm shiny juicy-looking ones, once they have turned a rich glossy red, or dark orange. You don't have to use wild rose-hips. The cultivated roses in your garden are just as good, provided they have not been sprayed with chemicals that may be toxic. Indeed, the cultivated roses in your garden most probably have huge hips. They are fun to use, too, and have nice fragrant fruits.
Of course, the rose-hip can be considered just a giant quince or apple. Or a quince can be considered a giant rose-hip. Compare the two, and you'll see what I mean, as they are all members of the rose family, and have similar fruits and flowers.
Once you have gathered a quantity of rosehips, cut each of them in half lengthways. You will then find that the seedpods are filled with bristley-like fibres. These fibres will catch in your throat, if you eat them, so they must be carefully removed. I simply scrape them out with my fingernail, but you can use an implement like a knife or nail-file to do so. Once you have scraped the bristles out, you will be left with a hard fruity shell. (Not much flesh, perhaps, after all the effort, but it's very rich in Vitamin C, and quite a tasty fruit.) Take the scraped rose-hips and give them a blast of water under a garden hose or tap to remove any lingering fibres.
Having examined your hips to make sure there are no fibres to get stuck in your throat, you can dry the hips and use them to make rose-hip tea with. Of course, you can make a fresh pot of rose-hip tea with fresh hips, too. You can make the hips into jelly/jam, to eat on bread and butter. Or one can cook the fruits into a syrup with sugar to give to babies, or to pour on ice cream.
You could actually just drop some whole fruits into a pot of hot water, and let them steep for a while that way. This would be a quick way to make rose-hip tea (or jelly) without the safety preparations as described above. I somehow suspect that some of the ready-made commercially available rose-hip teabags may still have the bristles still (safely) inside the bag. The main thing is to avoid the bristles, whether you do this by cutting them out, or draining them off afterwards. If you are gonna eat the fruits as a raw fresh outdoor snack, you will still be obliged to open them up and clean them out. They are very nice raw, and a better source of Vitamin C than a pill. : source zuditaka