star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
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Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
942 Posts
Posted - Nov 18 2014 : 6:15:00 PM
I am thinking about adding the roses that were mentioned in this months Sister issue so I can have some rose hips next year. The varieties mentioned were Rugosas (Hansa; Frau Darmar Hartopp and Scabrosa).
Where would be a good place to purchase these varieties?
Also, do you just make tea with them or can you dry them and eat them like any other dried fruit?
I've never actually seen or tried a rose hip but it sounds like they are an abundant source of vitamin C. Thanks in advance for any words of advice :)
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Here, we pick them wild (away from traffic). If you can grow them, then go for it! As far as drying, depending if the dehydrator is full or not we'll also put them on a sheet in the oven cracked open at 200F until dry. Then we crush them and put about a teaspoon in a tea bag or ball and let steep like any other tea. They have more vitamin C than oranges, from what I was told. With rose hip tea and elderberry syrup, we stay really healthy in the winter! Also, I have used the crushed rose hips to flavor roasts :)
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Rose Hips
Posted - Nov 18 2014 : 6:15:00 PM
