Yes, why of course I do ;) They have some of the highest vitamin C count you can find.
So dried whole, you can either brown bag them in a cool dark place for one year, or if you are sure they are completely dried (dehydrator style) you can keep them in ball jars with the air sucked out with a food saver, for up to 10 years.
if whole dried you can
crush them and add to tea blends in the winter to help prevent or heal colds and flu.
crush and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, then strain with cheese cloth to add into sauces for meats
crush and make tinctures to add to ointments and lip balms
You can eat the hips fresh, just be careful of the prickly innards.
Oooh my goodness, thank you!!!!!!!!!! I will definitely be brown bagging them and using for teas, I LOVE this idea, my husband and I are big tea drinkers, and I'm always eating vitamin C, 7000 mg a day when I start to feel sick, so this is a perfect way to get it without having to take the pill form! Appreciated @elew!!
:) you are so welcome! You can lay them out on screens to dry, so the air circulates, and just roll them around one or twice a day. Sun dried are the best...
If you see flies bugging them, a second screen on top can help
Ahhh thank you again for the tips! I was thinking they dry in the paper bag! DOH!!! I appreciate this further information. Sun drying should be a breeze, I'll set them up on a screen in the greenhouse, that should work hey?
Yes, we get wonderful abundant rose hips, yet I'll admit I don't do anything with them. Do you have any reccomendations?
Yes, why of course I do ;) They have some of the highest vitamin C count you can find.
So dried whole, you can either brown bag them in a cool dark place for one year, or if you are sure they are completely dried (dehydrator style) you can keep them in ball jars with the air sucked out with a food saver, for up to 10 years.
if whole dried you can
You can eat the hips fresh, just be careful of the prickly innards.
You can make rose hip jelly with the fresh hips
Or you could box them up and send them to me ;)
Oooh my goodness, thank you!!!!!!!!!! I will definitely be brown bagging them and using for teas, I LOVE this idea, my husband and I are big tea drinkers, and I'm always eating vitamin C, 7000 mg a day when I start to feel sick, so this is a perfect way to get it without having to take the pill form! Appreciated @elew!!
:) you are so welcome! You can lay them out on screens to dry, so the air circulates, and just roll them around one or twice a day. Sun dried are the best...
If you see flies bugging them, a second screen on top can help
Ahhh thank you again for the tips! I was thinking they dry in the paper bag! DOH!!! I appreciate this further information. Sun drying should be a breeze, I'll set them up on a screen in the greenhouse, that should work hey?