Although Roses are not vegetables or even a fruit, there are some deliciously delightful edible gifts you can make using them – like ‘Rose Honey’. A Word of Caution: Be sure to not use petals or hips that have been treated, sprayed or dusted .  It is also a good idea to ensure that both the petals and the hips  you are going to use are fresh and do not have any diseases.

Certainly, instead of just making these as gifts, do what we do at Rose Cottage and make sure you make enough to keep some for your own enjoyment.

Rosa canina (lit. Dog Rose)  mature into an oval 1.5-2 cm red-orange fruit, or hip. It is recognised for being high in certain antioxidants and its high vitamin C level (rose-hip syrup). The hips are commonly used to make tea, honey,jams,syrup and wine.

How To Make Rose Honey

Tools: Saucepan – Fine Strainer – Sterlized Jars – Wooden Spoon

Ingredients: 4 oz rosehips  – 1lb jar of premium honey

Method:

1. Thoroughly wash and tail 4 oz of rose hips

2. Place a cup of water in a saucepan and boil the rose hips for approximately 15 minutes

3. Using a fine strainer you can now push the pulp through it into a small glass bowl

4. Get yourself some ‘premium quality honey’ and fold 1lb of it into the pulp

5. So, get comfortable beside your stove and boil away continually stirring the mix until it resembles a lovely ‘jam like consistency’

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6. Now you should already have found yourself some attractive looking glass jars.  Make sure you have properly sterilised them so that you can now just fill them up with you freshly made ‘Rose Honey’.

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