Rose Hips Syrup
This syrup is an excellent high Vitamin C addition to your home remedy pantry alongside other essentials like Elderberry Syrup.
Servings: 56 servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups Water
- 1 pound Rose hips, fresh or dried preferably organic and never sprayed with an insecticide or herbicide.
- 1 cup Raw honey optional
Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil.
- Chop fresh rose hips or crush dried rose hips, then add to boiling water. Stir, bring back to a boil, then turn off heat.
- Allow rose hips to steep in hot water for 45 minutes.
- After 45 minutes, strain the resulting rose hip tea through a cheese cloth or flour sack towel lined-strainer into a large measuring cup or bowl.
- Wash pot well and make sure there are no rose hips remaining. Add rose hips tea back into the pot and bring up to a boil, then turn down heat to medium and allow to simmer until reduced by half.
- Once reduced, pour tea into a measuring cup and allow to cool slightly. If using honey, add it now. Mix well and allow the honey to dissolve completely. Decant syrup into a bottle and refrigerate.
- Syrup should stay fresh for at least six months, but may stay fresh up to one year. (See "Recipe Notes" below for more information regarding shelf life.)
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How I use Rose Hips Syrup:
As a tonic to prevent the onset of a cold, I take 1 tbsp. daily, during the Fall and Winter seasons. This is what I do as an adult. But check with your own physician as to what is the best dosage for you. Check with your pediatrician as to the proper dosage for children. Honey should never be given to children under the age of 1.
During illness, I take 1 tbsp. every 2 hours. This is what I do as an adult. But check with your own physician as to what is the best dosage for you. Check with your pediatrician as to the proper dosage for children. Honey should NEVER be given to children under the age of 1.
Shelf Life:
The Herbal Academy of New England says that a syrup will last for one year refrigerated if it has a 20% sugar content. This syrup has a 20% sugar content provided by the honey, so it will last for one year as long as you keep it cold and don’t contaminate the contents. Always use a clean spoon when pouring it from the bottle. Plus, the honey has antiviral, antibacterial, and antimicrobial properties, which help to maintain the freshness of the syrup.
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