All About Rosehips // harvesting & preparing for syrup & tea
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- At Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm, we grow, harvest, dry, distill and infuse over 20 aromatic plants to make the ingredients for our small batch botanical products: www.okanaganlavender.com/
Our Workshop Wednesday series highlights our favourite herbs from the garden and how they can be used to create lovely products with simple ingredients you probably already have on hand at home!
In this video, we'll show you the perfect time to harvest rose hips, how to prepare them to dry for tea and how to make your own rosehip syrup!
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MAKE YOUR OWN ROSEHIP SYRUP:
- Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, add 4 cups of washed, destemmed rose hips and simmer for 20 minutes, pressing with a potato masher to break up the pulp.
- Strain through a double layer of cheesecloth. You should have 2 cups of rose pulp.
- Add 1 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Strain through cheesecloth to remove any rosehip hairs or seeds.
- Bottle and keep in the fridge, and enjoy within 6 months!
I just dry my wild rosehips (whole) store them in a mason jar and when I am ready to put them in tea, I crush them and put them in a fine mesh tea ball or teapot strainer along with any other herbs that I want to make tea from, pour hot water over it and let it steep for about 20 minutes. Never have had any problems with the "little hairs." It's too labor intensive to de-seed them! God Bless.
Thanks for the tip
Do you pick them when they are red and strong, or when they become all soft?
@@AvdylGashi1 I pick them when they are red and wait for them to undergo at least one freeze (32°F). Then they're ready.
And. after the war, rosehip syrup was still given out to families on the National Health. My family received a bottle a month right through the 60's.
I remember getting it in my school dinners at primary school (1970s), usually as a swirl of syrup in semolina or rice pudding.
What a wonderful memory 🌸
I just picked wild rosehips today, and I came across your video. Thank you for the information! I’m going to make syrup and dry some for tea.
I love visiting your farm when we visit every year. I remember when you first started up the farm, the first planting and the original ‘shed’ you worked/sold out of. Always enjoyed your products especially your tea blends.
Oh, thank you for sharing your memory 🥰
Croatia is famous by rosehip jam and tea.
Just found this as we got roses that are actually lasting. Thank you for explaining it!!
Oh my goodness. I’m so happy to have found your channel. You are just the perfect person that I have been looking to learn from. God bless you dear sister. 🙏🙏🙏🥰😊🙏🙏🙏
I wasn't aware of removing the stem and squeezing out the innards. Thought I had to cut them in half. ha ha. Our 10-year-old grandson is now interested in foraging so thought this would be a good project for him and I to make this fall! I went to your lovely farm a few years back. It's beautiful there. Thank you for the tutorial!
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I'm over in Cyprus county in Alberta; we have roses absolutely everywhere producing buckets of those little guys. Thanks for teaching me when and how to pick them; I've always loved them in tea.
I remember from my schooldays: getting rosehip seeds thrown down the back of my shirt by some bully. A very itchy experience!
The original itching powder, very unkind 🌿
Thanks alot! I just found a nice bit of rose hips on my hike. I want to make a tea and then ferment it with a SCOBY
Yea I wanna try and make rosehip kombucha too
Let me know please, if you can, about how you prepare the scoby 😊
@@grannydems5044 I did it. It turned out better than i expected. I crushed them and steeped like a tea, then added a black tea scoby. the flavor was excellent. i didnt have enough rosehips to do a second batch, but now i have found several more places to forage rosehips and i will do it again!
I planted an edible hedge with hawthorn and Japanese wild dog roses. It's year 3. I harvested 100+ ripe hips last night. I'll make rosehip tea, rosehip syrup, and rosehip oil. I'll also eat some.
That's lovely, enjoy!
Hurray. So glad I found your channel. 😊😊😊 much thanks
You're so welcome, Cindy! I hope you have fun creating :)
Well thank you that's us off out foraging today!
Have fun!
Thank you. Learned something new and useful 💕💕
Delightful! Thank you 💖
This was really helpful. You gave some info others had not thought to include...thankyou...
Thank you, this was exactly what I was looking for!
You're most welcome 🙂
Absolutely great. Thanks a lot.
It was great to watch you make the syrup. I saw tonight in another vid how it can be poured over ice cream or even go into whiskey. Also, in England, 2tsp daily is good for the Anti-oxidants. Still, no one discussed if the nutrient value is hurt with the cooking.
I also saw, how once soft on the bush, using both hands (thumb and finger) the seeds can stay stuck in the hip while the paste is squeezed out to be eaten. Since I had a sink full of freshly picked hips I tried it and was pleasantly surprised at the good taste.
AmaZing that the vit. C content is like 400x more than an orange...I'd probably have to leave them on the bush and visit daily to enjoy them this way though.
I also wondered if there's an antidote for an itchy throat, in case someone got into trouble....I'll be googling;0)
I use reusable coffee filters, doubled up to strain my rosehips and find it works very well.
Cooking does reduce the vitamin C, but doesn't eliminate it.
Hopefully you enjoy making syrup 🌿
The University of Suceava in Romania published an excellent study on rosehips and the impact of processing on the vitamin C content.
Enjoyed that. Many thanks.
Most welcome ☺️
THANKS MY DEAR FOR THE GREAT INFORMATION MANY BLESSINGS
Learned a lot. Thanks for sharing how to make the syrup and tea. 😊
I'm so glad it was helpful for you! Enjoy!
Thank you! you are super awesome! I have been picking rosehips in my yard and am psyched to make syrup.
Have fun 🌿
Thanks so much 💗👏🏽 Great info and your syrup looks delish 🥰
I absolutely love rosehip syrup and rosehip oxymels 🌸
Lovely helpful video thank you!
Happy you found it helpful 😊
Excellent video. Wonderfully soothing voice and very eloquent. I learned a lot. Thank you.
Most welcome, thanks you for letting us know you enjoyed it ☺️
I harvested wild rose hips today, this has been really useful and inspiring!
Thank you!
You are most welcome 🙂
Thanks for sharing this as I've just picked some nd didn't know anything about them. All the very best frm England 😊
I hope you have fun using them 🌿
Thank you for such a nice video, lots of love to you from zanskar, ladakh of 🇮🇳
Thank you❤
Very well explained.
Thank you, our rosehips are just colouring up now, we'll have another harvest in a few weeks 🌿
So cool! I found some wild roses on my property! Hoping they are ready to harvest. Going to finish my coffee and go look!
Have fun 🌿
Thank you!! You’re the best!
Most welcome!
Thanks for the video! 😊🤗
You are most welcome 🤗
Thank you ❣️
Excellent video!
Thank you 😊
Great video ❤😊
Thank you 🌿
I just found your youtube channel and i thank you for this very informative video about rosehips, new subscriber from Belgium . :)
Thank you 🌿
I’m in the UK and this looks so great. I’m going to try it. When I was a child we had ‘Delrosa’ Rose Hip Syrup from the welfare clinics and it was delicious.
What a wonderful memory 🌹
Del Rosa! There's a name I had forgotten. I grew up in the UK (60s) & my mum gave us a spoonful of Del Rosa every morning. Delicious!
I'm new to this. My rosehips look like little tomatoes. When I take top off can see the seeds. Last night was a first frost like they say to wait until to pick but the rosehips weren't mostly bright red yet or soft enough.
Nice work 👍
Thank you!
@okanaganlavendar&herbfarm I was hoping that you might cover how to make the infused oil. Do you used dried hips? Do you take the seeds out before? And do you use a cold or heated extraction? THANKS!
You need to learn how to make jam with this kind rosehip, I was making since I was a child, and jam is lovely.
😊TY for the VIDEO ❤ PEACE
Informative and well-presented. Also labor intensive, so it explains why rosehip products are not cheap(but worth it) :) I myself like rosehip jam :)
Love rosehip jam, syrup and jelly 🌸
Thank you for sharing your video. I only have one concern, and that is over boiling it destroys the benefits of the herb/rose hip isn’t it? To get the full benefits of the rose hip is to steep for 3-5 min in hot water to make a tea so I do not destroy it’s benefits because the leaf, flower or part of the plant (rose hip) are more delicate, so we do not boil we infuse to make a tea. Just my way of doing it since I was a little girl.
I also believe Rose hips are really high on vitamin c it helps with infections, bladder difficulties, flu, mouth sore, PMS and the common cold. Adding lemon 🍋 is also very very beneficial since vitamin c fights cancer so does the lemon. We are blessed by Nature as they are Nature’s Potent healers.
Thank you for sharing this.... 🏹❣️
Sending you much love and light.
❤nice 👌
Very informative video. Thanks for sharing. Can we do this with Rosa Ragusa which is a rounder and bigger hips.
Crazy I never new this.
I’ve read that you can wait until the Rose Hips are really ripe and soft, remove the stem and squeeze the pulp out between thumb and first finger for seed free pulp. Have you tried this technique?
I do use that technique, it is brilliant but I find it works best on the big rosehips.
Thank you! Very helpful video. I am trying to learn what I can do with foraged rose hips so this has been informative. I was just wondering if you are able to use the leftovers from the syrup for anything (like possibly drying it out and grinding it into powder?) instead of just getting rid of it.
The rosehips are full of those irritating hairs that was once used as itching powder... It would be hard to separate those out. We compost ours and that is always a benefit 🌿
@@okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994 Thank you for the response!
Hi there! Greetings from Northern Alberta, our local rosehips here are quite large, so imagine how excited I was to stumble upon your video! We've already had a bit of quite a bit of snow here and it's -18 today so some of my rosehips are a bit wrinkled. Does this make them not as suitable for uses?
Hi Cara-Rae, I'm so glad you found the video helpful! I have never worked with frozen rosehips, but we stop harvesting when they become too pulpy and mushy to handle. You could always try picking some, cut them in half and scoop out the seeds/hairs - then dry them and see how they turn out! Rosehips have a beautiful, strawberry like aroma - I would think if they have gone off, the aroma would be the first to degrade. Good luck :)
You mentioned if you cut your roses you won’t have the hips, but what about if you harvest the flowers (petals/heads) only but leave the stems? Will that produce hips?
I would love to know how to make the infused oil for skin!
I came here looking for a clever way to rid the insides of the hairs so I was excited by how easy yours came out just by squeezing the fruit. I tried it but the whole hip just mushes together in one big gooey seedy hairy mess. I believe I'm using Nootka rose hips but they do seem to be a bit more elongated than yours. Am I waiting until they are too soft? Or perhaps I'm doing something else wrong. Any advice is greatly appreciated as I adore rosehips and would love to be processing my own. Thank you!
Sometimes they release better if you let them sit on your kitchen counter overnight.
They don't always cooperate, I do use a cheese knife and tiny spoon to scoop out some of them 🌸
this is the life i wanna live-
Thank you i enjoy learning about how to make the syrup.what about the seeds how to use them? this is my first time watching
I compost the pulp and seeds when I am done making syrup 🌿
Great video very informative. I’m curious as to whether boiling the hips destroys all the vitamin C and other nutritional properties in the plant? X
Cooking reduces the vitamin C content, but doesn't eliminate it 😊
Being at 212°F (boiling) for one second is enough to entirely destroy all of the vitamin C present.
Being at 120° for a minute is even enough to entirely destroy all the vitamin c. Vitamin C is an unstable compound that is incredibly sensitive to temperature.
Victory Gardens were part of the war effort during the World Wars to help reduce pressure on food production in several countries, including here in Canada. I harvest some of the rosehips of the Wild Alberta Roses on my property. Leave some for our feathered friends.
Victory Gardens have such an interesting history 🌿
I think I picked my rose hips too early… They are still kind of hard but they are orange. Could I still use them? Thank you for the very informative video :-) I am obviously new to this! Lol
It's best to wait to pick them after the first slight frost in your region (google whatever that is)
Thankyou for the information and trivia. Do you know if heat damages the vitamin C In the syrup process? My rosa rugosa is loaded this year and I want to try this. Also, can any type of rose hips be used? Best regards to you.🥀
Your vitamin C content is reduced but not eliminated
Thanks for your video...can I use ordinary garden type roses/rosehips?
You can, just be sure they are not sprayed 🌿
Hello very interesting do you ever use the seeds to cold press for oil and if so how do you do it
We don't have a press 🌿
Just found your video, I have a question about the rose hips. I have the wild roses and when I went out to pick them there were lots of bright red ones but also a lot of dark dark red ones too. Are these still ok to use for something or are they to old
You want rosehips that are red and beginning to soften, not orange. You get a feel for the ones that are best as you go 🌿
great idea i usually toss them in the trash
Where did you get your Damask roses?
I have to grow my roses in pots. Will they still produce rosehips?
I froze about a kilo of fresh rosehips last autumn (2022). Is it too late to put them to use as a syrup or tea? Thanks for your very informative and inspiring video!😊
I've never used frozen rosehips before. Maybe try a little batch first to see what kind of results you get 🌿
Could you possibly pick them and dehydrate them whole for a future use??
We pick many rosehips in the fall to dry for using later 🌿
Have you tried to add the sugar the first boil? I'm wondering if a one time cook, would process the same effect? I know it would be harder to get the hairs out...is this the reason for 2?
I haven't, but that's the fun of experimenting 🌿
I've been looking for something like this. What are the best roses to get rosehips? Preferably in a temperate or tropical area?
We use several different rosehips. I prefer the Nootka Rose for tea, they are quite tiny. That is just a personal preference though. I would ask at your local garden centre to see which is best in your growing zone 🌿
Could you use a masticating juicer instead of the cheese cloth 🤔... I have some hips that I'd love to try this out on. ❤
I don't know what that is, we strain through cheesecloth to remove the fine hairs of the hip.
Thanks- this was informative & nice! Is it possible to use honey or maple syrup in lou of sugar?
That's what I want to know also!
I have never tried either honey or maple syrup, but I think it would be great to try either one!
Thankyou, very pleasant and informative to watch. Just one thought though, doesn't putting them in boiling water and simmering so quickly destroy the vitamin C? One video suggests a very low simmer for one and a half hours to prevent destroying it?
@@cyntheahunt1028many studies suggest the vitamin C content is reduced by about 15 percent. Here is a study exert you might enjoy.
www.eatweeds.co.uk/vitamin-c-loss-and-rosehips
Not a tea drinker but wonder if anyone has tried rose hips in coffee.. I drink black coffee and am curious..
Hmmm, this would be a curious experiment, but to make tea, the water is quite hot, and then they steep for 7-15 min?
It could work with soft fresh whole hips as to a dehydrated. I'll be trying it myself, out of curiosity, in the a.m. just to see how it changes the flavour of my coffee;0)
Very nice video, thank you. I want to ask if the heat will destroy the Vitamin C?
Check out the study done by The University of Suceava, Romania on Google scholar, it's very interesting regarding the levels of vitamin C content in rosehips as they are processed.
@@okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994, Can you put the link, please?
Would a 2 to 1 ratio with the sugar not be enough of a preservative it's self.
Hi. Just seeing your channel. I live in Seattle. So you ship the rose hips and your products?
Hello Sandra, unfortunately we do ship to the USA, but we have many American customers who have orders shipped to them when they are visiting Canada 🌿
There are some fields with huge wild rose bushes near some walking trails that are covered with rosehips. I'm assuming any rosehips will do?
I'm always careful to only pick in areas where no spraying occurs and I only harvest a little from each bush 🌿
I found some wild rose hips that were very red, but not soft. Do they need to be soft before you use them?
To scoop out the inside hairs, we pick them when they are softening up. 🌿
Are all Rosehips edible, like roses bought from nurseries ? Thank you, wonderful video.
You just want to use organic rosehips. I wouldn't use any that have been sprayed or that you didn't know the origin of.
As she mentioned in her reply you want to be sure that the roses have not been sprayed with anything.
You can use the rose hips from the rose bushes that you buy from any Nursery.
You must be careful not to consume the seeds they can be poisonous.
May I ask how old you are? You look so young and beautiful! Youthful skin!
Can you pick them off after the flowers dry off? (Spring/summer?)
You need to pick the rosehips when they have matured, once they begin to soften in the fall.
Everyone says to wait until fall to harvest rosehip, but mine are shriveled and getting black spots by then... ?? I'm in zone 4b Canada. Thoughts?
That sounds like the hips may be suffering from lack of water. We pick after the first frost when the hips begin to soften and are still plump.
What if you cut them green?
could one use honey instead of sugar?
Can honey take the place of sugar
does vitamin c survive boiling?
why dont you buy and use a Tincture press?
Is there a reason I can't make syrup from the wild rosehips? And I don't recall you saying how much sugar for 1 cup of juice?
You can use your wild rosehips, just make sure they are spray free and not beside a busy road.
We use 1 cup of juice and 2 cups of sugar 🌿
How much does it take each day and I didn't understand at the end of the video, do I have to wait 6 months before I can use it?
No that’s how long it will last in the fridge..
Can you use wild rose hips for the syrup?
Yes! I often do 🌿
Hi there, thanks for this fantastic video! I have 2 questions: I live in an area where it rarely, if ever, frosts. But roses do very well here and I have many rose bushes. Can I still harvest my rose hips? Do you think it might work to pop them in the freezer overnight after harvesting?
2nd question: Besides for drying the rosehip shells to use for tea, do you have ideas for how to use rosehips without any added sugar?
Thanks so much! Your farm looks absolutely beautiful.
I would think if you left your rose hips until they begin to soften, that would be the right time to harvest them.
Rosehips have an amazing aroma, very much like strawberries when they are dried. I love the taste and do not think they need sweetening 🌿
It's just a lot of work to scoop out the hairs and seeds, so I only get a precious amount each year.
You could certainly try making a sugar free syrup, I would explore adding lemon juice and zest in varying amounts.
Will any roses work? I have climbing roses.
As long as they are spray free 🌹
what is the exact name of rose that you picked those big hips from? thank you
That is a Damask Rose named Gloire de Guilan 🌿
Please make more videos here? Did you change platforms?. Thank you.
Thanks for reaching out 🌿
We do have a number of DIY reels on our Instagram!
can you mix with honey instead of sugar, for better health benefits and longer storage time?
I was wondering the same thing.
Heating honey causes it to lose those beneficial properties. Only use honey uncooked apparently
Can I pick any rose hips from my garden roses? XO
As long as they are spray-free, they should be fine 🌿
How could you put all that poisonous white sugar into the recipe?😁 Can't you make it with cane sugar? But thank you for the video and your time.
Hi, great video! I'm a new subscriber and wanted to ask about the seeds. Is the only way to truly be 100% sure that you have removed the hairs is to remove the seeds before simmering the hips? Cheese cloth in and of itself is not ultra fine mesh and the metal mesh is great but not 100% effective, right?
Yes, the seeds have irritating hairs, they used to be used as itching powder!
I use fine mesh reusable coffee filters and cheesecloth to strain my syrup 🌿
@@okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994 ah yes coffee filters-great tip!
So, you just squeeze out the pips and seeds before boiling? ❤️
My brother used to put these seeds down my back.... Pesky brothers!
Do you wash out your cheese cloth and reuse it?
What specifically type of roses do you grow for these rose hips?
Those look like wild rose hips that grow in hedge rows but all roses are edible so suppose can just use what u find!