Rose Hip Syrup

Hi Zig you know roses grow on you

Please make sure that the Hips or petals are free from disease and fresh and have not been sprayed or dusted.Never use Rose leaves

Good morning all Right I will get typing,it will probably take me all day

Please bear in mind that these following Rose recipes were written inside a moving (Romany or Romani)caravan or a vardo as it is known with a piece of Charcoal

ROSE HIP JAM
Wash and tail the Rose hips,put in a pan with an equal amount of water and cook until tender for about 15 minutes.push the pulp through a fine strainer and to each cup add half a cup of sugar.Cook and stir until it thickens to a jam like consistency and then pour into sterilized jars and seal

 

Oh Woo you are a star.. So do you have the originals that she wrote to pass on down the generations.. What a wonderful keep-sake to have... Thank you so much for sharing...

 

Good afternoon all my friends yes Marley I have lots of spells and potions as well

Crystallised rose petals
Prepare a bowl of beaten egg whites and another bowl of granulated sugar,
Remove the petals from a dry bloom and using tweezers dip each one first into the frothy egg whites(avoid any excess on the petal) and then into the granulated sugar.
Dry the crystallised petals on a lined baking tray in the cupboard.you can store the petals in between layers of grease proof paper in an airtight tin(we never had any G/P paper)so we used a substitute and we never had tweezers just dirty handsand we never stored them they were all eaten within the hourEnjoy my friends

 

Hi Mum I thought I would try and it has worked OK for me

 

Oh Woo just brilliant I am going to try the rose petals too.. Such a pretty edition to a cake decoration... Thank you so much.. I have visions of you kids all hanging round waiting to pounce on the petals as soon as they were done.. With your Mum shooing you away....

It worked for me too Mum..

 

Hi Marley no worries my friend its a pleasure I will post some more later but at the moment I am down memory lane

I will have to get Mrs Woo to get some old photos out,

 

Pot Pourri
Choose fragrant Roses when they are at their best,cut them off when they are dry,Spread a thin layer of petals on newspaper and put them in a warm dry room or cupboard,stir occasionally and when the petals are cornflake crisp after one or two weeks put them in a plastic bag,add the following to the bag.
1oz of dried orris root to fix the the scents
Half a teaspoon of allspice
Half a teaspoon of Cinnamon
A tiny drop of rose oil
Shake the bag thoroughly and leave the bag closed for about 3 weeks,then place the Pot Pourri in a container of your choice,this is the basic rose pot pourri,to vary the scent you can always add dried orange or lemon peel or leaves such as Geranium,mint or rosemary etc

 

Hi Mum no worries when mine arrives I will send it to you