To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Roses for hips?
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:46:31 -0700
I wonder if the freezing might have freeze-dried them, so there was less
liquid to produce syrup and make the pectin available? That's curious.
Stephen Sadler
USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8,
Sacramento CA - Mediterranean climate
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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of kieran or donna
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 8:21 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Roses for hips?
I picked Rosa canina in England and made rose syrup. I was intrigued to
find that after a hard freeze, they did not make syrup anymore, instead I
got a residue that settled out and looked like the vitamin C tablets with
rose hips in them. Something about the freezing may have destroyed or
inactivated the pectin in the hips? It was fun but I don't know how much
they would like your climate. Donna