More from the edible garden in York's Museum Gardens, and today it is rose hips.
The rose hip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the fruit of the rose plant. It is typically red to orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form after successful pollination of flowers in spring or early summer, and ripen in late summer through autumn.
Rose hips can be used for herbal teas, jam, jelly, syrup, rose hip soup, beverages, pies, bread, wine, and marmalade. They can also be eaten raw, like a berry, if care is taken to avoid the hairs inside the fruit. Wild rose hips are particularly rich in vitamin C.
I love that nature gives us a second go with roses, first the lovely flowers then the nice colourful hips.
This is a lovely shot of these bright shiny hips, fav.
Lovelyshot which brings back the memories. When I was at school we used to get paid a shilling a pint for the rowehips so they - someone - could make rose hip syrup!
This is a lovely shot of these bright shiny hips, fav.
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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Like many of you, I remember taking rose-hip syrup as a child and thoroughly enjoying it.
Ian
Thank you.
Ian