Rose Hips

They look so bright, like ornaments hanging on the bushes. Just waiting for the first frost to harvest them! They are a great source of vitamin C.

[Chris K]

very pretty display. What doe the frost do for them.

[Joan]

It "sets the sugar" and makes them sweeter.

[Stephanie Swift]

Do you eat them raw, or make them into jam or something? They wer used in England during and after World War 2 to make rosehip syrup, a vitamin C source for children when oranges were unavailable. I remember having to take the syrup as a small child over there--it was sticky, bright red, and sickly sweet.