Rosehip - a very beautiful bush, like a wild rose with healthy fruits. The hips are very rich in vitamin C. By the amount of this vitamin, the dogrose went around even the black currant and lemon.
In addition, the hips contain the necessary vitamins A and R. Some varieties of dogrose with only three berries can fully cover the daily requirement of man in vitamin C. For medicinal qualities, the dog rose takes its place of honor in the treatment of almost all diseases. Malaria, scurvy, colds, diseases of the genitourinary system. These are just a few items from a huge list.
Rosehip juice
In the juice of the dog rose remain all the vitamins and nutrients that are contained in the fruit. You can prepare juice of dog rose independently at home:
- thoroughly rinse the ripe fruit under running water;
- desiccate and free the flesh from the seeds;
- in boiling water, you need to blanch the fruit for a couple of minutes (until they soften);
- Soft hips should be wiped through a sieve or done with a pistil;
- add sugar to the water in which blossomed dogrose, at the rate of 200 g of sugar per 1 liter of water;
- grind the fruit, return it to a saucepan with syrup and bring the mass to a boil;
- Pre-sterilize the jars and pour the juice in them.
Jam from a dogrose
For the preparation of jam from rose hip, almost all parts of this bush are used. You can make jam from the fruit of dog rose, its leaves and petals. Here are a few recipes for making jam from rose hips.
Jam from hips
Ingredients:
- berries of dog rose - 2 kg
- sugar - 6 glasses
- lemon acid
Preparation:
Ripe fruit should be thoroughly rinsed and cleaned of seeds. Fruits should be filled with water and brought to a boil. Berries drain and dry. Pour the berries into a medium density syrup and cook in three sets until they become transparent. At the end of cooking, you need to add a little citric acid. Hot jam is quickly poured over sterilized jars and rolled up.
Jam from hips
Ingredients:
- leaves of wild rose - 1 kg
- sugar - 2 cups
- water - 1 glass
- citric acid - 0.5 tsp.
Preparation:
Rinse leaves in cold water. Prepare a medium-thick syrup and dip the leaves of the dogrose into it. Let the mixture cool to a warm state. Drain the syrup and add citric acid to it. Put the saucepan with the syrup on the fire and cook until thick, then put the leaves back in it. Boil and boil over hot, sterile jars.
Jam from the petals
The most simple and "cold" way. In clean cans layers, one by one, one must lay the rose hips and sugar. In this case, you need to thoroughly tamp everything with a spoon. When the pot is filled to the top, it must be closed with a lid and placed in the refrigerator. After a while, the petals will gradually settle and give off the juice. The juice will dissolve the sugar and make a very useful and fragrant syrup.
Dried Rosehips
Dried rose hips were used to treat as early as the fifteenth century. Dried dog rose contains so many vitamins and nutrients, which in its medicinal properties is superior to many plants.
In the cold season, infusion of dried rosehip can help increase the body's resistance to colds. Infusions and decoctions have fortifying, tonic properties. Infusions are widely used for beriberi and infectious diseases. Hips are very often included in the composition of multivitamin doses. At home, you can cook dried dogrose in a slightly open oven. The temperature should not be above 100 ° C. Preparation will take 3-4 hours.