Rose Hip Syrup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs rose hips (just under 1kg)
• 1 lb sugar (454g)

Recipe

• 1 crush the rosehips (i use a blender) and put into 3 uk pints (or 7.25 cups) of boiling water.
• 2 bring back to boil and then remove from the heat and let it stand for 10 minutes
• 3 strain through a jelly bag and when the dripping stops, return the 'mash' with another 1½ uk pints (or 3.6 cups) of boiling water.
• 4 re-boil and allow to stand as before, strain. pour both extracts into a clean pan and boil until the liquid measures 1½ pints (3.6 cups).
• 5 add 1lb sugar.
• 6 stir over gentle heat until sugar dissolves, and then boil for 5 minutes.
• 7 pour into hot bottles, seal.