Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Sylvia wrote: > I saw that one, and found a few more, but sadly none of them tell how > to go about preparing the hips for use specifically as Vit C. Unless > i am to assume that i use the " juice " as the source (like citrus > juice). > > I was hoping that i could dry the hips and grind them in my coffee > mill with the Orange peels (which i dont grind until i am ready to > use) > > Sylvia > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Hi Syl, Over here they gather the rose hips after the flowers have fallen off and the hips have turned a bright red and are still firm. Sometimes you can wait a little too long and they will get mushy. But yes, you can dry them and grind them up. Very high in bioflavonoids and C. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Sylvia wrote: > I did some reading on this yesterday, and the best rosehips > supposedly come fromt he Dog Rose. > > Sylvia > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= That is correct. The Dog rose is the wild rose. It grows everywhere here so I don't lack in rose hips. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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