So we have had some rose hips produced from one of the roses in the front garden, and I had no idea what to do with them. Turns out you can do a lot with them! Rose Hip Tea, Candy, Juice, and of course Jam!
Well anyway I decided last night I would go ahead and try to make some Rhubarb and Rose Hip Jam. Rose hips are very challenging and time consuming to get ready, but they do smell nice when preparing! They smell just like fruit. Well I suppose they are fruit really...
Anyway here goes...
Ingredients
1/2 cup of rose hips
1 cup water
2 cups diced rhubarb
1 cup sugar
1 grated lemon rind
Method
1. Prepare the rose hips. To do this, cut then ends off, then cut in half and scrap out the seeds with either a knife or tea spoon. Collect the flesh part in a cup
2. Combine the rose hip flesh, water and rhubarb in a saucepan and heat to soften the fruit.
3. When the fruit is semi soft, add in the sugar and grated lemon rind and boil until the fruit is soft and at a constituency that you want your jam to be.
4. Pour the finished product into jam jars and then process in a hot water bath for 15-20 minutes.
Let cool over night and place in the fridge to enjoy!
