Dry Rose Hips

• 1). Rinse ripe rose hips in cold water. Pat them dry.
  
  
• 2). Spread the seeds on a wax paper-covered baking sheet.
  
  
• 3). Allow the hips to dry for two weeks.
  
  

Rose Hip Tea

• 1). Make tea with fresh hips by adding 1 tbsp or 2 hips to 1 cup boiling water in a saucepan. Boil for 10 minutes.
  
  
• 2). Make tea with dried hips by adding 2 tsp of dried hips to 1 cup boiling water in a teacup. Allow the water and hips to steep for 15 minutes.
  
  
• 3). Add honey to taste and drink.
  
  

Rose Hip Jelly

• 1). Wash and remove the stems of 4 cups of fresh rose hips. Add them to 4 cups boiling water and 3 tbsp of lemon juice in a saucepan. Boil for 30 minutes or until the skin is very soft. Remove rose hips from water and leave water boiling on stove top.
  
  
• 2). Press the rose hips with a coarse sieve to remove all seeds. Press rose hips with a fine sieve and separate the fibers to expose pure flesh.
  
  
• 3). Place the rose hip flesh back into the boiling water and add 2 cups of sugar. Bring all to a full boil and then reduce heat to simmer until liquid is at 220 degrees F. Ladle the mixture into canning jars and seal. Refrigerate after opening.
  
  

Rose Hip Honey

• 1). Split and de-seed 1 cup of fresh rose hips with a spoon.
  
  
• 2). Place the hips into a canning jar and cover them with 1 cup of honey. Seal the jar.
  
  
• 3). Refrigerate after opening.