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Been looking into it a little more because normally its just a blackberry-apple-elderberry picking thing we do around autumn time for a few extra goodies to eat now or freeze for later use & have came across that you can eat hawthorn berries which apparently are high in pectin fibre which is good for the heart & cholesterol levels.

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Quick check & it looks like rose hip & hawthorn berries can be added to the list of usable.

[Al]

Our neighbor has a veg plot. They come every weekend and take away our horse manure for us and give us veg in return.

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Our neighbor has a veg plot. They come every weekend and take away our horse manure for us and give us veg in return.

Nice win win situation you have there Al.

Back from a quick forage down fields with a few hawthorn berries & rose hips to try.

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http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/dlpdfs/

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Trying my hand at making some rose hip syrup http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... es.dessert

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Syrup made

Net time I`ll look for a different recipe which does not require so much boiling as the excessive heat will reduce the amount of nutrients that are in there. A better type of cloth/muslin to filter through & maybe use honey instead of sugar.

Tastes all right though.

[samurai69]

Syrup made

Net time I`ll look for a different recipe which does not require so much boiling as the excessive heat will reduce the amount of nutrients that are in there. A better type of cloth/muslin to filter through & maybe use honey instead of sugar.

Tastes all right though.

most syrups take a lot of boiling down

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most syrups take a lot of boiling down

Sure I saw a recipe that tried to get round the problem to limit nutrient loss. Need to check internet history to see if I can find the site again.