With the abundance of Rosehips this year I decided to take advantage of them to create this unique tasting Rosehip vinegar recipe. Rosehip Vinegar is the perfect accompaniment to vegetables and salads as well as ham, smoked meats and fish and is the perfect addition to game sauces.
With Christmas looming, this makes a wonderful, beautiful gift for the foodies in your family. Use old bottles, corks etc to give your Rosehip vinegar recipe that ‘folksy’ look.
Ingredients
- Rosehips
- White wine vinegar
- Bottle & Cap/Cork
Instructions
- Gather your Rosehips (preferably after a frost but in the UK that might not be until Feb or March, so instead freeze them, then defrost and use), then top and tail them and pierce each one numerous times with a pin. You DO NOT want to crush them as the hairs inside the hips are highly irritant to your throat and gut, and must not be consumed.
- Next pop them in your bottle until it is full, then pour on cold white wine vinegar.
- Cap and place in a cupboard for around 6-8 weeks, giving them a good shake occasionally.
Serves: As many dishes as the size of your bottle.
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Great idea – I’ll make sure to try this recipe after my next rose-hip foray
Rosehips are known to reduce pain in osteoarthritis. I wonder what this vinegar would taste like made with apple cider vinegar as this would really be beneficial too. In fact, I would love to hear of any tasty infusions with apple cider vinegar. Thanks Susan.
Looking forward to trying this vinegar as I am always looking for new ideas with rosehips- tried the jelly once but a bit fiddly.
This sounds very good, I will give it a try. Rosehips are very good for you. High in Vitamin C. Rosehip syrupe and a small number of low cost aspirins is all you need to fight most winter colds.
Hey Robin..I have tried it before years ago and is fab stuff…thanks so much for the reminder and I will be sure to share..
love n peace Marko Zimbo (capt road kill )
Sounds great. Will any rosehips do?
Thanks for the recipe. I have made Rose Hip Syrup as usual this year but found that Rose hips were not in great abundance where I usually forage.
Elderberries were plentiful though and I have bottled 5.5 litres.
A scientist in Israel is convinced that Elder berries are better than the ‘flu vaccine including bird and swine ‘flu and Hasassah’s oncology lab recommend them to be given to cancer and HIV patients in Israel as they are so good at stimulating the immune system.
They taste nice too.
I know it’s off the subject but I have also made Elderberry syrup because of the anti viral properties they have. I’ve found it helps when I start getting a sore throat etc, it stops it in its tracks as well as flu like symptoms. I used to by the stuff made in Israel but it is very expensive and making my own because of it.
Haven’t made rosehip vinegar before but will certainly try next time. Does it matter that the roses have had black spot during the season? I don’t have access to wild roses where I live in New Zealand so have to rely on my own rambling roses. I haven’t sprayed them so the hips are a bit blemished.
sounds great to me ill give this one a try for deffinate
Lya: Using slightly blemished rosehips is fine.
to chastise rosehips, why not use a tool used in perchament card making? A five needle pen or half circle would be great. You can make your own stabber though. You need one cork, real or manmade, a few sewing or darning needles and there you are. Punch the sharp point of the needle in the cork, then insert the eye part, it will stay fixed better this way. Repeat with a few more needles, I think this was in an advise about using olives from your own garden, it works for sloes too. I have known someone using a new sparkplug brush exactly for this purpose, it was funny seeing her hammering on the sloes that had been until ten minutes earlier in the freezer. It worked though, not sure about healthissues with the metal used in those brushes, but hey, she is still alive and well and enjois sloeginger al winter long.
Perfect, I have some frozen ones… I’ll be making mine with Apple Cider Vinegar!