These cooler nights are great aren't they, much better for sleeping but a warning that winter is coming and for some that will mean winter ills & chills as well....although it shouldn't if you are all still taking liquid minerals regularly and when necessary using Oralmat or other herbals to boost your immune system.
Discounted packages: Some of you may have noticed that I have added a page to the web site (under 'Products') listing a variety of discounted 'packages'. These are groups of products that I have over the years, found work very well together for basic health concerns. So to encourage people to use products together correctly, effectively and less expensively I have put these packages together.
Rose Hips: Wonderful for winter, jam packed with Vitamin C. However how to use them?
The following recipe for 'Rose Hip relish' is delightful, especially with crackers and cheese.
I discovered it while staying with cousins in the UK and spent a wonderful afternoon picking, peeling and making this.
You ideally need Rugosa rose bushes. 'Rugosa Rosa' is great, the hips are huge and easier to peel.
You need: 1 kg of rose hip flesh.
800gm of sugar
200ml water
100ml of white wine or light malt vinegar
1 lemon
Mix all together and boil until soft, with no lid on the saucepan. Takes about 25 minutes. Add the juice and grated zest of 1 lemon and bottle into small sterilized jars. Keeps for ages but best kept in the fridge once opened.
Rose Hip syrup: There are many Rose hip syrup recipes on the internet.
Most use: 1kg of rose hips of any variety
2 litres water
500gm of sugar or alternatively honey to taste.
Crush, chop, mince or coarsely blend the rose hips. Put immediately into 1 litres of boiling water, bring back to the boil and then leave to infuse for 15 minutes. Pour into a jelly bag and allow to drip until all the bulk liquid has come through. Then place the residue back into the sauce pan with the remaining litre of water. Re-boil, infuse and restrain.
Then pour the total amount of juice into a saucepan and reduce down until you have approximately 1 litre of liquid. Add the sugar or preferably honey to taste. This can then be bottled. Keep it in the fridge once opened.
Is a great, economical way of giving children a daily dose of Vitamin C.
PS: If anyone local does have Rugosa rose hips available that they don't need, please give me a call. My attempt at growing this rose has so far failed and I would be very happy to come a pick any spare hips anyone may have as I have run out of my favourite relish.
Better still, has anyone got any spare 'runners' of this rose variety, then I can try growing it again over the winter. I think my last few plants did not establish themselves well enough before the 'big dry'.
Lastly, I found this quote somewhere & thought it very true: 'Why spend so much time trying to be 'healthy' when it is so much better NOT to do the things that make us sick!!'
Mmmm......quite true, far better not to smoke, not to drink alcohol, not to work so hard, take more time to relax, eatright, preserve our rose hips, grow a vege garden, etc, etc, etc.
Good health to all
Alison
