Dog rose (Rosa canina)

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Tea · From Bladwijzer

Rose hip tea

  • Makes: 1 teapot (± 4 cups)
  • Time: 5 min + 10 min simmering
  • From: Dog rose

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp dried, deseeded rose hips (or 8 fresh, halved and deseeded)
  • 1 litre water
  • optionally honey

Method

  1. Lightly crush the dried hips in a mortar.
  2. Bring them to the boil with the water and let them steep for 10 minutes over a low heat.
  3. Pour the tea through a fine cloth or coffee filter so that all the hairs stay behind.
  4. Sweeten to taste with a little honey.

Storing: Drink the tea fresh, or keep it for a day in the fridge. Dried hips keep for a year.

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