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Jam · From Bladwijzer

Apple rose hip jam

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 3 jars
• Time: 1 hr 30
• From: Apple rose

Ingredients

• 1 kg apple rose hips
• 500 ml water
• sugar (± 500 g per kilo of purée)
• juice of 1 lemon

Method

1. Trim the tops and stalks from the hips and halve them.
2. Simmer them gently in the water for 30 to 40 minutes until very soft.
3. Press them through a fine sieve or food mill with the finest plate; then strain again through a cloth so that not a single hair remains.
4. Weigh the purée, add the sugar and lemon juice, cook for 10 minutes, stirring, until thick and fill clean, hot jars.

Storing: Unopened, a year in a cool, dark place; once opened, a few weeks in the fridge.