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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2014-10-18 6:20 PM, wrote:

>> On 2014-10-18 4:56 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>> Trying to find this for a pal who used to drink this when she lived in Europe.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Find wild roses, harvest the hips (after a frost), clean them and make
>> tea with them. There are lots of them in the bush behind our house.
>> They are almost an invasive species. I wouldn't mind that except them
>> have those nasty thorns and they swarm our walking trails.
>
> I used to make a syrup with them for my kids when they were little.
> Chock full of vitamin C and much better for kids than pop.
>

Is it still chock full of Vitamin C when it has been boiled and reduced
to a sauce? Vitamins are enzymes, and many other enzymes break down when
cooked.