"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:38:02 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:58:02 -0700, Oregonian Haruspex
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 2014-10-20 22:04:42 +0000, sf said:
>> >>
>> >> > On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:24:05 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Dave Smith wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> 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.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Vitamins are not enzymes. Many are cofactors
>> >> >> which assist enzymes, but they are not themselves
>> >> >> enzymes. Vitamin B-12 and folate are heat-labile,
>> >> >> so they do not survive cooking well, but the other
>> >> >> vitamins are heat-stable, or stable enough to survive
>> >> >> cooking without much loss.
>> >> >
>> >> > The question is are the vitamins water soluble or not? You want
>> >> > them
>> >> > in the water because you're drinking that and not eating the rose
>> >> > hips.
>> >>
>> >> A given vitamin's vitomers may have different chemical
>> >> characteristics,
>> >> such as solubility in water or oil. It's inaccurate to generalize.
>> >
>> > I have never had rose hip tea. One of my roses is filled with rose
>> > hips... now I'm thinking I may harvest them. Am I supposed to let
>> > them dry before brewing them into tea? Does it taste good enough to
>> > try? I wouldn't be drinking it for vitamins or medicinal quality.
>> > I'd only want it to be delicious.
>>
>> I've been drinking rose hip tea for years but never thought about making
>> my
>> own. If you find out how to do it, please report back?
>
> Does it taste slightly or roses or is it more of a medicinal flavor.
> I love sassafras tea, that's why I'm willing to give rose hips a try.

Mine doesn't taste medicinal at all, or I wouldn't like it. It is fragrant
and I don't know what roses taste like but this drink is pleasant

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