Trying to find this for a pal who used to drink this when she lived in Europe.

On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:56:45 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Trying to find this for a pal who used to drink this when she lived in Europe.

Amazon lists them. I would make sure they're organic and meant for
human consumption. Here's a tea
<http://www.amazon.com/Davidsons-Tea-Organic-Rosehips-16-Ounce/dp/B000SAPXWC/ref=sr_1_8?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1413666746&sr=1-8&keywords=rose+hips>



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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.

In article >,
says...
>
> 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.

During WW2 in Britain, (no citrus imports) rosehip syrup was a high
source of Vit C (and absolutely delicious). Rural women used to pick the
wild hips from hedgerows.There's a local lady here, still makes it for
sale.

The Ministry of Food recipe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womansho...recipe93.shtml

Janet UK

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.

On 2014-10-18 20:56:45 +0000, Kalmia said:

> Trying to find this for a pal who used to drink this when she lived in Europe.

About this time of year there are tons of rosehips free for the taking
all over the place. Just make sure they haven't been sprayed. To make
tea just pop some in some boiling water for a bit. Some people crush
them up, some don't. If you crush them up you have to filter the tea
because of the fibrous / sharp insides, but it is more efficient than
using them whole.

Where I live roses grow wild all over the place and the rosehips are
big and beautiful. They dry nicely.

On 10/18/2014 10:27 PM, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> On 2014-10-18 20:56:45 +0000, Kalmia said:
>
>> Trying to find this for a pal who used to drink this when she lived in
>> Europe.
>
> About this time of year there are tons of rosehips free for the taking
> all over the place. Just make sure they haven't been sprayed. To make
> tea just pop some in some boiling water for a bit. Some people crush
> them up, some don't. If you crush them up you have to filter the tea
> because of the fibrous / sharp insides, but it is more efficient than
> using them whole.
>
> Where I live roses grow wild all over the place and the rosehips are big
> and beautiful. They dry nicely.
>

I can vouch for Starwest Botanicals. They aren't cheap, but they are
reliable, and their items seem to be of good quality.

On Saturday, October 18, 2014 1:56:45 PM UTC-7, Kalmia wrote:

> Trying to find this for a pal who used to drink this when she lived in Europe.

These folks are located in Grapevine, Texas:

http://www.germandeli.com/Teekanne-H...a-20-Bags.html

In French: Eglantine
In German: Hagebutte
In Polish: Dzika roza

In Illinois during the war, a lot of wild roses were planted to grow
rose hips for their Vitamin C, figuring citrus juice would be in
short supply.

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.


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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.

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.

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.


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On 2014-10-28 23:53:23 +0000, sf said:

> 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.

Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:53:36 PM UTC-7, sf wrote:

> 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.
>

Let me know how it comes out.

Commercial rose hip tea comes from the briar rose, not from the
hybridized roses of today. Further, do you use a systemic on your roses?

On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:36:57 -0700, Oregonian Haruspex
> wrote:

> On 2014-10-28 23:53:23 +0000, sf said:
>
> >
> > 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.
>
> Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.

If you can't answer my question, just say so.


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On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:42:17 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

> On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:53:36 PM UTC-7, sf wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
>
> Let me know how it comes out.
>
> Commercial rose hip tea comes from the briar rose, not from the
> hybridized roses of today.

Then I shouldn't bother. This is one of those roses with multiple
flowers per stem. No idea what a briar rose is other than maybe a
rose bush with thorns. The rose hips and leaves look like this, but
it's not a thorny plant.
http://www.forestfarm.com/images/pro.../roeg129v4.jpg

> Further, do you use a systemic on your rose

No.


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> 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?


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On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:38:02 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.


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On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:53:23 -0700, sf > wrote:

>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.

From the recipes that I have read, it appears that you can use fresh
rose hips. Rinse them and chop them. It's supposed to be tangy.
The hips you are looking for are the kind that grow in a thicket.

This recipe comes from Saveur

Rose Hip Tea
SERVES 4

One of our favorite tea anecdotes comes from Sheila Lukins, as
recalled in the Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook (Workman
Publishing Co., 1994), about the day she was in Leningrad, Russia,
when its name was changed back to St. Petersburg. "During late
September … the rose hips are red and ripe on their bushes. With a
slight chill in the air on a late afternoon, thoughts turn to the
soothing teas they would make. I asked my friends Irina, Galina, and
Rita how they made tea from rose hips. Here is what I learned."

1/3 cup rose hips
5 cups water
2 tbsp. golden raisins
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

1. Rinse the rose hips, cut them in half, and remove the seeds. Chop
the fruit into very small pieces. Place in a saucepan and cover with
water. Let sit for 10 minutes. Slowly bring to a boil and continue to
cook at a slow boil for 5 minutes.

2. Add golden raisins for aroma and fresh lemon juice and sugar to
taste. Strain and pour into teacups.

Janet US

On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:14:51 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> From the recipes that I have read, it appears that you can use fresh
> rose hips. Rinse them and chop them. It's supposed to be tangy.

Thanks! That's what I wanted to know.

> The hips you are looking for are the kind that grow in a thicket.
>
Our thickets are blackberry vines. No rose hips found there.

> This recipe comes from Saveur
>
> Rose Hip Tea
> SERVES 4

Thanks for the recipe. I may buy some commercial rose hips and see
what it's all about.


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:14:51 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>> From the recipes that I have read, it appears that you can use fresh
>> rose hips. Rinse them and chop them. It's supposed to be tangy.
>
> Thanks! That's what I wanted to know.
>
>> The hips you are looking for are the kind that grow in a thicket.
>>
> Our thickets are blackberry vines. No rose hips found there.
>
>> This recipe comes from Saveur
>>
>> Rose Hip Tea
>> SERVES 4
>
> Thanks for the recipe. I may buy some commercial rose hips and see
> what it's all about.

Given you have plenty of rose hips why not try those? You don't have much
to lose

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:38:02 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > 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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On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:41:03 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:14:51 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

snip
>
>> The hips you are looking for are the kind that grow in a thicket.
>>
>Our thickets are blackberry vines. No rose hips found there.

Ack! When I first moved here, I did have a thicket of wild roses
complete with rose hips. It took me all summer, but I was able to dig
all the roses out. Now I have blackberries trying to occupy the same
space. It's on the other side of the creek, but those bad boys have
long arms that put down roots.
Janet US

On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 23:47:11 +0100, Janet > wrote:

snip
>
> During WW2 in Britain, (no citrus imports) rosehip syrup was a high
>source of Vit C (and absolutely delicious). Rural women used to pick the
>wild hips from hedgerows.There's a local lady here, still makes it for
>sale.
>
> The Ministry of Food recipe
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womansho...recipe93.shtml
>
> Janet UK
>
thanks for that. I enjoyed it.
Janet US

On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:35:22 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > 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

Does that mean you've never tried rose petal jam? Get thee to a
Middle Eastern store and buy yourself a jar! Eat it on Middle Eastern
cracker bread (crisp lavash) or a Carr's water cracker. It might even
go well with Swedish rye (cracker bread).


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On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:35:08 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:14:51 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> From the recipes that I have read, it appears that you can use fresh
> >> rose hips. Rinse them and chop them. It's supposed to be tangy.
> >
> > Thanks! That's what I wanted to know.
> >
> >> The hips you are looking for are the kind that grow in a thicket.
> >>
> > Our thickets are blackberry vines. No rose hips found there.
> >
> >> This recipe comes from Saveur
> >>
> >> Rose Hip Tea
> >> SERVES 4
> >
> > Thanks for the recipe. I may buy some commercial rose hips and see
> > what it's all about.
>
> Given you have plenty of rose hips why not try those? You don't have much
> to lose

Haven't people been saying in this thread that they aren't the kind of
rose hips you make tea with? Mine aren't sprayed, so I don't need to
worry about that... but I thought they said I need to use something
more wild.


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:35:22 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > 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
>
> Does that mean you've never tried rose petal jam?

I have not!

Get thee to a
> Middle Eastern store and buy yourself a jar! Eat it on Middle Eastern
> cracker bread (crisp lavash) or a Carr's water cracker. It might even
> go well with Swedish rye (cracker bread).

Ok, if I see some I will buy and try it)

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"sf" > wrote in message
news
> Haven't people been saying in this thread that they aren't the kind of
> rose hips you make tea with? Mine aren't sprayed, so I don't need to
> worry about that... but I thought they said I need to use something
> more wild.

If I had them I would try them! Surely rose hips can't be so different?
As I said, nothing to lose, and you just might gain)

Just one thing if you do ... as I said I dry our own mint to make tea. I
need much more mint to make the tea than bought stuff.


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sf wrote:
>
> Does that mean you've never tried rose petal jam? Get thee to a
> Middle Eastern store and buy yourself a jar! Eat it on Middle Eastern
> cracker bread (crisp lavash) or a Carr's water cracker. It might even
> go well with Swedish rye (cracker bread).

Ok now, sf. This sounds like you are trying to show off. Who in the
hell would even think of buying a jar of rose petal jam? Oh YUM! Get
outta here!

And while I'm picking on you a bit here, what was the deal in the aps
thread where you said you like to use "Got Milk" or something like
that. You claimed you liked it to manage your *12* different shopping
lists. 12 different shopping lists? really?

Just asking, with all due respect.

G. :-D

On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:04:24 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > Does that mean you've never tried rose petal jam? Get thee to a
> > Middle Eastern store and buy yourself a jar! Eat it on Middle Eastern
> > cracker bread (crisp lavash) or a Carr's water cracker. It might even
> > go well with Swedish rye (cracker bread).
>
> Ok now, sf. This sounds like you are trying to show off. Who in the
> hell would even think of buying a jar of rose petal jam? Oh YUM! Get
> outta here!

I first learned about rose petal jam back in the day when we had an
Armenian restaurant in town called Omar Khayyam. That was where I
first ate lamb shanks, which they listed as "baby leg of lamb". It
was a wonderful dish, but I've never been able to replicate their
seasonings. That restaurant put lavosh (cracker bread) and rose petal
jam on the table instead of bread and butter. Rose petal jam is
easily found in International/Middle Eastern stores and it's not
expensive. You can also find fig jam in those stores. I have used it
in pear pizza and crostada/galette. In fact, fig jam is so popular
these days that I see it in my regular grocery stores now.
>
> And while I'm picking on you a bit here, what was the deal in the aps
> thread where you said you like to use "Got Milk" or something like
> that. You claimed you liked it to manage your *12* different shopping
> lists. 12 different shopping lists? really?
>
> Just asking, with all due respect.
>
Yes, I counted. There are actually 13, but I wasn't bragging - just
reporting. It's not hard to do. I have one for each store I shop in
for something specific. For instance Target sells more than clothing
and toys. I like to buy baggies when I'm in there (which isn't
often), so I add the size of baggies that I need to that list of
items. I also have a list for each of my kids, because I cook when
I'm at their houses and usually have something in mind to make - so I
put down key ingredients to check their pantry items for or put on the
list of items I need to buy. Each grandchild has a
birthday/Christmas/odds & ends list, as do the stores where I buy
something specific, like lamb from Lucky (which is also where I also
buy my canning supplies) and Smart & Final which is the only place
I've found that sells Sara Lee English muffins (+ it's in a
neighboring town). While I'm there, I also check their spice aisle to
see if there's a sale because that's where I can but an 8oz jar of
multi-colored peppers for $5 (if the timing is right) and I might as
well stock up on party supplies, if I need any.


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sf wrote:
>
> Yes, I counted. There are actually 13, but I wasn't bragging - just
> reporting. It's not hard to do. I have one for each store I shop in
> for something specific.

After I asked that about shopping lists, I realized that you just
probably shop at many more stores than I do. I also make a list for
each store I plan to go to. I just rarely have more than 3 lists.
That's why your 12-13 sounded so strange to me.

My nifty little white 5X8 legal notepads work well for me. I love
those things. I do realize that some phone ap like "got milk" would
probably serve you better with your situation.

Carry on! :-D

G.

On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 08:50:54 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I counted. There are actually 13, but I wasn't bragging - just
> > reporting. It's not hard to do. I have one for each store I shop in
> > for something specific.
>
> After I asked that about shopping lists, I realized that you just
> probably shop at many more stores than I do. I also make a list for
> each store I plan to go to. I just rarely have more than 3 lists.
> That's why your 12-13 sounded so strange to me.

I have so many because I don't delete the titles, just the items I
purchased (so I have empty lists... which means my list titles are
constant even if there is nothing on them to buy, whereas you throw
your entire list away after you've finished shopping. I like having
all those lists, so if I'm in the area of a store I don't go to very
often - I can check the list and see if I had anything in mind to buy
there and don't need to kick myself for leaving that list at home.
>
> My nifty little white 5X8 legal notepads work well for me. I love
> those things. I do realize that some phone ap like "got milk" would
> probably serve you better with your situation.

Another thing I like about the app is that I can easily move an item
from one list to another; so if I'm shopping in store A and don't find
it, I can move it to store B's list and look for it when I'm over
there.
>
> Carry on! :-D
>

Don't get me wrong. I was perfectly satisfied with my roll of adding
machine paper until this came along, but it didn't take me long to
make the transition. I prefer this method because I can add to it
from any device (on the spur of the moment, as I'm thinking about what
I want) from any room in the house, in the car, somebody else's house,
you name it. I don't need to be home or go into the kitchen to write
on a piece of paper.

My phone came with multiple note apps that I could make lists on, but
I am not always near my phone - so using it exclusively would the same
as using a roll of adding machine tape for me (because I'd have to
track it down just to add to a list). I would have never even known
about this type of app if Ophelia hadn't mentioned it about 5 billion
times. I thought she was quite clever after I figured out what it
could do (and I use only the list making part of it).


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 08:50:54 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>> >
>> > Yes, I counted. There are actually 13, but I wasn't bragging - just
>> > reporting. It's not hard to do. I have one for each store I shop in
>> > for something specific.
>>
>> After I asked that about shopping lists, I realized that you just
>> probably shop at many more stores than I do. I also make a list for
>> each store I plan to go to. I just rarely have more than 3 lists.
>> That's why your 12-13 sounded so strange to me.
>
> I have so many because I don't delete the titles, just the items I
> purchased (so I have empty lists... which means my list titles are
> constant even if there is nothing on them to buy, whereas you throw
> your entire list away after you've finished shopping. I like having
> all those lists, so if I'm in the area of a store I don't go to very
> often - I can check the list and see if I had anything in mind to buy
> there and don't need to kick myself for leaving that list at home.
>>
>> My nifty little white 5X8 legal notepads work well for me. I love
>> those things. I do realize that some phone ap like "got milk" would
>> probably serve you better with your situation.
>
> Another thing I like about the app is that I can easily move an item
> from one list to another; so if I'm shopping in store A and don't find
> it, I can move it to store B's list and look for it when I'm over
> there.
>>
>> Carry on! :-D
>>
>
> Don't get me wrong. I was perfectly satisfied with my roll of adding
> machine paper until this came along, but it didn't take me long to
> make the transition. I prefer this method because I can add to it
> from any device (on the spur of the moment, as I'm thinking about what
> I want) from any room in the house, in the car, somebody else's house,
> you name it. I don't need to be home or go into the kitchen to write
> on a piece of paper.
>
> My phone came with multiple note apps that I could make lists on, but
> I am not always near my phone - so using it exclusively would the same
> as using a roll of adding machine tape for me (because I'd have to
> track it down just to add to a list). I would have never even known
> about this type of app if Ophelia hadn't mentioned it about 5 billion
> times. I thought she was quite clever after I figured out what it
> could do (and I use only the list making part of it).

5 billion times eh? Oh yeah... only 'quite clever' ???

Heh.


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On Sun, 2 Nov 2014 17:23:46 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:
>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Don't get me wrong. I was perfectly satisfied with my roll of adding
> > machine paper until this came along, but it didn't take me long to
> > make the transition. I prefer this method because I can add to it
> > from any device (on the spur of the moment, as I'm thinking about what
> > I want) from any room in the house, in the car, somebody else's house,
> > you name it. I don't need to be home or go into the kitchen to write
> > on a piece of paper.
> >
> > My phone came with multiple note apps that I could make lists on, but
> > I am not always near my phone - so using it exclusively would the same
> > as using a roll of adding machine tape for me (because I'd have to
> > track it down just to add to a list). I would have never even known
> > about this type of app if Ophelia hadn't mentioned it about 5 billion
> > times. I thought she was quite clever after I figured out what it
> > could do (and I use only the list making part of it).
>
> 5 billion times eh?

OK, you got me.

> Oh yeah... only 'quite clever' ???
>
> Heh.

An amazing fountain of technical information? Finally went to the
custom dictionary in my phone and eliminated all the misspelled words
that have accumulated over time (while texting).
<settings/language & keyboard/touch input/user dictionary>


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 2 Nov 2014 17:23:46 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > Don't get me wrong. I was perfectly satisfied with my roll of adding
>> > machine paper until this came along, but it didn't take me long to
>> > make the transition. I prefer this method because I can add to it
>> > from any device (on the spur of the moment, as I'm thinking about what
>> > I want) from any room in the house, in the car, somebody else's house,
>> > you name it. I don't need to be home or go into the kitchen to write
>> > on a piece of paper.
>> >
>> > My phone came with multiple note apps that I could make lists on, but
>> > I am not always near my phone - so using it exclusively would the same
>> > as using a roll of adding machine tape for me (because I'd have to
>> > track it down just to add to a list). I would have never even known
>> > about this type of app if Ophelia hadn't mentioned it about 5 billion
>> > times. I thought she was quite clever after I figured out what it
>> > could do (and I use only the list making part of it).
>>
>> 5 billion times eh?
>
> OK, you got me.
>
>> Oh yeah... only 'quite clever' ???
>>
>> Heh.
>
> An amazing fountain of technical information? Finally went to the
> custom dictionary in my phone and eliminated all the misspelled words
> that have accumulated over time (while texting).
> <settings/language & keyboard/touch input/user dictionary>

<g>.

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On Saturday, November 1, 2014 11:52:28 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:04:24 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
> > sf wrote:
> > >
> > > Does that mean you've never tried rose petal jam? Get thee to a
> > > Middle Eastern store and buy yourself a jar! Eat it on Middle Eastern
> > > cracker bread (crisp lavash) or a Carr's water cracker. It might even
> > > go well with Swedish rye (cracker bread).
> >
> > Ok now, sf. This sounds like you are trying to show off. Who in the
> > hell would even think of buying a jar of rose petal jam? Oh YUM! Get
> > outta here!
>
> I first learned about rose petal jam back in the day when we had an
> Armenian restaurant in town called Omar Khayyam. That was where I
> first ate lamb shanks, which they listed as "baby leg of lamb". It
> was a wonderful dish, but I've never been able to replicate their
> seasonings. That restaurant put lavosh (cracker bread) and rose petal
> jam on the table instead of bread and butter. Rose petal jam is
> easily found in International/Middle Eastern stores and it's not
> expensive. You can also find fig jam in those stores. I have used it
> in pear pizza and crostada/galette. In fact, fig jam is so popular
> these days that I see it in my regular grocery stores now.
> >
> > And while I'm picking on you a bit here, what was the deal in the aps
> > thread where you said you like to use "Got Milk" or something like
> > that. You claimed you liked it to manage your *12* different shopping
> > lists. 12 different shopping lists? really?
> >
> > Just asking, with all due respect.
> >
> Yes, I counted. There are actually 13, but I wasn't bragging - just
> reporting. It's not hard to do. I have one for each store I shop in
> for something specific. For instance Target sells more than clothing
> and toys. I like to buy baggies when I'm in there (which isn't
> often), so I add the size of baggies that I need to that list of
> items. I also have a list for each of my kids, because I cook when
> I'm at their houses and usually have something in mind to make - so I
> put down key ingredients to check their pantry items for or put on the
> list of items I need to buy. Each grandchild has a
> birthday/Christmas/odds & ends list, as do the stores where I buy
> something specific, like lamb from Lucky (which is also where I also
> buy my canning supplies) and Smart & Final which is the only place
> I've found that sells Sara Lee English muffins (+ it's in a
> neighboring town). While I'm there, I also check their spice aisle to
> see if there's a sale because that's where I can but an 8oz jar of
> multi-colored peppers for $5 (if the timing is right) and I might as
> well stock up on party supplies, if I need any.
>
>
> --
> Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

I keep some running lists on the fridge too - Kmart, Save a lot, HD....etc. But I sure don't make a special trip to those places until the items are direly needed.


I also keep notes on which supermkt chain carries things the other doesn't. That way, I pick those items up when I have reason to go to one vs. the other.