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Writer's pictureAmanda Zambon

Rosehip and Elderberry Syrup to help fight colds

We have all had a cold for over a week, and I'm trying to use more natural remedies, so yesterday I decided to use the frozen rosehips and elderberries I picked in the late summer/early autumn to make a syrup. It has been a huge success with my toddler!



Ingredients
  • 300g of frozen rosehips

  • 250g of frozen elderberries

  • Cinnamon stick

  • Cloves

  • water

  • 200g caster sugar

Method
  • I placed the berries and spices in a pan and covered with water, boiling for about 20 minutes.

  • At the end I used a potato masher to mash all the berries to make sure I was extracting all the goodness.

  • I put them through a sieve and collected in a pan.

  • I then lined the colander with a tea cloth (a muslin would have been better but I didn't have one handy!) and poured the liquid into it, allowing it to drain through for hours. This is important if using rosehips as they have fine hairs.

  • I put the liquid into a measuring jug to see how much I had collected - 200ml. So I combined with the equivalent of sugar in grams (so 200g) and boiled for 10 minutes to combine.

  • Poured into a clean bottle (sterilised would be better, but I wasn't organised enough and knew I'd be using straight away anyway) and popped into the fridge.

  • Use either as a cough syrup or poured onto porridge etc.

Nutritional and medicinal benefit
  • Rosehips have a high vitamin C content.

  • Both rosehips and elderberries are good for fighting colds, coughs and sore throats.

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