Today we didn't do naps, which always has its pros and cons. Right after lunch a dear friend informed me that between our apartment building and the office (a length of about 100 yards), there were gallons of rosehips to be harvested. Before that moment, I had heard the word "Rosehips" in relation to health things, but that was about it. She told me a few bits and pieces of information about them ("They need to be picked now, don't pick them if they have black spots, I usually freeze them, you can boil them down for jelly, etc...") and my brain went "Free Health Food!" So we weren't going to waste our afternoon sleeping - we were going to gather one of nature's best medicines!
Here are pictures of what we did:
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| Our picking spot |
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| A Rosehip |
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| About half of what we gathered today. Not gallons, but hopefully we'll get lots more in the next few days! |
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| First, cut them in half |
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| De-seed. Apparently the seeds aren't poisonous, but they don't agree with human intestines. |
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| These small wild rosehips require a small knife to get those boogers out! |
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| After crushing them, I poured boiling water over them. |
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| Let them sit covered for about 15 minutes. |
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| This is what they looked like after that time. |
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| Then we had a tea party! After straining the pulp, we served rosehip tea with honey. Some loved it, others hated it :) But it's super healthy and chock full of Vitamin C! |
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