These beautiful rose hips in my neighbour's garden reminded me of when I was a child and my mother
would gather a basket full and make jam and syrup. Any sign of a sneeze in our house and all the
family would be lined up for a spoonful of rose hip syrup which mother told us would guard us from all known germs! We didn't mind as it tasted much nicer than the stuff other kids got from the chemist.
Mother wasn't far wrong in her judgement (was she ever?) as I now know that a spoonful of rose hip contains 60 times more vitamin C than the average size orange and is the richest plant source available -
it is also used in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. What an amazing plant - it spends all summer showing us the most beautiful and sweet scented roses and then gives the beneficial fruits of Autumn.
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