Rosehips, which ones?

[Toddy]

They make good wine , and Xylaria made soup and posted the recipe a while back. Watch them near iron though, avoid aluminium and they darken some stainless steels too. why though.
They don't make good dye which is unusual if they're going to react with metal

cheers,
M

 

[British Red]

I'd advise buying some muslin for cheap if playing. I have yards of the stuff - just used it to clear all the fibres out of elderberry port which is glupping away, it just been bleached and rinsed and will go onto mead filtering next. I find lining funnels even better than sieves. The other thing we should all have is a nylon jelly bag and stand - amazingly good as a fine filter for things like hairs and seeds - and can be left to drip through while you crack on with something else .

 

[Toddy]

I used a nylon one BR and when I held the syrup up to the sunlight, I could see the wee hairs reflecting inside it
Otherwise I agree with you on the use; they're very useful.
I don't get enough in a funnel, and it's not stable enough for me, that's why I use the sieve

Each to their own; if it works then fair enough

cheers,
M

 

[Ecoman]

I have a jelly bag and a muslin bag but no stand

I have a colander with big holes in that I sit the bags inside but a stand would be better. Its one of those things I keep meaning to get when I go to the hardware shop but I always end up coming away without one...DOH! lol

Hmm soup sounds interesting. I shall try that after doing the jelly.

The pan I use for jams etc. is a big old stainless one. It gets a good scrub after every batch but its still a wee bit discoloured anyway so I'm generally not too fussed about that.


The job today though has been washing haws to make Hawthorne Schnapps. I dropped the wife's car off at the garage down in the nearby village this morning and on the way home walked via the woods and filled a carrier bag full of them.

 

[Toddy]

If you can screw a hook into the underside of a shelf or cabinet the bag hangs quite happily from that .....just mind that sometimes it splashes the wall and bramble stains like a kid run amok with a felt pen.

cheers,
M

 

[spandit]

I use tights to strain sloe gin. Just started some bramble whiskey. Hopefully my plum gin will turn out good too...

 

[British Red]

I used a nylon one BR and when I held the syrup up to the sunlight, I could see the wee hairs reflecting inside it

cheers,
M

Its all about getting the right grade of filter - I have some in the micron range (designed for making biodiesel of all things!). Cost a few quid a bag - brilliant for really "polishing" wines etc.