Rose hips are the fruit that a rose plant produces when the flower is pollinated. The Agriculture Club is making rose hip jelly. Jelly, unlike jam and preserves, is made from the juice of a fruit. The process is a two-day affair. We'll finish the second stage on Thursday.
Here's a picture of rose hips ready to harvest. They taste best after the first frost of the year.
Walter washes the rose hips.
Malachi cuts the ends off the rose hips, which we'll put in the compost pile.
Once the ends are washed and cut, we put them in a pot of water to boil for an hour.
Walter stirs the mixture. We wish we could take a picture of the smell; it's delicious!
Can you see the difference after they've been simmering for an hour?
After the students mash up the cooked rose hips, Mr. Dwyer scoops the steaming mixture into a mesh bag, held expertly by Brian.
Over the next hour, the juice from the rose hips will drain. We'll discard the seeds and the fruit and save the juice to make the jelly on Thursday. STAY TUNED!
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