forgaged rosehips, hawthornes and elderberries

ELIZA_D

on saturday but a few family issues have stopped me from doing stuff with them straight away...........
they are all still in the various carrier bags in the kitchen and am worried they will be going off or ruined.....any tips on a better way to store until i can make cordial and jellies ?

lindadykes

I have frozen elderberries before and they were fine. I too have picked rosehips this weekend, but lacking time at the moment I have "topped and tailed" them and froze those - don't know how well they will fare yet as haven't done this before but I can't see why it won't be ok. Again with hawthornes - can't see any reason why they wouldn't be ok.

ChocClare

You can freeze them all without any problem. I did last year after I picked an entire hedgerow, went away for a couple of days and then had to sling it as it was covered in mold. I felt so guilty! Froze the next lot - rosehips and sloes, didn`t have any elderberries - and they are now jelly and gin respectively.

ELIZA_D

ok so you think i could do this now ? 3 days after ?

ChocClare

Tip them into a sink full of cold water (not altogether, I mean in their separate types). Swirl them round a bit. Use your fingers to scoop them up into a colander. You`ll be able to pick out any that have gone a bit manky.

If you`ve got a salad spinner, dry them off in that. If not, blot them with a clean teatowel. They should be fine to freeze after that.

ELIZA_D

shall do that now cheers!