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Rosehip Cordial

Rosehip cordial from Erken's Stor kokebok 1914: rosehips are cooked soft in water for about 1 hour, the juice is wrung out in a cloth and cooked 15 minutes with 375 g sugar per liter of juice, then bottled hot in bottles that are corked and sealed with wax.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 595 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the preserving chapter in Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914). Rosehips were an important autumn resource, and the juice was bottled hot in bottles sealed with wax.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Clean the rosehips

    Wash the rosehips well and clean them.

  2. 2

    Cook out

    Put the rosehips in a pot with the water and let them simmer until they are soft, about 1 hour.

  3. 3

    Strain the juice

    Wring the mass through a cloth and measure the juice.

  4. 4

    Cook the juice

    For 1 liter of juice, take 375 g sugar. Boil the juice over high heat for 15 minutes and skim well.

  5. 5

    Bottle

    Pour the juice hot into hot, dry bottles. Cork the bottles and seal with wax.

Changes from the original

Quantities are given in modern units (liter, gram, deciliter), and the method is divided into numbered steps. The sugar amount is calculated from the original's ratio of 375 g sugar per liter of juice. "Vrides i klæde" (wrung in a cloth) is modernized to straining through a cloth.

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1914 (proofread, p. 595) → Modernised~79% of the text changedremovedadded
1 l. l nyper 1 1/4 l. vand sukker. Nyperne vaskes (rensede). 1,25 l vann. 375 g sukker (per liter ferdig saft). Vask nypene godt og renses; sættes over ilden rens dem.. Legg nypene i en kjele med vandet vannet og smaakoker, la dem småkoke til de er møre, ca. 1 time. Vrides i klæde, time.. Vri massen gjennom et klede og saften maales. mål opp saften.. Til 1 liter saft tages tas 375 gr. sukker; koker g sukker. Kok saften over sterk varme 1/4 time, skummes godt. Haves i 15 minutter og skum godt.. Hell saften varm paa på varme, tørre flasker, korkes flasker. Korke flaskene og lakkes. forsegl med lakk.

Note on Modernised

Mengder er satt i moderne enheter (liter, gram, desiliter), og fremgangsmåten er delt i nummererte trinn. Sukkermengden er beregnet ut fra originalens forhold 375 g sukker per liter saft. «Vrides i klæde» er modernisert til å sile gjennom klede.

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Frequently asked questions

How much sugar should I use?
375 grams of sugar per liter of finished juice. That is why the juice must be measured after the rosehips are cooked soft and wrung in a cloth.
How long should the rosehips cook?
The rosehips simmer in 1 1/4 liters of water for about 1 hour, until they are soft. The juice itself then boils for 1/4 hour over high heat and is skimmed well.
How do I bottle the juice?
The juice is poured hot into hot, dry bottles, which are corked and sealed with wax. Clean, hot bottles keep the glass from cracking and make the juice keep better.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" from 1914, page 595.

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