Fruit
Rosa rugosa
A tier
Rosa rugosa hips are large, tomato-red, fleshy, easier to process than dog-rose hips, a coastal and garden hip. Flavour is still tart-floral. A jam. Dog rose is the smaller wild European hip.
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Preparations
JamSyrup
Traits
Easier ProcessFat HipFleshyGardenGarden CoastNot Canina SmallTart FloralTomato Red
History
Rugosa roses naturalised on coasts; the fat hips were gathered for jam.
Rugosa hips were preferred by some jam makers for flesh.
R. rugosa versus R. canina was specified in forage and garden hip recipes.