Rosehip & Honey Vitamin Tea
Shipovnik — rosehip tea — the vitamin-C tonic of every Soviet household, ruby-amber and gently tart. Simmered from dried rosehips and sweetened with honey, it was given to children all winter to keep the colds away.
Why you'll love this recipe
- An old world recipe, made the way it always was
- Not one spoon of refined sugar
- Sweetened with real honey
- Makes enough for 4
- Easy, with clear steps and nothing fussy
What you'll need
Everything here is a real ingredient you can find in a normal shop. Nothing artificial, no powders pretending to be sugar. Here is the full list, with the quantities I actually use.
- 1/3 cup (about 40 g) dried rosehips (whole or crushed)
- 4 cups (960 ml) water
- 2–3 tbsp raw honey (off heat)
- Optional: a slice of lemon, a few mint leaves
How to make it
Rinse the rosehips. Add to the water and bring to a gentle simmer.
Simmer, partly covered, 10–15 minutes until the water turns deep amber (crushed hips give more vitamins).
Turn off the heat and let steep another 10–15 minutes.
Strain well through a fine sieve.
Stir honey into the warm (not boiling) tea; serve with lemon.
Storage
Keep it covered in the fridge and it will hold for three to four days. If you are making it ahead, hold back any fresh topping until just before you serve so nothing goes soft. Most of these freeze well too, wrapped tight, for up to three months.
Rosehip & Honey Vitamin Tea
Shipovnik — rosehip tea — the vitamin-C tonic of every Soviet household, ruby-amber and gently tart. Simmered from dried rosehips and sweetened with honey, it was given to…
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup (about 40 g) dried rosehips (whole or crushed)
- 4 cups (960 ml) water
- 2–3 tbsp raw honey (off heat)
- Optional: a slice of lemon, a few mint leaves
Instructions
- Rinse the rosehips. Add to the water and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Simmer, partly covered, 10–15 minutes until the water turns deep amber (crushed hips give more vitamins).
- Turn off the heat and let steep another 10–15 minutes.
- Strain well through a fine sieve.
- Stir honey into the warm (not boiling) tea; serve with lemon.
