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Recipe

Dog rose flower syrup

Herb:
Dog rose Rosa canina
Method:
Syrup
Plant part:
Flower

About 45 minBeginnerRecipe science profile

Procedure

  1. Cover dried petals with sugar syrup or simmer briefly with water and sugar.
  2. Cool, strain, add lemon if you like, and bottle.
  3. Prepare rosehips separately; firm species identification matters.

Extraction

Water:
500 ml
Herb:
dried petals according to the recipe
Pour temperature:
95–100 °C
Boil:
5–15 min
Solvent:
Water and sugar/honey according to the recipe.
Shelf life:
Sterile filling at home — refrigerate and use within weeks.
Target compounds:
Aromatic and flavonoid fractions before finishing the syrup with sugar.

Why it works

Flower syrup combines gentle heat or a brief simmer with a sugar-rich phase, shifting the balance of aromatic and polar compounds compared with a simple tea infusion. Species identification and keeping flowers separate from rosehips matters for safety and flavour.

Related

Dog rose — Herb card

Syrup — Processing method detail

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