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Roselle harvest
« on: October 25, 2012, 06:42:11 PM »
Harvested a good amount of roselle from one of my bushes today.  I find roselle tea delicious.


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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2012, 06:49:12 PM »
Harvested a good amount of roselle from one of my bushes today.  I find roselle tea delicious.


Congrats on the harvest!
Grow mainly fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2012, 06:55:03 PM »
Great little harvest. I love rosella tea, jam, iced-tea, sauce etc. But I hate de-seeding them  >:(
I got way too much fruit (or bud) one year and got the s#!ts with de-seeding and pulled the plants out. Wish I hadnt now.
They make a decent cropping shade plant for young plants that need one season of sun protection.

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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2012, 07:59:34 PM »
Now that you have the buds clean. How do dry them .Then I guess you chop them up. Now we have made the tea from a bag we bought at roadside stands in homestead. I have a lot of plants ready now.Was going to pick the buds on Sunday never cleaned them before any advice.
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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2012, 08:09:41 PM »
Use a knife to cut the top off which remove the seedpod.  I have dried them by running fishing line through the center and hanging them.  I also find they dry just fine in a single layer on whatevr you have handy.  Caution though the seedpods have irritating hairs on them so i wear latex gloves

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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2012, 08:45:04 PM »
Murahilin......bobbyjo......look sorrel boy  ;D . I agree, the seed is a pain to deal with when cleaning. Most west indian grocery stores sells em de-seeded already. Makes a nice concentrate when boiled and allowed to "soak" over night. Sweetend and serve chilled with some Christmas ham and pastells...... *drools*
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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2012, 01:08:14 AM »
Wow JB,
such beautiful seed pods, congrats on the harvest.  I do enjoy the tea, fruit drinks and Trader Joes sells candied roselle, pretty dang good.

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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2012, 01:24:48 AM »
Wow JB,
such beautiful seed pods, congrats on the harvest.  I do enjoy the tea, fruit drinks and Trader Joes sells candied roselle, pretty dang good.

Trader Joe's? Maybe I'll drop by the store tomorrow.

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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2012, 11:39:01 AM »
Murahilin......bobbyjo......look sorrel boy  ;D . I agree, the seed is a pain to deal with when cleaning. Most west indian grocery stores sells em de-seeded already. Makes a nice concentrate when boiled and allowed to "soak" over night. Sweetend and serve chilled with some Christmas ham and pastells...... *drools*

A few years ago I grew some seeds from an improved variety from El Salavador that I got from Jeff and the calyxes were very large compared to most others I have seen. Here are some pics:



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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2012, 12:05:23 PM »
Wow! Those are huge! I wont mind growing em.
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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2012, 12:42:34 PM »
How do you prepare these for consumption? I would like to see some instructions on how to make the tea.

Thanks,

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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2012, 01:43:28 PM »
Here is how i make the tea.  First I dry the calyxs, I have a pic showing a fresh and dried calyx side by side.



Once dried I place 6 calyxs in a french press along with a small piece of ginger, sometimes I will also add lemongrass. 




I let it steep for 10minutes and enjoy.



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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2012, 01:54:43 PM »
Thanks nice photos and directions!

Ed

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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2012, 09:48:58 PM »
Murahilin......bobbyjo......look sorrel boy  ;D . I agree, the seed is a pain to deal with when cleaning. Most west indian grocery stores sells em de-seeded already. Makes a nice concentrate when boiled and allowed to "soak" over night. Sweetend and serve chilled with some Christmas ham and pastells...... *drools*

A few years ago I grew some seeds from an improved variety from El Salavador that I got from Jeff and the calyxes were very large compared to most others I have seen. Here are some pics:

It's been a while since I had sorrel.  Grandmother use to make it every Christmas back home. No-one had them when we first came to Canada but now I see some stores do.  Never made the drink myself so haven't bothered trying just in case I messed up.  Just remembered I enjoyed the drink.



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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2012, 08:08:04 AM »
Here you go bobbyjo  :)

SORREL DRINK

INGREDIENTS

4 Cups sorrel sepals
Few cloves
8 Cups boiling water
1-2 lbs sugar
Piece of dried orange peel
METHOD

Wash the sorrel and put into a jar with the ginger, cloves and peel.
Pour over the boiling water and allow to stand for one day or overnight.
Strain, sugar and serve with ice.

Got it from:
http://www2.nalis.gov.tt/Research/SubjectGuide/Christmas/ChristmasRecipes/tabid/252/Default.aspx

Pretty much consistent with what my family make for Christmas.
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Re: Roselle harvest
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2012, 08:26:14 PM »
Thanks Robbie - bookmarked it.  Will give it a try once I find a supply of sorrel.