In the comments about last week’s poll on winter interest, several people mentioned the beauty of rose hips. I’m a big fan of rose hips too, although we don’t get to see a lot of them because gardeners tend to keep their roses well pruned. But these orangy-red berries aren’t just lovely to behold, they taste pretty darn good too. And they’re surprisingly easy to use in everything from tea soup to dessert. What are rose hips? Well, I’ll tell you...

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