Hello,

I harvested my rose hips - they are around the twice of the size of a pea
and red. I'm just wondering whether I could cut it up and swallow it
together with the seeds?

Can the seeds be consumed as well or do they have a nasty side effect?

In article , Jerome
Morrow wrote:

Pardon my ignorance but what is the pith? Is it it remains of the flower?

I don't know its purpose, but when you cut a rose hip in half, you'll
be looking at 3 things: the seeds; the shell (the outer edible part);
and hairy fibrous stuff that surrounds the seeds.

Ed Lucarini offered helpfully:
a helmet used for hunting big game.

With vinegar

"Jerome Morrow"
Pardon my ignorance but what is the pith? Is it it remains of the flower?

On Sun, 04 May 2003 22:24:37 -0700, Cass
wrote:



Ed Lucarini offered helpfully:
a helmet used for hunting big game.

With vinegar

Oh, please! It's a verb. As in, "Nothing pithes me off like a bad
punthter." Or a good one, for that matter.




"Jerome Morrow"
Pardon my ignorance but what is the pith? Is it it remains of the flower?

On Sun, 04 May 2003 22:22:36 -0700, Cass
wrote:

In article , Jerome
Morrow wrote:

Pardon my ignorance but what is the pith? Is it the remains of the flower?

I don't know its purpose, but when you cut a rose hip in half, you'll
be looking at 3 things: the seeds; the shell (the outer edible part);
and hairy fibrous stuff that surrounds the seeds.

Here's a question:

What in the heck is *this*?

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ddweil2/WeirdGrowth.jpg

Notice that it's growing straight out of a Sweet Briar Rose stem (you
can see the short stem on the right). When this thing forms hips, it
looks *nothing* like this. Is this an alien life form or maybe some
sort of rose cancer? Or is this Invasion of the Rose Snatchers? Should
I be watching for pods in my bedroom?

Can anyone offer a pithy reply?

In article , dave weil
wrote:

On Sun, 04 May 2003 22:22:36 -0700, Cass
wrote:

In article , Jerome
Morrow wrote:

Pardon my ignorance but what is the pith? Is it the remains of the flower?

I don't know its purpose, but when you cut a rose hip in half, you'll
be looking at 3 things: the seeds; the shell (the outer edible part);
and hairy fibrous stuff that surrounds the seeds.

Here's a question:

What in the heck is *this*?

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ddweil2/WeirdGrowth.jpg

Can anyone offer a pithy reply?

CIA implant. Strike that. Department of Homeland Security implant.

That is reasonably creepy. I'd cut it off and flush it (and send the
DHS mole after it).