sea buckthorn

[Jez]

Always like to try something I never have before. So enjoy your tea Mark, sounds finger licking and that's probably even before you put the chuck in the oven

[tufftie]

You might find this link useful too I've got the book which is great but the website is excellent too.

Hippophae rhamnoides - Plants For A Future database report

[Chappers]

Try making Sorbet with it. Very easy to make and tastes great. It compliments dark chocolate very well.

mix 1kg Sea Buckthorn puree with 1 ltr Stock syrup and churn in an Ice Cream machine.

Enjoy

[tomomoto17370]

A true 'super food', containing many times the recommended RDA of vitamins C and E, and concentrations of beta-carotene equivalent to a remarkable 200 times the RDA of vitamin A. The fruits also contain a broad spectrum of antioxidant flavonoids and oils with fatty acids of both omega-3 and omega-6 series oils, tannins, malic and tartaric acid, and minerals including potassium, iron, boron and manganese. the seeds also contain oils with high proportions of unsaturated fatty acids and can be roasted and ground into flour to render them more digestible. The juice should be strained to eliminate bits of stem, dead leaves and other dross. It needs prompt parboiling to preserve as much of the vitamin content as possible. the whole berries, pulped, can be shaped into cakes and cooked on hot stones, or turned into fruit leathers and stored for later consumption. But beware: in some people the juice can be strongly purgative, especially if taken on an empty stomach. The berries are believed to normalise lipid, protein and carbohydrate metabolism and are also used to treat malignant tumours, gyneacological disorders, gastric disorders, skin disease, burns and other injuries. they are said to normalise the immune system and counter liver damage incases of hepatitis. Sea-buckthorn oil also exhibits strong anti-bacterial and anti-viral activit, is powerfully antioxidant, and acts as an anti-X-ray agent. it also stabilises blood-sugar levels and is claimed to counter memory deteriation.
Clinical and scientific trials are now beginning to support a number of these claims. Eidelnant (2003) concludes that " It is difficult to name a sphere of medicine in which Sea-buckthorn products are useless."


Taken from Ray Mears' ' Wild Food ' publication and BBC Television programme