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Elderberries

amy

By Amy


Elderberries  (Sambucus nigra (Common elder))

I use the berries for making Sambucus Syrup



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You can tell there full of vitamin C. You know when these are ready as all the bird poo ends up the same colour!!;-)

1 Sep, 2008

 

Sounds delicious

1 Sep, 2008

amy
Amy
 

Yes Janey , and over anything in it,s way !

1 Sep, 2008

 

Does anybody use the berries and the rest of the plant ?
The juice of the berries is medicine against a bad stommack and infections.Flowers are used as a drink after harvested and cooked.The leafes are used to grow bad scratches on hands or legs.
The vikings used this plant as a pharmacy.The stems was used to make flutes,they are hollow.
Be careful,the plant is poisonous.Do not use seeds.

19 Jun, 2009

amy
Amy
 

Janey is going to make Elderberry Champagne from the flowers Hugin !

I use the juice for making sambucus syrup for colds , thanks for the rest of the infomation , very interesting .... :o)

19 Jun, 2009

 

Yes I make elderberry syrup for colds flu etc I use 1/2 cup dried elderberry 5 cloves 1 stick cinnamon 1 T. fresh grated ginger simmer 20 min then add 1 cup honey put in fridge and I use everyday if sick every hour. It is really good.

14 Dec, 2009

amy
Amy
 

That's interesting Lujean , I like the sound of the ginger and honey , two of my favourite things ! I didn't know you could get dried Elderberries ... I always make my syrup when the berries are fresh from the trees in the autumn .. .. do you somehow dry your own ?

14 Dec, 2009



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