09-08-2020, 10:34 AM (This post was last modified: 09-08-2020, 10:42 AM by Mikey.)
Wash, And strip berries into a bowl with a fork. You want equal quantities of sugar to berries, boil and mash them to remove as much juice as possible. Drain through a muslin cloth overnight to make a syrup. Bring back to the boil and bottle in sterilised containers. Jam jars, bottles it doesn’t really matter as long as you can pour it onto a spoon.
Elderberry has recently been found by the herbal medicine fraternity, Renamed Sambucol, as it is a huge immune system booster, and taking two teaspoons a day are supposedly more effective at warding off these symptoms than commercial alternatives.
I’ve been making it for quite a few years now, and can’t remember the last time I was off I’ll. I take it daily throughout winter either just on a spoon or over some yoghurt or porridge.
It’s a very tasty medicine.
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