I saw them in our neighborhood woods while growing up. To me they were pretty and I'd pick them with other wild flowers plus whatever I could find in my mother's garden for arranging to decorate our eating tables and living room. I never knew that they were eatible let alone medicinal 💚🤗
I started an elder bush in my yard a couple years ago, it is already over 6' tall and is loaded with flowers that haven't started to open yet. I will be using a few of the flowers for teas and other things but I'm mainly wanting the berries for making syrup.
Not very healthy but we usually make a sweet cordial: 60-65 flowers 4 l water 2 kg sugar 5 sliced lemons Boil the water, pour it over the sugar, let cool, pour over the flowers and the lemons, let stand in the fridge for 3 days. Store it in the freezer. I use old ice cream containers. One can scoop it out with a spoon and mix with water. It is refreshing and very good. This turns out great with gin and pear cider. Gin and elderberry is a very tasty combo.
Mmm elderberry wine yum yum make it every year . Probably not the best way to utilize them ... Or is it lol I've never eaten the flowers or made tea guess I'll have to try it thanks for sharing
I think you are supposed to make an egg batter with flower for dipping then frying, just like a fritter. Will have to disagree with one thing..the American elderberry are not as tough as the European variety, which are fatter, heartier and have red stems. The European are my preferred kind to work for several reasons. #1 easier to pick #2 do not grow mold so easily like the American kind, #3 easier to remove berries from the stem too #4 much stronger medicinally; due to the tough qualities I just mentioned above..
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I saw them in our neighborhood woods while growing up. To me they were pretty and I'd pick them with other wild flowers plus whatever I could find in my mother's garden for arranging to decorate our eating tables and living room. I never knew that they were eatible let alone medicinal 💚🤗
I started an elder bush in my yard a couple years ago, it is already over 6' tall and is loaded with flowers that haven't started to open yet. I will be using a few of the flowers for teas and other things but I'm mainly wanting the berries for making syrup.
Not very healthy but we usually make a sweet cordial:
60-65 flowers
4 l water
2 kg sugar
5 sliced lemons
Boil the water, pour it over the sugar, let cool, pour over the flowers and the lemons, let stand in the fridge for 3 days. Store it in the freezer. I use old ice cream containers. One can scoop it out with a spoon and mix with water. It is refreshing and very good.
This turns out great with gin and pear cider. Gin and elderberry is a very tasty combo.
And do run it through a mesh before freezing or a fine sieve or such.
Sounds awesome!!
I enjoy your videos
I got so excited when I found my elderberry bush growing on the side road
Whenever I hear of Elderberry I always think of Elton Johns song "Elderberry Wine" :)
just got back from foraging our first yield of elderflower today! will be harvesting berries in August
Thank you for this very informative video. You are a Treasure.
Wow...that dessert looks good!!! 👍👍👍
That was outstanding. I have never seen them where i live. I sure would like to try and deep fry some. Yum 😃 .............. 😎👍👍
love the video
Everything looks yummy
Nice.
Great info, thank you so much. Corporals Corner Referred you, glad he did.
Mmm elderberry wine yum yum make it every year . Probably not the best way to utilize them ... Or is it lol I've never eaten the flowers or made tea guess I'll have to try it thanks for sharing
Great information! Thank you 😊
Can we get a honey infusion video? I have garlic and honey going now.
Another great video! thank you!
Awesome as usual! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Another solid video!!!
Do you cut your own shirts or buy them thay way? I'm on love with this style.
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Would essential Clive oil spray help control bugs and still keep the flowers for our use?
I think you are supposed to make an egg batter with flower for dipping then frying, just like a fritter.
Will have to disagree with one thing..the American elderberry are not as tough as the European variety, which are fatter, heartier and have red stems. The European are my preferred kind to work for several reasons. #1 easier to pick #2 do not grow mold so easily like the American kind, #3 easier to remove berries from the stem too #4 much stronger medicinally; due to the tough qualities I just mentioned above..
Thank you for the information, and very interesting! I will research on this!
I was told that the American strain had a higher antioxidants than the European strain.👍🤟✌️
@@1ntwndrboy198 no absolutely wrong!
I can always tell when mine are ripe for picking.... there is none left.... birds will clean them out in a afternoon. Lol
What do you recommend for dry itchy arm skin?
Jewelweed is great on itcy skin. Find, dry and make a salve for the spots
@@healthprimitive28 Thank you