Elderberries

[Guest guest]

I have a good supply of elderberries and rose hips to harvest and

use. Other than jelly, I was looking for a recipe using them as a

cold/flu syrup. I was also thinking of adding mint and lemon balm

that have overrun the garden. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Deb

[Guest guest]

Hi Deb,

 

You might try searching the archives. I seem to recall someone posting an

elderberry syrup recipe. You could dehydrate the berries and hips and then add

with some dried lemon balm and mint to make a nice tea.

 

Margaret

 

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Mohea Natural Beauty LLC

 

 

 

 

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" warlandcreek " <warlandcreek

I have a good supply of elderberries and rose hips to harvest and

use. Other than jelly, I was looking for a recipe using them as a

cold/flu syrup. I was also thinking of adding mint and lemon balm

that have overrun the garden. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Deb

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Syrups are really easy to make. Here are some instructions for rosehip...

_http://theessentialherbal.blogspot.com/2007/09/rosehip-syrup-and-herb-syrups.

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(http://theessentialherbal.blogspot.com/2007/09/rosehip-syrup-and-herb-syrups.ht\

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For elderberry, the method would essentially be the same. The berries will

open from heating, and release the juice. Strain and proceed as the rosehip

recipes instructs.

 

To add herbs, they would be added to the boiling process for perhaps the last

few minutes of boiling the berries, and strained out along with the berry

solids.

 

There are different ways to do it. I came across a recipe that adds brandy

once the syrup is cooled. That would help to preserve the syrup too.

 

Tina

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[Guest guest]

, mohea wrote:

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I had tried the archives but couldn't find what I wanted - something

easy to make and stores well over the winter. The drying and using in

tea as needed would work, but I was thinking a more concentrated

tonic/syrup would work faster.

 

 

> Hi Deb,

>

> You might try searching the archives. I seem to recall someone

posting an elderberry syrup recipe. You could dehydrate the berries

and hips and then add with some dried lemon balm and mint to make a

nice tea.

>

> Margaret

>

> --

> Margaret Helm-Duell

> Mohea Natural Beauty LLC

>

>

>

>

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> " warlandcreek " <warlandcreek

> I have a good supply of elderberries and rose hips to harvest and

> use. Other than jelly, I was looking for a recipe using them as a

> cold/flu syrup. I was also thinking of adding mint and lemon balm

> that have overrun the garden. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

> Deb

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Look at old recipes from early to mid 1900's if you can find a site. I know that

they used to make a cough syrup from onions and sugar and then an onion syrup

for colic. My grandmother did have elderberry syrup for medicine (wine too

)........you may have to go back further generationally.

 

I dont know what sites would have that, Perhaps an original copy of 'Back To

Eden' , the newer removed old herbs.......

 

evie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

This is a good site on how to make syrups.

http://www.pickyourown.org/blueberrysyrup.htm#

C-M

[Guest guest]

Hope this is what you are looking for...

 

 

 

http://www.recipezaar.com/303321

 

 

 

Elderberry Cough Syrup

 

 

By: Chef Joey Z.

 

 

I got this recipe from my friend Bethan in Wales. She's a vegetarian

and always attends these wonderful meetings that involve very health

conscious people. She often shares things with me and I was delighted

when she sent me this little brochure with 3 very interesting Herbal

Recipes that were put out by the West Wales Herb Group. I thought I'd

share them with everyone on Recipezaar. I haven't made any of these

as of yet, but if I do, I'll use agave nectar in it instead of sugar.

2 cups (change servings and units)

 

 

Ingredients

2 cups filtered water

4 ounces fresh elderberries (or 2 oz. dried)

1 cinnamon stick

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 1/2 cups sugar

 

 

Directions

1 Simmer the three above ingredients in 1 pint (2 cups of water) for

20 minutes.

2 Let stand for 1/2 hour.

3 Strain through a sieve pressing well.

4 Then, add enough water to the simmered ingredients to bring the

volume back up to 1 pint of liquid.

5 Add the sugar and gently heat to dissolve the sugar in the hot

liquid.

6 Allow to cool and then pour into dark bottles and keep somewhere

cool.

7 Dosage: 2 teaspoons in a little water 3 times a day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " warlandcreek "

<warlandcreek wrote:

>

> I have a good supply of elderberries and rose hips to harvest and

> use. Other than jelly, I was looking for a recipe using them as a

> cold/flu syrup. I was also thinking of adding mint and lemon balm

> that have overrun the garden. Any suggestions would be

appreciated.

> Deb

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for the good info and recipes! Deb

 

 

In , " warlandcreek " <warlandcreek

wrote:

>

> I have a good supply of elderberries and rose hips to harvest and

> use. Other than jelly, I was looking for a recipe using them as a

> cold/flu syrup. I was also thinking of adding mint and lemon balm

> that have overrun the garden. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

> Deb

>