I just love this stuff. It's great for keeping away sore throats and stuffy noses and flu. I had bought a little bottle last year and it's very expensive. Then I found a few bushes out back in September. So then I found a recipe to make my own. I only got about a few cups. So I had a friend order some organic berries from Frontier. Really reasonable price too. And so easy to make. I double the recipe. I give some to the grandkids and they love it. I usually take about a tablespoon every day for prevention. Last week I started noticing my throat was getting sore. So I went to taking a T. every few hours for a few days. All better! I do not want that sore throat I get just about every winter. It hurts! So here is the recipe if anyone wants to make their own.
1/2 cup of dried elderberries.
1 cinnamon stick
5 whole cloves
5 T. grated ginger
2 cups water
Bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and reduce by at least half, about 20-30 minutes.
Strain berries through a sieve. I smash them to get out all the juice. Then add 1 cup of honey.
Pour into dark bottles and refrigerate. Take a tablespoon daily. It tastes really good too.
Well I'll be darned...I just mentioned to my hubby that we had missed out on the elderberries again and missed our chance to make elderberry syrup....no joke!!! I had no idea you could buy them dried! Thank you for this...I'm going to place my order now!! :)
ReplyDeleteI never knew that you could make your own! Wonder how hard it is to grow elderberries? Or if they will grow in the northeast?
ReplyDeleteI think I need to do some research!
Gina