Elderberry Syrup
A couple of years ago, the only context I had on the Elder was things like Elderflower cordial - a nice, sweet, refreshing drink. Since then, my understanding and experience has grown and I can appreciate the tremendous benefits that the Elder bestows on the world. So I was really pleased to discover that there were several Elder bushes just 500 yards from my home. Although we are at the end of the season for the berries, on Saturday I had half an hour to spare, so took the dog for a walk down to the 'green' and went hunting for ripe Elderberries. From Earth Gazer As mentioned above, it's a little late in the season, so good berries were a harder to find, but if you look for them, they are waiting to be discovered! 30 minutes later, I had collected what I thought was enough and headed back home (actually, I was also collecting Haws, but that's for something else). I decided to make an Elderberry Syrup to a recipe in the book ' Hedgerow Medicine - Harvest an