Author Topic: Elderberry's (Read 3692 times)

qahtan · « **on:** August 20, 2009, 16:41:43 »

Seeing as so many elderberry's grow wild in UK, do any of you use them.
Just curious.
There are not so many growing wild here in southern Ontario
We bought an elderberry bush/tree what ever it is called a few years ago, and have had a good harvest most years, I do like the elderflower but some how never get round to picking them, but the berry's make wonderful jelly... qahtan

manicscousers · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2009, 16:51:21 »

we're having a go at elderberry cordial this year, already made some elderflower cordial in spring ;D

qahtan · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2009, 16:53:16 »

lovely, how did you do your elderflower. BTW elderflowers are great added to strawberry jam. yum

manicscousers · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2009, 17:02:33 »

did the search on here and came up with this one ;D
Here's a lovely recipe for Elderflower Cordial.

2lbs sugar
1 lge lemon
1pt boiling water
1oz citric acid
10 elderflower heads

Pour boiling water onto sugar & stir till dissolved. Add citric acid & stir. Add zest of lemon & lemon slices. Dunk elderflower heads in mixture & leave overnight covered. Strain through muslin or nylon sieve and bottle. Dilute with sparkling water, or lemonade if you want it sweeter.
also found one with oranges in, elderflower presse.got 8 litres in the freezer
elderflowers are great added to strawberry jam.
and in gooseberry jelly ;D

qahtan · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2009, 17:06:24 »

Thanks, I have taken a copy of that ready for near year.. qahtan

Sparkly · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2009, 17:11:39 »

I have made elderflower cordial, but it wasn't very good! It tasted too much like sugar syrrup flavoured with elderflower, rather than something you could drink!

I quite fancy making jelly though!

woodypecks · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2009, 19:31:26 »

............. ooh! Qahtan ! I would love your jelly recipe please ! Debbie :)

qahtan · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2009, 20:36:41 »

I extracted the juice with-my MEHU MAIJA, but you could just heat the berries in just a splash of water in the bottom of your pan, then hang them in a jelly bag, then made the juice up with Sure Jel, It's a pectin setting agent that we can buy over here, but I am sure any brand of setting pectin would do a good job.
qahtan

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2009, 02:30:12 »

I've made elderberry wine but found it tastes best mixed into Concord grape wine after both have fermented separately.

gwynleg · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2009, 06:33:11 »

Hugh Fernley-w has a recipe for pontack sauce with elderberries - I have frozen mine so I can do sauce later as it needs lots of them. Cant tell you what its like but its meant to be for savoury not sweet

twave · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2009, 12:34:23 »

I posted this recipe for Orange and Elderflower jelly a while ago. If you have elderflower syrup or cordial its dead easy to make. If you're using cordial instead of syrup you may want to add more sugar to taste. It's the pudding type of jelly, not the spreading type!

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,53184.0.html

I have elderflower wine brewing at the moment but it's my first attempt at wine making so not sure what it'll be like :-X

woodypecks · « **Reply #11 on:** August 23, 2009, 20:35:10 »

Hi again Qahtan ! It is beautiful looking jelly ! How much sugar please ? I definately will be making your lovely Elderberry Jelly and will put your name on it . :) Debs

qahtan · « **Reply #12 on:** August 23, 2009, 21:40:36 »

I just made another batch of elderberry jelly, the recipe I sort of make it up as I go along.
today we juiced the berry's, 6 cups juice. to that I added 5 cups sugar, and 2 pouches setting jel.
I usually do a double whammy of setting jel as I hate thin floppy jelly/jam, I like it to sit on top of the bread /scone/whatever. qahtan

Flighty · « **Reply #13 on:** August 23, 2009, 21:49:47 »

Qahtan I also don't like runny jams, I want the dollop I spread on my bread, roll or scone to stay put!

My own favourite flavour is raspberry, which is homemade and bought from my horticultural society with the money going to charity!

grawrc · « **Reply #14 on:** August 23, 2009, 21:53:01 »

My favourite is elderflower wine/ sparkling wine which is quite delicious.

qahtan · « **Reply #15 on:** August 23, 2009, 22:37:08 »

yea, elderflower wine, gorgeous..... qahtan

Larkshall · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2009, 10:36:23 »

Quote from: qahtan on August 23, 2009, 22:37:08

yea, elderflower wine, gorgeous..... qahtan

My father made "fortified" elderberry wine. Add brandy to it.

My 21st birthday party (oh, what a long time ago) was held in the theatre next to the hospital. We had 20 bottles of elderberry and 20 bottles of parsnip wine for 100 guests. Hangover parade next morning at the hospital, led by the Chief Medical Officer (an Eighth Army Veteran).

qahtan · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2009, 14:48:11 »

Reminds me of many years ago when I was still living in London, my mum came home from shopping one day and found my dad really pickled, she was mad with him, he said he had only had a tumbler full of that parsnip stuff in the cupboard.. ;-)))

And he was a hardened drinker, 21 year Coldstream Guards man.;-))))
qahtan

PlymouthMaid · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2009, 16:10:16 »

I have my first ever batch of elderberry and blackberry wine fermenting. I tried elderflower champagne but found it vile although I think maybe it lost all its bubbles as I used plastic milk bottles which didnt seal tightly enough.

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