Elderflower berries

[goodlife]

The flowers were plentyful earlier on the year..and now the berries are starting to ripen up...but..
I've never really made afford to use the berries much..
What are you lot doing with yours.. ???...I could pick them by bucket fulls..but plan is to leave some for wildbirds too..
Some ideas..pretty please... ;D

[goodlife]

[hippydave]

you could make jelly with them, but you will need to to add lemon juice because they are low in pectin, but they make lovely jelly.

[grannyjanny]

The lovely James Wong? Grow Your Own Drugs, made something with them. I'll consult his book later. I think it's an immune stimulant similar to sambucol.

[luckycharlie]

 


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[goodlife]

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The lovely James Wong...have you got 'soft spot' for chaps who's name start with J?...you mentioned in other post about Jimmy, now James..and OH?... ;D ;D
Has anybody tried making juice with elderberries..I've got steam juicer..left in long forgotten corner in kitchen.. ::)...and It haven't seen any action for couple of years.
I wonder what taste would be like...is it pleasant enough on it's own..or should it be mixed with something else..?

[grannyjanny]

You could suck it & see ;).

[grannyjanny]

Chas I've replied. Found the numbers for you as I'd saved a copy so 2 new messages for you.

[qahtan]

 Love, love, love elderberry jelly, also elderflowers with strawberry or gooseberry. but elderberries yum,, our are finished again for this year , but I put them through the steam juicer and we made 10 and a bit pound of the most gorgeous jelly,, far far better than blackcurrant and very very good for you, every one I know would have another jar of the jelly from us......
we don't leave any for the birds, they get enough before we pick, they also have all the mulberries, plus well over $400, worth of seed ever year.....
 qahtan

                 

[GrannieAnnie]

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The lovely James Wong...have you got 'soft spot' for chaps who's name start with J?...you mentioned in other post about Jimmy, now James..and OH?... ;D ;D
Has anybody tried making juice with elderberries..I've got steam juicer..left in long forgotten corner in kitchen.. ::)...and It haven't seen any action for couple of years.
I wonder what taste would be like...is it pleasant enough on it's own..or should it be mixed with something else..?

Your mouth would pucker up! to my taste it needs sugar.