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my first elderberry syrup (with pics)
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Hi Everyone,
Here's where I should have posted my first post. Sorry. I found these in the Lancaster, CA area and wonder if ther are in fact Elderberries. There are some also growing near my office along the street. Are there some varieties that a...
ONE last tip for your wonderfull post. To get the stains off your hands, lemon juice or lime juice will take the stain off.
The best way to work elderberries is to use some food grade vinyl gloves. They are available at Sam's or any store that sel...
I may be late with this reply but Campden tablets when used to kill off wild yeast and bacteria and open to the air will dissipate in about 24 hours while the tablets when used to stop the fermentation process and corked up will not dissipate
Hey, here's a tip: When you bring the umbrels home, freeze them, and the berries just scatter off without making a red and purple mess from the juices. It's sort of a little-known secret that someone recently told me.
An Elderberry Syrup recipe with Honey instead of sugar:
1/2 cup dried elderberries (or 1 c. fresh)
2c. water
1 T. grated ginger
5 cloves
1 whole cinnamon stick
(1 c. honey, added later)
Put all but honey in a pot, cover & bring to a boil. Simmer u...
Hi. I was given some elderberries and I want to make jelly (I have about 7.5 lbs). I had gotten them off of the large stems but ran out of time so I froze them. However, there are still a lot of small stems attached. When I defrost them, can I put...
Thanks Amy! I will go check it out...
Thanks for the info, Vera!
Actually this plant is native to most of the Western US and British Columbia :)
Blue Elderberry........... S. cuerulea AKA S. mexicana.....so on and so on....see below
Found this pretty interesting article/plant guide from the USDA
plants.usda.go...
I live in OK, so winters are pretty mild, except for occasional snow or ice storm. I have planted both fall and spring and both have been successful.
From the description of the berry, it sounds like you have the blue elderberry, which is also called the Mexican elderberry, growing in warmer regions - are you south? They tend to have a blue color, and can almost look a little chalky, with a whi...
Yep, as far as I can tell, they were wild, and growing like CRAZY!
I am wondering if the elderberries you found are wild? I recently purchased a home here in Cedar Park, and would like to try and start growing in spring. I hear they will fight influenza.
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elderberry planting & growing tips
(Note: I’d like to thank Cornell University for allowing me to post this info here!)
Planting
Elderberries grow best in moist, fertile, well-drained soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5, but will tolerate a wide range of soil texture, fertility, and acidity. It’s a myth that they prefer swampy areas. In fact, they do not tolerate poor drainage. Plant elderberries in spring, as soon as possible after they arrive from the nursery to prevent plants from drying out. Space pl… Continue
Planting
Elderberries grow best in moist, fertile, well-drained soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5, but will tolerate a wide range of soil texture, fertility, and acidity. It’s a myth that they prefer swampy areas. In fact, they do not tolerate poor drainage. Plant elderberries in spring, as soon as possible after they arrive from the nursery to prevent plants from drying out. Space pl… Continue
Posted on June 13, 2009 at 10:30am —
a history of elderberries.com
Welcome to elderberries.com, a site about everything elderberry! This version of the site is new as of 2009, but I’ve had the domain since 2000, after inspiration struck during the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail in the form of the line, “Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!” The name elderberries.co… Continue
Posted on June 13, 2009 at 1:20am —
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- At 3:42pm on September 20, 2009,
Frank Hazeldine said… - Hi Amy wait untill spring and I will up load photo's of UK Elderberry flowers they really fill the air with their scent
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