We found an elder berry bush! Perfect for Elder Berry Syrup.
We confirmed that these are elder berries. We found them at the park.
The birds are most of them already, but we know where they are for next year.
@lturner makes elder berry syrup, but eating them raw will make a person ill. Elder berry syrup is an immune booster, reducing inflammation and helps fight off the flu and viruses.
Very happy with this find, dried elder berries are $30.00 per lb on Amazon, and we just collected almost 3oz. Once dried, it might be about half an oz or less.
This will make about a two month supply of elder berry syrup. What a find!
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Friends of mine just let me know that the ones they have growing wild around where they live and now ripe and ready to be picked! Now to get out there soon before the birds eat all of them!
Go get 'em! It's our Creator's flu remedy!
probably very tart
The syrup is made with lots of honey, so it's sweet and sour.
You got a nice found:)
I agree!
What a wonderful find. The folk at @naturalmedicine are always talking about elderberries - I remember us having a big convo about them in our Discord about a year and a half ago. I've made both syrup and wine out of them. Try usiing the #naturalmedicine tag as there's some folk there that might be interested in this too!! xx
wow, elderberry wine? I bet that's yummy! Next time I'll use #naturalmedicine
Yes! Elderberry and blackberry wine is particularly amazing!!
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what an excellent foraging find! I keep hunting because they are supposed to grow in our woods but still haven't gotten lucky. I've been using rosehips instead because like you mentioned, the price to buy the elderberries online is ridiculously high - but understandable I suppose considering the work that goes into gathering, cleaning and drying them. Enjoy your healthy tonic!
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Thank you! Much appreciated!
Wow, that's great. Parents used to have a huge bush in the backyard... I can remember pulling handfuls of berries off. Really like the taste of the berries.
I hear that you don't want to eat too many of the berries before they're cooked... I haven't tried them to confirm this.
Not sure, it was a long time ago. I do remeber eating them raw and don't remember any issues... But too much fruit isn't always a good thing. :-)
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Great minds think alike. I just got my wife some elderberry today;)
Exactly! Best way to stay healthy!
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I haven’t had elderberry syrup for years!
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It's good for you! :-)