Homemade Elderberry Syrup Recipe – with added benefit! Step by step instructions to make and process syrup. #foodsecurity #latebloomer
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I have made elderberry jelly since 1960. I can pick enough elderberries for a year's worth of jelly in 20 minutes. They grow wild here. In the early spring I would pick the white flowers, dip them in a light batter and deep fry them. They're delicious. To wash both the flowers and the berries I would put them in a half-full of water laundry tub. Swish them very well, then take them o the kitchen sink and wash again and pull the berries from the stems. and sit the flowers on a towel to dry. I never knew anything about the green berries being toxic. If they are, I'm sure I've eaten a lot of toxic jelly, jam, and pies. The pies are an acquired taste. They don't taste like a blackberry, or blueberry pie. The jelly and jam don't have the 'elderberry' taste, they could be mixed fruit, or anything.
My neighbor made elder-flower wine. (I'm not a wine drinker, so I didn't try it, but it was pretty.)
The pop is the best ending!
I want to take this opportunity to promote these concepts. Kaye is showing people how to reduce their grocery expenses. Potentially show people how to get the nutrients needed for physical health.
Good morning Kaye. My favorite method of maintaining a sustainable pantry and stockpiling items long term for the whole family and the family dog and the family cat is what I consider to be the most practical, utilizing every type of food storage methods and technology available, both old and new. . Except for the fruits and vegetables that get canned, I keep perishable items like meat, poultry, fish, fruit, vegetables and dairy products in the refrigerator on a short term basis until I'm ready to use them for a big family meal – and for even longer term sustainable storage, a large separate freezer, which can store a half side of beef with plenty of room left over for homemade ice cream etc. . I'm considering upgrading to a walk-in freezer at some point.in the near future, if my plans to open a bed and breakfast come to fruition. Sometimes, however a nice round of cheese can do well for quite awhile on a pantry shelf at room temperature – and doesn't mind even if it has to stand there alone. Store bought canned goods get shelves.in the large pantry closet – several for canned meat like corned beef hash, spam and sandwich spread and another for canned vegetables Bread, rolls, grains, homemade pasta, cereals and the like are stored in special humidity controlled bins I order from Amazon Prime – which usually get delivered to my doorstep about an hour after I order them. . Stuff from the family garden and orchard, like onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cauliflower, cucumber, pumpkins, carrots, corn celery,, potatoes and yams, cherries, blueberries and strawberries get canned in Mason Jars and stored in the cool, root cellar of this wonderful rambling former farmhouse (circa 1867) I share with my extended blended family and several rambunctious dogs raised on table scraps from the some of the finest food from a plethora of sources both commercial and home based. . There's even a special separate "summer kitchen" which I converted to store butter and ice cream churns, pots, pans, utensils, extra storage containers, foil, bags, cutlery, and other meal related accoutrement. Out back in the woods, just beyond the big pile of wood I maintain all year, (for use in an antique woodstove I keep on hand, in case the power goes out) there's even an old rusting vintage still where my great grandfather made some of the finest corn whiskey for miles. Next to it is the rusting hulk of the Ford Model A he used to transport that powerful hootch by the light of the moon on soft summer nights to his eager customers in a tri-county area. Further into this verdant forest of mostly sycamore, oak, pine and scrub, runs a cool stream into which I occasionally cast a rod or net to catch some Brook Trout, Bluntnose Shiners, or whatever takes the bait (just earthworms for the most part). And yes, hunting season means wild turkey, deer, and even an occasional wild boar. Next week, I'm planning on filing for a permit to 3-D print a smokehouse in order to be able to create gourmet artisan handcrafted, beef, bacon, turkey, and beef stick jerky, which interested local merchants can private label for other people to share with their families and their family dogs. Unfortunately, I had to break the bad news to my free range hens today that due to expected egg shortages regretfully numbered are their days of laying a couple of eggs and then basically taking the rest of the day off with ranging privileges' within the parameters of a few very nice rural acres – parts of which are rich with fat grubworms. There's even a short dirt road between the main barn and the farmhouse which they're free to cross to get to the other side as often as they'd like. My rooster Ben overheard me and he ain't too happy either, knowing full well that due to oncoming egg shortages, he'll be "workin' overtime to make sure there's plenty of eggs for the family and I.
i love it!!! you made it look so easy to make!!!
I love your video’s. Your choice in music is relaxing and I look forward to them. I’m so happy I found you…😀. This Elderberry syrup looks Devine! No wonder it works…My Dad made Elderberry Wine. That was delicious…
I planted three elderberry plants this year and can't wait until I can make my own syrup. Blessings to you and thank you for this great video.
The Irish Recipe would be to add meadowsweet to the mix! As it serves as a handy natural Asparin alternative. – yes the green leaves and berries – have a precursor of cyanide in them – when leaves and green fruit are injected by accident – our livers turn the precursor of cyanide into cyanide. – So only use Ripe fruit! – Surprisingly the shoots (Shoots before the buds break) of the plants in Feb – harvest a few pound them and make a salve – old Irish cuts and bruse cure.
In Ireland the tradition would be after boiling your berries – the pulp gets put into a sacrificed tea towel – as it will be purple by the time it finishes. and use the towel to strain the seeds of the elderberries. Which it has many!
As a child I remember getting this syrup every day from the 1st of September – useful as a preventative as well as a handy additional piece of the antiviral armoury
My kids and I are always sick. I mean everymonth… I started to make elderberry syrup with honey for use. Hiw much am I supposed to take if it each day to see a difference in health???
Looks amazing Kaye. I'm sure it's purrfect.
Hello kaye awesome,,,,,, watchin how you make sarup very nice I think you should do more cooking sweetheart💕 that when ur at ur very best,,, have a lovely day 👋❤️😀👸👍😁🍎
Kaye, I will be planting elderberry by next Spring. What day do you have your live program?
Thank you for teaching me how to make elderberry syrup.
Hello kaye that was lovely,,really enjoyed your video thanks much,,well done thats very rewarding, xxxxbless you,xx
Looks delicious!
Maria she knows how to make all these goody's
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Your Elderberry Syrup looks so heavenly good, Kaye. By any chance, do you sell this product? Shalom🍇🫐🍓🍒
I like Honey instead of sugar.
I never thought of using grapes! They have pectin and sweetness. So, now I need to make your recipe. Thank you for your video. 👍
The past couple of years testing has been done on elderberries. There is a ratio of sugar to juice that has to be used to be shelf stable. The ph of elderberries has been found to be not acidic enough.
I added ginger, cinnamon and a handful of myscadines .
You're so talented 🤧 💖
Kaye, Thank you for making a video about Elderberry. I have go to get a plant and grow some! How long have you had your plant or been growing it?
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Please put a towel down next time before banging those hot glass jars on the cold granite
Marys nest sent me over to you, I'm so glad she did. Great video.. one year I was making my muscadine jelly and it didn't jell at all so we used it as a syrup and it was delicious. 😋
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I can't find anything about the seeds. Someone said they were toxic too. Made me give up my quest. Do the seeds end up in the strainer?
I make elderberry syrup as well but never thought of canning it, I will be canning going forward. I planted some mullein plants and the leaves are huge, I think I'll be incorporating with my elderberry syrup mixture
i didnt get elderberries this yr but found and harvested choke cherries this year. make jelly or syrup freeze juice if you want to heat up the kitchen in the winter.