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elderberry medicinal syrup

ladybug41 avatar
a recipe by
Connie Brannen
@ladybug41
Live Oak, FL

This is my first time making this and the ginger and cloves along with the cinnamon make it taste really good. I have read that this is for cold-flu-sinus-aches and pains-etc. I for one will be using this to see.It is like sambucol sold in the drug stores they say for a whole lot cheaper and you control what goes into your medicine as well.Hope you will try this.

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serves The whole family.
prep time 10 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For elderberry medicinal syrup

  • 1 c
    freeze dried elderberries/4 oz
  • 1/2 c
    peeled fresh ginger root finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 4 clove
    whole
  • 4 c
    water
  • 1 c
    honey

How To Make elderberry medicinal syrup

  • 1
    Berries could be fresh if you have them or dried etc.
  • 2
    Put everything except the honey into a medium pot and bring to a boil the turn down and simmer 30 minutes
  • 3
    You will see the liquid gets reduced by almost half.Pour into large sieve and use a fork or potato masher or whatever you have to mash juice from berries.Throw away pulp.
  • 4
    By now the juice is lukewarm so stir in the cup of honey. Makes about 3 cups or 3/4th of a quart jar. Says it will keep a week in refrigerator or to pour into ice cube tray and freeze into cubes for freezer bag storage for 6 months time.I will cube freeze mine and put cubes into smaller baggies and then into a gallon freezer zip-lock storage bag.As you take one tbsp at a time for adults or one tsp for kids(not babies)due to the honey.
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