Elderberry Tonic

[Guest guest]

What is the recipie for this or where can you get it? I am looking

for ways to build up my immune system.

 

Michael

 

 

 

, " niyamalakshmi "

<niyamalakshmi> wrote:

> Hey there Chris :-)

>

> Thought Id pop in for this one!

>

> We have been drinking a delicious decoction of Elderberry ,

> Astragalus and Codonopsis. Elderberry is a long known

antiviral, and

> Codonopsis and Astragalus are both Chinese Tonic Herbs

that grow well

> here in the US- so are available organically. Also- just keep

washing

> your hands- that is probably the biggest help right there.

>

> Blessings to all-

>

> Michelle in cold, icy, snowy vermont!!

[Guest guest]

Elderberry Medicinal Syrup

By Diana of Dewberry Hill

I am adapting a recipe I found, by using raw elderberry juice and fresh ginger

juice, because I think it is much more medicinal and nutritious than by cooking

the berries or using powdered ginger. So I will first list ingredients then go

into detail on how to manually extract the precious fresh juice from the

berries. This is a very tasty recipe and can be used as a tonic or as a cough

syrup. Keep out of reach of children, due to potency and alcohol content. Double

or triple the recipe if you have the berries.

Ingredients:

 

3 cups ripe (blue/black) elderberries

1/6 cup raw honey (or TBS equivalent)

1/3 tsp. ginger juice (fresh squeezed)

1/8 tsp. cinnamon powder

1 tsp. lime juice (fresh squeezed)

1 cup quality vodka

 

Equipment:

 

latex gloves (prevent elderberry Juice from staining hands and wear old

clothes (elderberries can be used as a dye and will stain whatever they come in

contact with.)

cheesecloth, glass or ceramic cereal bowl (or slightly larger), rubber band,

wooden or plastic spoon, funnel

Nice bottle with label

 

 

 

- Cover a glass measure cup with cheesecloth…secure with rubber band. This will

catch any stray berries.

 

- Spread a separate piece of cheesecloth (about the same size) and put several

tablespoons of berries in at a time. Holding over the bowl, squeeze hard and

mash berries inside with your fingers and your hand until berries are fairly

dry.

 

- Repeat (emptying all berry skins in a separate bowl for later use as a

tincture)

 

- Stir honey into berry juice with a wooden spoon (thin end for this small

recipe) or plastic spoon

 

- Peel and shred a piece of ginger on the fine shred of the grater, then press

it through a garlic press held over a glass to catch the juice (be sure to

gather the ginger from the back of the grater where the juiciest ginger

collects)

 

- Add cinnamon, ginger juice, lime juice, vodka and stir with same utensil as

above. (No metal. And the large end of the wooden spoon soaks up too much berry

juice.)

 

 

 

Bottle in a pretty bottle (I used an empty Everclear bottle). Use a funnel so

you don’t spill any. Make a pretty computer label for you bottle so everyone

knows what it is and how to use it. Keep refrigerated and shake before using.

Should keep a year in the refrigerator. Adults use a tablespoonful or two,

depending on your need. Again, Keep out of reach of children. For a children’s

syrup, substitute pure vegetable glycerin instead of vodka, although I don’t

think the small amount of alcohol in a TBS would hurt them…ask your doctor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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