Comments on: Elderberry Cordial Syrup

By: Dried elderberries

Dried elderberries — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:18:53 +0000

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By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:50:10 +0000

So is this like a cough syrup medicine to take on a spoon …or do you dilute it with water to drink like a glass of ribena ?
I am going to try it ..but I will have to put it into jam jars as I have no glass bottles .
When I make Elder flower juice , I put it into empty plastic milk bottles and freeze it . Maybe could do this with the cordial ?

By: Trudy

Trudy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:36:03 +0000

I made some elderberry syrup and it is incredibly bitter tasting under the sweet taste. I’ve never had it before so maybe that’s what it’s supposed to taste like. Followed the recipe. Could I have used the wrong kind of elderberries? Any advice?

By: shirley

shirley — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:50:42 +0000

Hi Robin in the past I have picked,washed and broken the berries off the bunch and freeze them and only make enough cordial a bt at a time and either add hot or cold water to it for a refreshing drink. Is it ok to freeze elderberries? I also freeze the flowers and use it when and if I need it. As a child my father used to steep the very young leaves in hot water, make a tea and give it to us to calm our coughs. I still do it if when I have a cough or cold coming on.

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:26:37 +0000

I am new to foraging and i have recently harvested lots of elderberries some of which i have made into jam.The other half i was thinking of doing something with to maybe give people at Christmas the brandy one sounds good thou a recipe would be handy any other idea would be appreciated.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:36:58 +0000

Paul: Cut the Elderberries just below the stalks. You will be forking off the berries when you get them home.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:38:05 +0000

Hi , when the recipe says, A bucket of Elderberries , does this mean with or without the stalks.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:45:28 +0000

Hi Karen
the brandy idea sounds delicious – how much do you add?

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:42:59 +0000

I also grew jellyfish in both my first attempt at elderberry cordial and elderflower cordial. I am thinking I probably did not add enough sugar, as I don’t like things too sweet. Also I used liquor bottles which perhaps I didn’t sterilize properly. Now i make it with brandy. It is delicious, but I am going to retry the non alcoholic version again this year. Thanks for the recipe!

By: Elena

Elena — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:56:51 +0000

Hi,
I’m from Bulgaria and Elderberries are very popular here. One way to preserve them without heating them and destroying a lot of good stuff is to just use the berries and put them in glass jars in thin layers alternating with layers of sugar/honey. Also, it’s a bit late for this, but when they are in bloom, you can make syrup from the flowers – just pick about 30 bunches, wash them and soak overnight in 1 litre of cold water together with 2-3 lemons, washed and sliced. on the next day strain the liquid making sure you squeeze out all the nice flavours, and dissolve about a kilo of sugar in it, after that put in bottles and enjoy with water/soda and some ice.