A couple of weeks ago I went foraging for elderberries in the mountains in a couple of my usual foraging grounds, and met with little success, collecting a scant 2 cups of berries. This is not to say that I didn't find any berries, I just happened upon them before the vast majority were ripe and thus, inedible. (Unlike other berries, unripe elderberries are, in fact, toxic.) So I decided to give them a couple of weeks and was rewarded with a nice haul, today!
I ended up gathering about 12 cups of ripe berries, which are now chilling in the freezer as I decide what to do with them. Any thoughts? I've made jam before, and
elderberry extract to treat friends and family who get the flu, but tonight I find myself without inspiration.
Although...
elderberry liqueur is certainly an intriguing thought.
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I make Elderberry Cordial for Christmas for friends with coughs. You could think about making a chocolate filled elderberry cordial.
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