Elderberry Syrup
Cindy Sherrard
Elderberry is a powerhouse at helping the whole familystay healthy during the cold and flu season. It can be used as a preventative or when symptoms appear. They taste great and are a beautiful purplecolour which makes them great to use in many different recipes.
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
- 1/2 cup Dried Elderberries Dried berries are wildly available online, if you would prefer to skip making your own syrup there is a great local syrup made in St.Albert called Feel Good Syrup. https://soelderberrygood.ca/
- 2 cups Water
- 1 inch Ginger or 1 tsp dried
- 1/4 tsp Cloves, dried
- 1 tsp Cinnamon, dried or one stick
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Raw honey
Bring the elderberries, water, ginger, cloves and cinnamon to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer.
Simmer uncovered until reduced in half, approximately 25 minutes.
Allow to cool and strain with a nut bag or cheesecloth. A fine mesh strainer would also work.
Stir in the honey and lemon juice.
Store in covered glass containers in the fridge for a month, it also freezes well.