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| elderberry plant |
In Ireland,
elderberry is a very common hedge plant, and very noticeable now as it is
blooming magnificently. The flower has a sharp fresh green aroma, and has antibacterial
and arthritis relief benefits.
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| elderberry flower |
Since it is so easy to
collect a lot, I try my hands in making syrup, vinegar and liqueur, for use in
drink, salad, and dessert.
1. Give the flower
heads a good shake to remove bugs, pull off flowers with least stems possible.
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| elderberry flower in water and lemon juice |
2. To make syrup, press
the flowers into a pan to compact them, add boiling water to just cover
flowers, and juice of lemon, around 2 lemons per litre of water. Cover with lid
and wait for a day. Sieve out liquid and add equal weight of sugar and zest of
the 2 lemons, bring to boil and keep in clean bottle, when cooled down, keep in
the fridge.
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| elder flower syrup, vinegar and liqueur |
3. To make
elder flower vinegar and liqueur, add flowers directly into vinegar and alcohol
(vodka, gin etc) and wait for a month.
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