Elderberry :

Elderberry grape jelly

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3 lb Elderberries 3 lb Half-ripe grapes Sugar Wash elderberries. Remove stems. Cover with water. Cook until soft. Drain through jelly bag. Wash grapes. Remove stems. Cover with water, cook until soft. Drain through jelly bag. Combine[...]

German elderberry soup

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2 1/2 lb Elderberries 6 tb Cold water 9 c Water 2 tb Lemon juice Lemon rind 3/4 c Sugar 4 tb Cornstarch Wash berries and place in a soup kettle. Add water and a twist or two of lemon rind. Cook until the berries are soft. Strain into a[...]

Holdermus (elderberry mush)

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500 g Elderberries without stems -(a generous lb) Sugar to taste 1 pn Salt 1/8 l Milk (1/2 cup plus 1/2 Tbsp) 50 g Butter (3 1/2 Tbsp) 1 tb Flour From the Allgaeu area. Pull the elderberries off their stems and briefly cook in a skillet[...]

Holderschmarren (elderberry scramble)

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500 g Elderberries, stems removed -(a generous lb) 250 g Peeled, [cored] pears, -sliced (a generous 1/2 lb) 250 g Very ripe, pitted damson -plums (a generous 1/2 lb) 150 g Rye bread, or white [French] -bread, crust removed, Thinly sliced (a[...]

Seedless Blackberry and Elderberry Jam

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Foraging time is on us again and seeing as these two berries always seem to live in close proximity to each other, why not combine them in a jam. It's difficult to give precise measurements and weights for this jam, it depends how juicy the berries[...]

Elderberry wine- vin de fleurs du sareau

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2 ga Elderberries, ripe, washed 2 1/2 ga Water 1/4 lb Sugar 1 ea Lemon, juice of 1 ea Yeast, cake, or env dry Mash elderberries well in a large (5 gal) pot. Add water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Slowly stir in sugar and lemon[...]

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Yet another result of the weekend's haul of berries is this jam, which is an interesting variation on the usual hedgerow jam, the addition of the port gives it an extra zing and depth of flavour and the elderberries make the jam lighter than just[...]

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Yesterday we went out looking for berries again, and ended up bringing back our largest haul yet - over 2 kilograms of the biggest, sweetest brambles that we have so far picked.  The branches were just groaning under the weight of the fruit, so[...]

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So Team Tuesday (Team Soup doesn't sound quite as catchy, does it?) were out in the wilds of our local canal path, looking for berries and getting dirty looks from cyclists, and knowing looks form old ladies out for a Sunday Afternoon stroll (they[...]

Cold Mulberry Soup with Ginger Yogurt

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This cold soup is bursting of fresh flavors from the mulberries, vanilla, mint and elderberry liqueur. The ginger yogurt is a sassy dollop of tang. Related posts: Smoothie No. 6: Mulberry and Peach Orange Cornbread with Greek Yogurt and[...]