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Helps prevent cold & flu.
Helps speed recovery if you have a cold or flu.
Ingredients
3½ cups water
2/3 cup black elderberries (dried, or 1 1/3 cups fresh or frozen)
2 TBSP ginger (grated)
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground cloves
1 cup raw honey
Instructions
Pour the water into a medium saucepan and add the elderberries, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
Bring to a boil and then cover and reduce to a simmer for about 45 minutes to 1 hour until the liquid has reduced by almost half.
Remove from heat and let cool until it is cool enough to be handled.
Mash the berries carefully using a spoon or other flat utensil.
Pour through a strainer into a glass jar or bowl.
Discard the elderberries and let the liquid cool to lukewarm.
When it is no longer hot, add the honey and stir well.
When the honey is well mixed into the elderberry mixture, pour the syrup into a mason jar or 16 ounce glass bottle of some kind.
Store in the fridge and take daily for its immune boosting properties. Some sources recommend taking only during the week and not on the weekends to boost immunity.
As a preventative remedy take 1/2 to 1 teaspoon a day during peak cold and flu season. If you get hit with a minor illness, double or triple that dose until you feel better.
Another recipe
Ingredients:
¼ cup dried elderberries
1 ¼ cups of distilled water
3-4 tbsp of agave syrup
Directions:
Combine the elderberries and water in a sauce pan.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Turn the heat off and mash the elderberries to extract the juice.
Strain into a container and sweeten with agave syrup.