tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post6065506360855073299..comments2024-03-16T03:27:57.611-07:00Comments on A Handmade Life: Elderberry SyrupHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-80648458755935186012010-08-21T08:03:50.467-07:002010-08-21T08:03:50.467-07:00Hi Christina - yes, the elderberry elixir is made ...Hi Christina - yes, the elderberry elixir is made in the same way as tincture. I like to call it elixir because it is delicious tasting compared to my other tinctures which are usually bitter (like Burdock or Oregon grape root). Elixir just sounds more enticing, doesn't it? It even smells divine.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-48115668000524958112010-08-20T14:09:23.857-07:002010-08-20T14:09:23.857-07:00Hi Elizabeth - yes these elderberries are ripe, I ...Hi Elizabeth - yes these elderberries are ripe, I think they are called Black Elderberries. The other elderberries that grow around here (Blue Elderberries) are usually ripe in another couple weeks. I'm looking forward to making juice out of that kind.<br /><br />Hi Jane - I don't know about the heat of the boiling water bath canning causing them to lose some of their effect. I suppose I could have frozen the syrup instead of canning or I could have frozen the berries and only made a batch at a time of syrup and kept it in the fridge. But I think because I <i>think</i> that it will work well for boosting immunity then it likely will. Power of positive thinking and all that. ;-)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-16528916731500643642010-08-20T08:16:34.024-07:002010-08-20T08:16:34.024-07:00This looks wonderful! I would love to get my hand...This looks wonderful! I would love to get my hands on some and make some syrup too.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-22547026772771606282010-08-20T03:59:16.412-07:002010-08-20T03:59:16.412-07:00Wonderful process. Our elderberries are just ripe...Wonderful process. Our elderberries are just ripening on the farm we live on. We are keeping a close eye on them.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803468440764742603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-62011940525258074432010-08-20T00:34:21.374-07:002010-08-20T00:34:21.374-07:00Lovely, we're just about to make some elderber...Lovely, we're just about to make some elderberry goodies here - they are ripe a bit early this year, I have even seen Sloes ripe now so off to our usual picking sites to check them out this weekend.<br /><br />xxDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121342298237870670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-78433451834208989462010-08-19T16:33:53.949-07:002010-08-19T16:33:53.949-07:00Looks so delicious, and thank you much for the lin...Looks so delicious, and thank you much for the link:)<br />What you cal Elixir really is much the same as tincture correct?<br />:) Christinamoment to Momenthttp://momenttomomentdk.blogspot.com/2010/08/elderberry-syrup.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-84890233657988333062010-08-19T16:03:20.939-07:002010-08-19T16:03:20.939-07:00I always wondered if elderberries lose their anti-...I always wondered if elderberries lose their anti-viral effect when you boil the syrup? I noticed your elixir is not cooked. Do you think the syrup has the same effect?Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-85420279256233345362010-08-19T15:44:58.093-07:002010-08-19T15:44:58.093-07:00Your elderberries are ready? Ours aren't usual...Your elderberries are ready? Ours aren't usually ready until September but the season has been fast so far so I'd better check! In addition to syrup and jelly this year I want to try wine. Have you ever tried that?Elizabethhttp://kittycafe.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-57672854345115309712010-08-19T15:10:23.627-07:002010-08-19T15:10:23.627-07:00Those are some pretty impressive squash and I love...Those are some pretty impressive squash and I love the Elderberry syrup...affectioknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956694289800463441noreply@blogger.com