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Immune Boosting Elderberry Syrup Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup dried, organic Elderberries (or 2 cups fresh elderberries)
1 teaspoon organic Cinnamon Chips or 2 Cinnamon Sticks
1 teaspoon organic whole Cloves
1 teaspoon organic Ginger (powder or root) or 2 Tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 Tablespoon dried organic dried Orange Peel or ¼ cup fresh orange peel
1 Tablespoon dried organic dried Bitter Orange Peel
1 Tablespoon organic dried Wild Cherry Bark
1 Tablespoon organic dried Rosehips
10 whole organic Cardamom Pods
4-5 cups water
Directions:
Directions:
Put all these ingredients into a large sauce pan and heat on medium-high heat to boiling. Once the mixture boils, turn the heat down and simmer for 20-30 minutes. Pour the mixture through a sieve or ricer into a large Pyrex pitcher or glass bowl. The sieve will catch all the berries and bits of unground herbs. Press down with the back of a wooden spoon on the berries just to make sure you get all the juice out of them.

Now add 2 cups local, raw, organic honey and stir into the juice mixture while it is still warm, but not too hot. You can now pour this into a jar and keep it in the fridge, or even can it in a hot water bath. This makes about 5 cups of syrup, enough to fill a quart jar and have a little left to use fresh and warm on morning pancakes! It should keep well for several months in the fridge (if it lasts that long!)

Feel free to add other delicious herbs to the recipe such as organic Vanilla Beans, Hibiscus, Allspice, Star Anise, and more! You can extend the shelf life by adding brandy or whiskey (1/4 c)

 

 

 

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