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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Elderberry Flowers

Every year starting with the end of May the Elderberries carry their flowers. It smells already very special and gives us the option to make a great jelly! Because not only the berries taste good - the flowers have a very strong flavour as well.

How to do it:

Take a basket or bag and collect about one pound of flowers. Collect them in a clean area not next to the street! If you like to wash them, only drop them carefully in a bowl with water - do not rinse them under running water!


What you need:
2 pounds of preserving sugar
2 big preserving jars
2 natural untreated lemons
clean glasses



Take two preserving jars and fill them with elderberry flowers and slices of lemon. Mix both ingredients nicely. Fill with water all the way. Let the jars sit in the windowsill for about 3 days. Sieve the content and collect the juice in a pot. Than weigh 2 pounds of juice and boil it with 2 pounds of sugar for about 4 minutes. You can stick a spoon in the jelly and check if it hardens out after a while.
Fill in clean glasses (rinse with 54% alcohol; rum) up to the edge and close immediately.