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This post from Delicious Days is absolutely gorgeous - one of my favorites I’ve found on the web. Excellent photography and photo quality, and closeups of the delicate flower clusters and tiny not-yet-grown berries. Includes step by step descriptions of making elderflower fritters and elderflower cordial (note this is elderflower, not elderberry syrup).

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It’s been a while since I posted anything about the progress of this site, so I figure it’s about time. I gave the site a facelift last night, and while I really liked the pretty green of the former look, I think this one will be easier to expand as I continue to collect more […]

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A reader of this site just posted that he has quite a few elderberries available, so I thought I’d repost his info for anyone looking for a person-to-person source.
Ulrich writes, “I have elderberries here in Oklahoma and am looking for new places to sell destemmed berries. I have about 400 lbs in freezer from last […]

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This photo from the King Country Plant Guide shows a good closeup of the flowering stage of Sambucus racemosa, or the red elderberry. (Remember, this is the elderberry that grows in cooler North American climates, and should not be eaten!) You can really see the difference between the fist-sized bunched appearance of the racemosa flowers […]

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This post from Prodigal Gardens Medicinal Herbs and Wild Foods lists out some of the natural crops that arrive in September, including acorns, walnuts, hickory nuts, wild grapes, and of course, elderberries. Includes some photos and quite a few links to elderberry products and other information.

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This elderberry syrup recipe from Keri Mae is the best description I’ve seen yet of how to make elderberry syrup. Includes photos of every step!

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I found this blog through this post on using elderberry elixir to get through respiratory distress season, but I’m drawn in by the blog description. While I like my city life, there are times I’d love to be described as a “river and a wild thing.”
Of note in this particular post is her reminder that […]

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So the first of the several steps in this article is to boost your immune system by “introducing flavonoids into your diet.” It then goes on to say that according to the latest USDA report on flavonoids, elderberry fruit has the highest concentration of flavonoids.
Is it just me, or does the term “flavonoid” sound like […]

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There is so much to learn in this blog from an herbal wellness consultant that I don’t even know where to start. Except, well, that I’ll start with her article on Sambu Guard, an elderflower and elderberry syrup, and its effect on stubborn sinus issues. I’m thinking this must be a different Sambu Guard than […]

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This recipe from Just Berry Recipes sounds delicious! A concoction of elderberries, plums, pears, bread, butter, milk, sugar and cinnamon… sounds somewhat like a bread pudding with fruit.

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