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I don’t have a lot of commentary on this article by the LA Times about elderberry’s mixed performance as a flu med, but I wanted to post it for its references to two studies. In these studies - and here’s where the ‘mixed record’ comes in - elderberries didn’t necessarily prevent people from coming down […]

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This thread on timebomb2000 is full of great info on elderberries and various elderberry health products. The thread itself is actually a discussion on elderberry as a weapon against the avian flu in case it should spread between humans, but like many threads do, it wanders a bit. Some highlights interesting to me:

Sambucus canadensis (the […]

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The pie had its minor issues (too much juice, couple missed stems), but there was still the elderberry syrup to save the day. I used the elderberry cordial recipe from Christmas Matters, and it was simple and easy. MUCH easier, in fact, than the pie, since there was no tedious de-stemming needed. I tossed the […]

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Today was a fun day… last week, I ordered some elderberries from Ulrich Young, who posted here a while back that he had elderberries available in Oklahoma. They arrived in great shape yesterday and were screaming to become a pie, some syrup, and some elderberry jam. The pie and syrup berries got their wishes today, […]

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On a tip from blogger Liz, I decided to give Windows Live Writer a try as a method of posting and adding photos. And you know what I discovered in this very first post? Attractive photo borders, and a drag and drop interface, straight from Picasa into my blog post. Be still my beating heart!
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I love learning about the many uses for elderberries, and today it’s tinctures. My first stop was Wikipedia, which describes a tincture as “an alcoholic extract or solution of a non-volatile substance.” Hmm. Okay, so that wasn’t as explanatory as I’d hoped. Here we go - WiseGeek has a better explanation, describing it as an […]

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Cedar fever hits me HARD every year from December through February. The scrubby green Texas cedar trees turn a distinct orange with seed pods, and simultaneously I get stuffy, congested and fatigued, for about two months straight. Sometimes I can hardly tell whether it’s still allergies or I’m getting sick, and I usually do end […]

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During my recent trip to Canada, I had the opportunity to try the Elderflower Presse drink I’d posted about, and it was quite good. I could definitely taste the elderberry in it, which was surprising since I’d thought the berry extract would taste much different than the elderflower. But then again, my Sambu Guard does […]

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In compiling some more recipes for the site, I found this product, made by Kraft: Sure Jell fruit pectin. I didn’t think too much of it, other than to work it into a new page of jam and jelly recipes for the site, but when I read the customer reviews I couldn’t help but get […]

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This post on berry bushes in New Mexico gardens lists out quite a few varieties of small fruit, including tayberries, currants, gooseberries, elderberries and bush cherries, along with some basic growing info on each. Not much here I haven’t seen before, but they refer to the American elder, or Sambucus canadensis, as the “sweet elder,” […]

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