Post by admin on Jul 8, 2008 12:55:00 GMT -5
Petra's Elderberry syrup
Ingredients:
25 elderberry blossom (umbel)
3 liter water
2 kg sugar (1kg equals 2.2 pounds)
2 lemons (organic)
60g citric acid (powder)
Collect your elderberry blossoms and lay them out on some newspaper and leave them for 1-2 hours to give bugs a chance to escape. Do not wash!!!
Meanwhile bring the water with the sugar to a boil (about 5-10 min.). Remove from heat and cool.
Remove the stalks from the elderberry blossoms. Wash lemon and cut them into slices
Layer the blossoms, lemon slices and citric acid powder into a crock or something there like (I used the my crock pot pot). Add the cool sugar water and stir.
Place the pot in a cool place (or in the fridge) for 6 days stirring ones a day.
After six days filter the syrup into bottles.
I like to add this to a glass of club soda (soda water). Enjoy! This is a historical drink here in Germany that was enjoyed during the hay harvest.
Ingredients:
25 elderberry blossom (umbel)
3 liter water
2 kg sugar (1kg equals 2.2 pounds)
2 lemons (organic)
60g citric acid (powder)
Collect your elderberry blossoms and lay them out on some newspaper and leave them for 1-2 hours to give bugs a chance to escape. Do not wash!!!
Meanwhile bring the water with the sugar to a boil (about 5-10 min.). Remove from heat and cool.
Remove the stalks from the elderberry blossoms. Wash lemon and cut them into slices
Layer the blossoms, lemon slices and citric acid powder into a crock or something there like (I used the my crock pot pot). Add the cool sugar water and stir.
Place the pot in a cool place (or in the fridge) for 6 days stirring ones a day.
After six days filter the syrup into bottles.
I like to add this to a glass of club soda (soda water). Enjoy! This is a historical drink here in Germany that was enjoyed during the hay harvest.