Elderberry Syrup
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup dried black elderberries
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 inch fresh ginger root peeled and chopped finely
- 2 cinnamon sticks Ceylon preferred, broken into pieces or run briefly in spice grinder (doesn't have to be ground finely)
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1 cup raw honey I like our local Don Popp's, which isn't available online at Kroger, but you can get them in store
Instructions
- Put all ingredients except honey into a large saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer and cover.
- Cook for an hour, and then remove cover and boil on high heat 10 more minutes to reduce.
- Remove from heat and let cool, partially covered, to lukewarm.
- Strain into a large bowl, pressing on the solids to get all the goodness out of them, then add the honey and mix well with a whisk (or when I'm lazy, I run through the blender).
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate. I honestly don't know how long it lasts because there's 7 of us and it gets used up pretty quickly around here.
- Store in the fridge and take 1 tablespoon daily, or every 4 hours if you get hit with cold or flu.
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