I know your curious!
I actually had a lot of fun making this guys, it was actually pretty therapeutic and the AROMA! My heavens its glorious!! My entire home smells phenomenal. You need to do this!
Elderberry Syrup ahaaa! Its very healthy for you and very YUMMY. This recipe is for a medicinal syrup that can be used to
fight flu and viruses.
Elderberries are said to "ncrease immunity, and
they are a rich source of bioflavonoids, antioxidants and potassium,
beta carotene, calcium, phosphorus and vitamin C."
Elderberries are packed full of POWERFUL antioxidants. In our environment there are many things that can spawn free radicals to form in our body. This is not healthy or conducive to our health. Normally, the body can handle free radicals, but if antioxidants
are unavailable, or if the free-radical production becomes excessive,
damage can occur. Of particular importance is that free
radical damage accumulates with age, thus the aging process. Antioxidants can help clear out these free radicals to keep us healthy. Its good for Immune health, Heart health, Eye health, and healthy skin as well. Elderberry syrup is just the ticket to keeping healthy and taking control of your body.
For this recipe, you'll need a source of elderberries. If you don't have fresh elderberries, you can purchase dried berries from places that sell herbs, either online or locally. But ask around because many folks have bushes of elderberries growing in their yard that they don't use!
Prep Time: 45 minutes (if not using dried)
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of water
- 1 cups of elderberries- destemmed of course
- 1 cup honey or more to taste ( I only recommend raw)
- 2-3 fresh cinnamon sticks
- approx 10 drops of On Guard Essential Oil, and 10 drops of Clove Oil. You can buy from my website. www.doterra.myvoffice.com/stefaniejloverink
Preparation:
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| You can just see the heavenly aroma! |
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| Here I'm showing to pour the saucepan of syrup through the sieve over a bowl while mashing out all of the excess berry juice. |
- Place elderberries, water, cinnamon stick, in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes. ( I did longer because I loved the smell. 30 minutes would probably suffice.)
- Use a potato masher to mash berries to release juice; strain the mixture through a fine sieve, retaining juice and discarding the pulp. I mashed mine while in saucepan to get out the juices.
- Set it aside to cool off.
- I poured my syrup into the fine sieved sifter over a bowl and I would again mash the berries to get the most juice out that I could possibly get. ^above picture
- Stir in honey until thoroughly combined, Add in On Guard and Clove Essential Oil.
- Store in a lidded jar. I used an old clear ketchup bottle with a squirt spout.
- Keeps in refrigerator 2 to 3 months.
To use the elderberry syrup:
We take this daily. Adults can take 1Tablespoon daily, and children over two I give 1 teaspoon. Especially at the first sign of a cold, sore throat, flu or other viral illness. The dose can be repeated every two to three hours. Please note that honey should not be given to children under two years old due to botulism.
Well I hope you can take this and use it!
We take this daily. Adults can take 1Tablespoon daily, and children over two I give 1 teaspoon. Especially at the first sign of a cold, sore throat, flu or other viral illness. The dose can be repeated every two to three hours. Please note that honey should not be given to children under two years old due to botulism.
Well I hope you can take this and use it!
"Im kind of a hippie, I dance to my own beat"
Here are a couple reference links about antioxidants and free radicals if your interested.
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