"Puester" > wrote in message
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> Margaret Suran wrote:
>>
>> Is this the time for what I believe are Elderberries? They grew wild in
>> the woods and in hedges in our gardens and made a nice, tart jam or jelly
>> for the people who bothered to harvest them. There was also Elderberry
>> Wine.
>>
>> In Spring when the blooms appeared, the clusters would be used in
>> cooking, too. They would be cut off the bush, washed, dried and dipped
>> into egg (perhaps flour, too?), fried in a bit of butter and when done,
>> dipped in confectioner's sugar and served.
>>
>> Does anybody use Elderberries or is it no longer done?
>>
>> Barbara, is Elderberry Jam still around?
>>
>> MS
>>
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>
> Our friends in Sweden use the flowers of elderberries (fladderblumen) to
> flavor a summmer drink like lemonade. It's very mild and refreshing.
> They also use the berries to flavor vodka. They do use elderberries,
> lingonberry, raspberries, and currants for jams.
>
> Oh, they also use elder flowers to flavor a delicious homemade ice cream.
>
> gloria p

Another use: I keep this around at flu time.
http://www.supplementquality.com/eff...bucol_flu.html

However, this is probably one of those products that my pharmacist
categorizes as being on the "voodoo aisle."
After echineachea being debunked, what's one to believe.
Dee Dee