My Favorite ELDERBERRY SYRUP Recipe | And Why You SHOULDN’T Make it in the INSTANT POT


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I have used this Elderberry Syrup (with astragalus) recipe for YEARS! And let me tell you, it NEVER fails. Ever. In this video I go …

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  1. Sunny
    Sunny says:

    Hi! I know this video was posted a while ago but I have a question I'm hoping you'll see! lol. Can you use the berries more than once? I watched a video recently…where the person used the berries once..strained them and used them again…? Now, I would've thought the essential properties would be stripped after the first infusion…..but maybe I missed some information. lol. I am still learning…and dont want to assume anything! If you see this…Please let me know! Thank you!!! 😁 Also, if I make an extract with alcohol and then add honey to it….will it be shelf stable? Or should it be put the fridge? I thought if I added honey to it …after the elderberries are done steeping in the alcohol it would help make it taste better but also get the benefits from the honey..?

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  2. ME Dworakowski
    ME Dworakowski says:

    I just finished making your Elderberry syrup with Astragalus, following your instructions exactly. My question is regarding the boiling time. I tripled the recipe and as a result I had to boil much longer than thirty minutes to cook it to half the amount. Did I loose much of the medicinal value as a result? I just assumed the larger amount took longer to cook down? What say you?
    Love your podcast.

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  3. impunitythebagpuss
    impunitythebagpuss says:

    Been growing and using elderberries since the late 80s! Wonderful jelly, wine, tincture and syrup! Got a 15 foot tree in my yard that I planted myself back in the day! Elderflower fritters are wonderful too!

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  4. RustyGateCottage
    RustyGateCottage says:

    If you buy American elderberries (Sambucus Canadensis) you do not need to boil them because they do not have cyanide in them. You can order them freeze dried from River Hills Harvest. By not boiling them the beneficial antioxidants are preserved. Hope this helps.

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  5. April Wichman
    April Wichman says:

    Is there any problem if you accidentally add honey in the initial boiling process? I wasn’t following my recipe closely and added a little honey before I realized that is for later…?

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  6. Lisa Bobersky
    Lisa Bobersky says:

    There are actually two different kinds of medicinal Elderberries. One is European and there is an American Elderberry. Sambucus canadensis (North American Elderberry) and Sambucus nigra (European Elderberry). Tests conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri’s Elderberry Improvement Project also show that canadensis plants have far lower concentrations of cyanogenic glycosides, the compounds in elderberries that give some people stomach trouble. Therefore, they do not have to be cooked At higher temperatures.

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