Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Elderberries

I'm making more tinctures and infusions to improve our health. My herbal multi-vitamin is awesome. It is a glycerin/alcohol base with alfalfa, dandelion, catnip, nettle, and spearmint. It's not too shabby.

Tonight I am making elderberry syrup following this recipe with minor adaptations. I did use the ginger, although I was tempted to skip it. It has a lot of nutritional benefits, and I probably won't be able to taste it in this recipe. I used cinnamon sticks instead of powder. It's nearly impossible to strain out a powder. I want the kids to like it, and they wouldn't care for it if they saw a powdery residue.

I'm also making an infused honey with the Double-E Immune Booster from The Bulk Herb Store. It contains nettle leaf, peppermint, echinacea root and tops, elderberries, ginseng root, and rose hips. I want to use it like we use out other infused honey.

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