Staying well with good nutrition is important. Ain’t nobody got time to be sick. My wife and I make this elderberry syrup all the time and we take a tablespoon a day during cold and flu season.

If we happen to get a cold, we take a tablespoon three times a day and it helps us heal up faster. Kids can take a teaspoon a day the same way.

Of course, always check with your doctor before using something like that, and always take the medications you are prescribed or go see a doctor if you run a fever for more than a day. We make our own organic elderberry syrup so we know exactly what’s in it. You can grow your own elderberries too.

My wife is allergic to cinnamon and store-bought syrup contains it. So do most people’s recipes. Cinnamon does have wellness benefits, but if you can’t take it, you can’t take it.

Elderberry syrup with lemon

We like to add some peeled orange zest and lemon zest to our elderberry syrup. We like the flavor, and the oils in those peels do have health benefits as well.

We use organic ingredients because this is a concentrate and while we can’t afford or even get all organics, we do try to use them when it really matters. We buy organic dried elderberries and are working on growing our own. And we also use organic raw honey and other ingredients for the most health benefits possible. Check out here how you can dehydrate your own elderberries.

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Organic Elderberry Syrup

Nutritious elderberry syrup to support your immune system with organic ingredients that promote health.

Course nutritious supplement

Cuisine American

Keyword cloves, elderberry syrup, ginger, lemon zest, orange zest, organic elderberry syrup, raw honey

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings 3 cups

Author Christina Kamp

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 c water
• 2/3 c dried elderberries
• 2 T grated ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• zest one orange and one lemon
• 1 c raw honey

Instructions

• Bring water,elderberries ginger, cloves and orange peel to boil in a pan.
• Cover and simmerfor 45 minutes to 1 hour or until liquid is about ½.
• Remove from heat and letcool until you can mash berries.
• Pour through a strainer and discard what it catches.
• Cool to lukewarm. BE CAREFUL to make sure it’s lukewarm. Cold syrupwon’t dissolve the honey into the mixture, but hot syrup will kill the beneficial qualities of raw honey. Make sure it’s still warm, but under 120 degrees.
• Mix honey into syrup well.
• Store in the fridge for up to 2 months. Take 1 tablespoon daily for immune boosting, or 1 tablespoon three times a day if you are sick. Kids can take a teaspoon a day.

Fresh elderberries

You can substitute fresh elderberries or frozen elderberries for dried ones. Just use 1 1/3 cups in place of the 2/3 cups of dried elderberries.

I love the difference in my wellness when I take my elderberry syrup regularly. And making it is fun. You can make it into elderberry gummies as well. Or try this awesome elderberry jam recipe if you prefer to get your elderberries that way. Check out how and give it a try.

Me: I got chills, they’re multiplying, and I’m losing control. ‘Cause the power you’re supplying, it’s electrifying!

Dr: You have swine flu.

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