home made DIY elderberry syrup

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Here is my recipe for elderberry syrup. I made it 3 times before I was happy. • bring to a Boil 2 cups of water and 1/2 cup of dried elderberries • .Remove from stove and mash with potato masher or blend in blender. • Cool • Strain liquid . • Remove strained berries and place them back in empty pan and add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. • Mash some more. • Let cool. • Strain liquid and add to first batch of juice. • Measure total of berry juice, should be about 2 cups. • Bring juice to boil again and add the same amount of sugar as measured juice, around 2 cups. • Boil juice and sugar until temperature of 225 F for making sauce or 230 F for heavy syrup, or just boil off about a third of liquid if you don't have thermometer. • Pour into jar when cool • I am sorry this video was so long, most people who do not make videos don't know it takes more time to make short videos and I did not have a lot of time, I will try to make future cooking videos shorter like my other videos. • here are some useful links to Elderberry cultivation, as medicine for flus and colds, and making syrups ,pies and jelly. • guide to growing elderberry • http://1.usa.gov/15gCvFL • elderberry prevents H1N1 virus • http://bit.ly/17Kd7Zo • making elderberry syrup, jelly and pie • http://bit.ly/15gDcPt • more health benefits of elderberry • http://www.minnesota-elderberry.coop/... • Health benefits of home made elderberry syrup- an amazing DIY flu and cold fighter • • Health benefits of home made elderber...

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