24/09/2025
Power up!
Nature produces the BEST medicine & this year our cold & flu power house came early - ELDERBERRIES π So Iβm stocked up on my Syrup ice cubes to see my family through the winter & even made some cute medicinal wedding favours for my lovely friend 500g elderberries
I used 3 star anise & 6 cloves
2 teaspoons organic cinnamon
A good thumb sized chunk of root ginger sliced
I didnβt measure the filtered waterβ¦.. Iβd say around 500mls though
Add them all to a large pan, bring to the boil & then simmer for 20-30 mins.
When the liquid cools a little, add raw organic honey - a few tablespoons will do.
I then put a lid on & leave over night for deeper infusion.
Then strain (really pressing the berries through a sieve) to extract all the goodness.
Bottle the syrup, it lasts a couple of weeks in the fridge or keep making ice cubes out of it until you have used all the syrup and they will see you through the dark season as medicinal teas or sore throat ice cubes π€ππ€π