Comments on: How to Make Elderberry Syrup https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:09:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Richo Cech https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/#comment-2233 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:09:35 +0000 https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/?p=113164#comment-2233 In reply to Sandy.

Hi Sandy, the glycerite of dried berries is superior to the tincture–the dried berries don’t extract well in alcohol and the fresh berries are too weak for making a tincture. the fresh berries are best used for making syrup. richo

]]> By: Sandy https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/#comment-2232 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:11:34 +0000 https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/?p=113164#comment-2232 Hi, I have your book Making Plant Medicine and I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone I talk to. I am wondering why is the glycerite preferred over the tincture for the elderberries. Also, can you use dried or fresh to make the glycerite or tincture?

]]> By: Richo Cech https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/#comment-2183 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:14:45 +0000 https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/?p=113164#comment-2183 In reply to johanna.

hi johanna, glycerine is going to preserve herbal preparations if used at 55% total volume. That is its nature.
see pages 59 to 61 of my book “Making Plant Medicine” richo

]]> By: johanna https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/#comment-2182 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 23:33:37 +0000 https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/?p=113164#comment-2182 In reply to Richo Cech.

super interesting. why is glycerin a preserving substance? can it really be used instead of sugars/honey (i don’t want to include and honey or sugar).. thanks. My danish mom used to msake an elderberry soup out of the fresh elderberries steamed over time (i don’t remember how long) in a cheese cloth and wrung out,similarly to what you do. .thanks

]]> By: Richo Cech https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/#comment-917 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 15:45:28 +0000 https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/?p=113164#comment-917 In reply to Orsolya.

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]]> By: Orsolya https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/how-to-make-elderberry-syrup/#comment-911 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 02:11:50 +0000 https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/?p=113164#comment-911 Could you tell me what kind of pant with pink flowers is pictured at the top of this page? We had it in front of our house in my childhood and I have often wanted to replace it but don’1 know its name. Thank you!

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