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Elderberry Jam Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lumpy1 / All my dishes 9 months, 4 weeks ago This recipe is from the book Food From The Countryside, by Avril Rodway, illustrated by Zane Carey,1992, grange books. i added my own information on gathering the berries. one more additional note is that elderberry grow in full sun and you will wan... More Prep:180m Cook:60m Servings:30	Lumpy1
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Ingredients

Large poly-woven bag for gathering (see Reuse Recycle Feed Bags)

450g (1lb) elderberries, stripped from stems (you can strip the berries right into the polyethylene feed bag, but you will want to put newspaper under the bag, because it allows seepage.)

225g (8oz) cooking apples, peeled and chopped

150ml (1/4 pt) water

juice of 2 lemons

2 sprigs of lemon balm (if available)

675g (1 1/2 lb) sugar

Directions

First you need to find the berries:

It is easier if you drive a car, but you dont have to drive. In the month of September drive your car on a highway that runs parallel with a set of railroad tracks, or better yet a trail on a berm that was old railroad tracks. Look in the land area along the ditch of the highway and the berm of the RR tracks. The elderberry bush with look like a large burgandy colored mass. And then about a 1/4 mile up you will begin to see 3 or 4 large burgandy masses, and then you need to park to get a closer look. Elderberry also frequently grows along unmowed land adjacent to industrial parks in full sunlight. you can identify the plants in the spring by their large multi-flowered white umbels. The plant fully grown is 8 feet, so use caution when picking the berries while standing on a trail. if the top of the plant is at eye level you have a five foot drop to the bottom of the ditch. Watch your footing and only pick those berries you can easily reach. Remember there are more plants a little further up.

Put all the ingredients into a pan and simmer until a small quantity, put on a plate, wrinkles when cold. Remove balm. Pour into hot sterized jars and cover.

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momo_55grandma 9 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Yep use to pick these and help mama as a wee lass make elder jam best jam in the world besides blackberry thanks for the memory high5

juels 9 months, 4 weeks ago said:
We have an elderberry bush in the yard! This is so neat! love the pictures! Is that you with the bag?

jimrug1 9 months, 4 weeks ago said:
I love elderberry jam.. and wine.... ;-)~~ I have a recipe for elderberry flower fritters if your interested.... Thanks for sharing... ;-)~

dragonwings647 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Great recipe! Also make the best wine!! And if you concentrate the juice, it is one of the best things for colds and flu and is so easy to give kids. They also come in a red variety but they shouldn't be used because they can cause intestinal upsets. Thanks for the great post.

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