Get the latest Elder recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/elder With a child ready to graduate high school and facing an uncertain future....some helpful advice that I hope she will take to heart. http://www.grouprecipes.com/93486/words-to-live-by.html Elder flowers are highly effective in managing upper respiratory congestion and infections. So take a walk in june and july and pick some flowers off the trees. NOTE: prep time doesn't include the 48 hours setup time. http://www.grouprecipes.com/91134/elderflower-cordial.html 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 want to wear protective sunscreen. also, i did not air out the jam as the recipe recommends. i ladled the thin jam into sterilized pint jars, and processed in the canning pot 20 mintues. the jam thickened in the jars within a couple days. http://www.grouprecipes.com/85273/elderberry-jam.html I adore elder. I had the idea to combine elderflower and berry syrup in one dish, that is how this parfait was born! http://www.grouprecipes.com/70288/sambucus-parfait.html If you can get your hands on some elderberries and you have time to take them off the stems then this pie will be a very good reward for all the work! http://www.grouprecipes.com/16612/elderberry-pie.html You can eat this on it's own, but I like to use it as an accompaniment to different salads or other cold appetizers. Try and find the Elderflower. It gives such a nice dimension of flavor. If you can't find it, then a lavender infused simple syrup would also work. The recipe serving is for approximately two cups. In the picture, I served it with marinated heirloom tomatoes http://www.grouprecipes.com/11152/candied-pickled-baby-beets.html