ELDERBERRY- Harvesting, Processing, and Dehydrating

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ELDERBERRY- Harvesting, Processing, and Dehydrating

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This is how we process our elderberries. Beginning at the plants, we harvest, bring in the berries, process, and dehydrate them for long-term storage.
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@shaboingboing799 3 ай бұрын

You can take the entire stalk off, put it in the freezer and then they can pop right off

@moniquethecoach77 14 күн бұрын

This was so soothing to watch. Thank you for sharing 😊

@pablohippy 10 күн бұрын

It’s elderberry picking time here in 🇬🇧- so this vid was perfect 👌 Keep em coming :-)

@janelleroads6011 11 ай бұрын

That window screen idea id brilliant! I'm using that!

@amyziesmer5189 5 жыл бұрын

Love this! Elderberry is soooo AMAZING! BTW...It's extremely easy to remove the berries from the stems via a fork. Just slide it down the small stems. =)

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I tried that recently. Then I had to go back and pick out all the green berries so it’s give and take

@amyziesmer5189 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, lol I forgot...we just pick off the green berries beforehand...much easier. Glad you are able to get a harvest!

@amy3458 3 жыл бұрын

@@amyziesmer5189 Thank you so much for these tips, Amy! Great info. 🙏🏼

@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649 2 жыл бұрын

Way I do it is put entire bouquets in freezer over night and next day (or later) hold bouquets by stems and slap them inside a 5 gallon bucket. All berries are off in seconds. Then a quick rinse and debris removal. Added benefit of freezing is cell wall rupture allowing better juice extraction. Learned this way back in my early wine making days from an old timer.

@maried3717 5 ай бұрын

It never worked out well for me...I got so many tiny stems and then spent hours picking the stems out of the mess. I almost threw them out and I have another batch to go through 😢

@thegretnaexperiment2.021 3 жыл бұрын

Love the screen idea! Thanks 😊

@gretarank2784 2 жыл бұрын

thank you, I fould myself with a pan full of elderberries (my first harvest) and nothing on my mind for best way to dehydrate them... I wash mine in pan of water and throw out those that float as the not ripe ones will float. I also have a round dehydrator my original one from thr late 70's was a Harvest Maid I replaced it when it finally quit working with a Nesco so I could keep using my round trays. Great idea to use window screen the plastic screens are so expensive and using parchment paper increases drying time. thank you

@maried3717 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I have tried all the ways I can find to de-stem elderberries, and none of them worked very well, so I'm doing it your way from now on....the way I was going to before I watched all those other channels!

@FrugalFarmerChannel 4 жыл бұрын

I have been researching elderberry to add to my farm. Thanks for sharing.

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

+Frugal Farmer Channel awesome! We will hopefully have cuttings in the spring

@3musketeershomestead62 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video. I am looking forward to get some Elderberry bushes started.

@dawngayle9175 4 жыл бұрын

We always had wild elderberries on the farm when I was a child.My Mom and G'mother made jelly from them.It was delicious.Very fond memories.💕⚘

@LittleCountryCabin 4 жыл бұрын

So glad I found your channel. I live in Mississippi and wondered if anybody in the Deep South grew elderberries. I’ve ordered some starts and was gonna try anyway. Thanks for sharing!!! God bless y’all 😉

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

I’m happy you found us too! That’s what this is all about…sharing experiences and helping each other. God bless!

@deedeewilliams7027 3 жыл бұрын

They grow wild in Hinds County all over the place. ;-) I tried propagating this past spring, but I should have put them in the shade when I moved them outside. . .live and learn!

@off-gridhillbillystyle3735 2 жыл бұрын

We do down here in Arkansas. How's yours doing now?

@TheCajunHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

I have a couple of the round dehydrators like your, used them for years to make my beef jerky, dried peaches and pineapple and dehydrate some vegetables. . I purchased a Excalibur a couple years ago. Love it.

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta start somewhere. We hope to one day get an Excalibur

@LifeWithATableFull 5 жыл бұрын

We found an Excaliber for cheap a year ago. Need to start using it

@lorietitus354 6 жыл бұрын

I also subbed from Deep South. Glad to find y’all.

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you

@redgingerbreadpam 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. I love my dehydrator & its just a Nesco round one but works great. Great idea about the screens. Years ago I had cut up plastic canvas craft item & made some rest liners & that worked also. Take care

@meaganvalenti2946 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u for showing us this. Ive got the cold from hell rn and i have elderberry tea and its helping

@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын

Just found you(subscriber) we’re thinking about planting some! Thanks for the vid.

@thecosmiclounge1114 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Can’t wait to start working with my elderberries!

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You’ll do great

@insidekateskitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the share. I'm planting elderberries this spring. Hopefully next year I will be able to harvest berries and make some syrup.

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

All of our berries go toward making syrup 👍🏼

@patriciadavis7444 2 жыл бұрын

THANKS FOR YOUR INFORMATION. BLESSINGS AND MORE

@BroussardHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime 🙏

@bettys7726 4 жыл бұрын

Use a table fork... gently pull it thru the berries. Works great.

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for offering this tip. Problem is there are so many green berries it doesn’t work so well for us. We have tried that. May try again

@OzarkMountainGoats 5 жыл бұрын

Cool, I have bought elderberries and dried flowers. They are expensive around here.

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

I understand why. That’s tedious work lol

@jackiecrispin Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@thesandyspade6642 5 жыл бұрын

Deep South Homestead sent me your way.

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Well welcome! 😊

@bellarosa70032 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your video. I just picked some wild elderberries from an empty lot by my house, and it yielded 3 cups! I'm going to freeze this batch, as I don't have time to dehydrate them. I'm on the other side of the state from you, outside of New Orleans.

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad to have another neighbor here

@CarolinaGirlCreationZ 3 жыл бұрын

Now I see why Elderberries are so pricey. Lol! I know it's 2021 but there aren't a lot of Elderberry growing and harvesting videos so I very much appreciate having found this one. I live in Eastern NC so I'm hoping to grow some here. Once I find some seeds that is. Lol! (If you are willing to sell some of your seeds, let me know. Would love to buy some to try. :)

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

We don’t sell seed, but we do offer hardwood cuttings seasonally. They should hit our Etsy store (by the same name) in a week or two.

@jansan9125 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@BroussardHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@janelleroads6011 11 ай бұрын

Ot would be good to know what temp and how long you dehydrated your berries. Thank you.

@BroussardHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Dehydrate elderberries at 135°F. Takes around 12 hours, but you can add more time if needed.

@naranava 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video and informative!

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@AcornHillHomestead 11 ай бұрын

We have the round Nesco and the Excalibur. Its all good. They all both work very well. Maybe the round Nesco trays would work with your Oster?? Thanks for sharing.

@BroussardHomestead 11 ай бұрын

I’m not sure. We are mainly using our 2 Magic Mills now.

@barnett1129 6 жыл бұрын

Hello just subbed , heard about you from Deep South Homestead.

@BroussardHomestead 6 жыл бұрын

Well, thanks! I hope you won’t be dissolved.

@tennesseegirl1215 6 жыл бұрын

Hello just subbed to your channel from Deep South Homestead,

@BroussardHomestead 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad to have you

@partnershomestead8934 6 жыл бұрын

I found one plant and the birds got them :( Just subscribed!

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Going through my comments and found this one, Carrie 😊👍🏼

@backyardhomestead2230 6 жыл бұрын

I love it, Cajun Caviar! What do you make with your dried elderberries? Thanks!! -Lea

@BroussardHomestead 6 жыл бұрын

Ha! We make elderberry syrup for flu prevention. We intend to make a video on that soon. In the meantime you can find it on our blog at BroussardHomestead.com

@off-gridhillbillystyle3735 2 жыл бұрын

@@BroussardHomestead did you ever make that video on the syrup?

@BroussardHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

We sure did. Look in my elderberry playlist.

@thesandyspade6642 5 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about planting elderberries but I wonder if they will grow well near pine trees. The blueberries love it. Great video.

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

We don’t have any pines but out at my cousin’s place they are amongst pine trees so they should do fine. I’m planning a video on propagating elderberry so keep an eye out for that.

@thesandyspade6642 5 жыл бұрын

@@BroussardHomestead That would be awesome!

@AcornHillHomestead 11 ай бұрын

Yes they do. We are surrounded by woods and lots of pines close to the elderberries. 😉

@charlescoker7752 5 жыл бұрын

I have 4 bushes. Adams, and Johns. Two years in the ground Johns did not have any berries. Both verites got up to 10 feet tall this year. The Adams were loaded. But had problems with the birds eating the green berries. I see you have some berries missing from the clusters. So you maybe having the same problem.

@letsgetnatural1645 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! =)

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@robrich8294 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!! I’m getting elderberries for first time August 10, 2021 in Southbury Connecticut. I wonder if I can freeze them safely? I wanted to dehydrate using the one I have at home in Maine. . Or maybe I ought to use a high velocity fan and have berries in a screen mesh container. Now what do you do in consuming them? My Uncle Vic made wine with his. Can a person eat a few dried?

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Elderberries are safe to freeze...I recommend freezing in portioned amounts to what you will use at one time. I like to dehydrate the berries because they last longer and doesn’t take up space in the freezer. We use the berries to make elderberry syrup which is an immune boosting medicinal syrup. But you can make jelly or wine as well. The berries are not recommended to eat them raw. The seeds are considered toxic but mostly they can cause stomach upset.

@OzarkMountainGoats 5 жыл бұрын

Now I see why!

@angelamendoza186 6 жыл бұрын

have you ever dehydrated americn beautyberries? ive got so many beautyberries and elderberries i cant make jelly and syrup quick enough. im going to start dehydrating them.I;m wondering how the beautyberries dehydrate and if they loose their color

@angelamendoza186 6 жыл бұрын

also how long did it take to dehydrate the elderberries? i have a similar dehydrator

@BroussardHomestead 6 жыл бұрын

Angela Mendoza We haven’t found beauty berries. The elderberries take about 6-8 hours in our dehydrator. That may change with a different style or brand.

@angelamendoza186 6 жыл бұрын

What state are yall in?

@BroussardHomestead 6 жыл бұрын

We are in southwest Louisiana

@angelamendoza186 6 жыл бұрын

Oh ok.im surprised theres no beautyberries. They seem to be everywhere in the southern states

@GimiH1 5 жыл бұрын

Deep South Homestead sent me.

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by

@charlescoker7752 5 жыл бұрын

I took cuttings from some elderberries on the road side last fall. Put them in the frig. This spring I got them out. They were already putting on roots. But I put them in wet sand. And they all died. When should I try harvesting cuttings this fall??

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Late winter/early Spring is the best time I’ve found

@catalina8677 2 жыл бұрын

Harvest new starts in winter only. Just shove them into good soil (not sand) and in spring they will sprout out. Be aware elderberries make big bushes. Tall and wide. They love water. Plant next to a pond or bog.

@sarahwaimea 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that guys! What temperatures do you dehydrate them at and how long for roughly ? I did mine at 70* Celsius for 4-6 hrs and they came our crunchy, i think that was a step too far, shouldn't they just be soft but without moisture in them ? like apricot for example ? cheers

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late response. Just now seeing your comment for some reason. Our dehydrator doesn’t allow us to adjust the temperature. We do dehydrate until crunchy. They store best that way.

@kimbucha1 2 жыл бұрын

Freeze the cluster and they come off in seconds once they are frozen

@p1fisher 3 жыл бұрын

What temperature and how long in the dehydrator

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

This particular dehydrator has one setting… “on” 😆

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Dry them until they are solid like little rocks. Can take up to 24 hours.

@p1fisher 3 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks

@stephcarrin 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Can you make syrup from the dried elderberries? If so what's the best method you have found? Tia

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! We have a video on that too

@BroussardHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

HOW TO make ELDERBERRY SYRUP kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7d-Z9qB0tbKhZc.html

@stephcarrin 5 жыл бұрын

@@BroussardHomestead thank you sooo much

@off-gridhillbillystyle3735 2 жыл бұрын

@@BroussardHomestead found it 😁

@keithperry1641 3 жыл бұрын

Are you able to remove all the stems from the berries? I’m having a hard time getting the little stems stuck on top of them off.

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

We don’t bother with the tiny ones. They don’t make a difference

@mommytweety7157 Жыл бұрын

How long did you have it in the dehydrator?

@BroussardHomestead Жыл бұрын

Roughly 24 hours but there are many factors. They should be totally dry. Otherwise they are at risk of molding.

@birage9885 4 жыл бұрын

I am sure you know this, it is just common sense, but, when you have a cluster of berries that have some green on them and the rest is dead ripe, just cut away the sections that are ripe and leave the unripe berries on the cluster (bush) to ripen later. You don't have to take the unripe with the ripe berries, they only get thrown away anyway.

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

We do know that but thanks for mentioning it for our viewers who may not know. 😊

@EdStaniszewski 4 жыл бұрын

im gonna trying dehydrating mine on the stem, let you know how it turns out.

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Please do. I’m interested to find out

@keithperry1641 3 жыл бұрын

How did it turn out?

@catalina8677 2 жыл бұрын

I think....They will be impossible to remove from the stem once dried.

@AWildernessVP 2 жыл бұрын

What do you use dried berries for

@BroussardHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

We use them to make elderberry syrup. It can be made from fresh berries too, but we make the syrup as we need it, and this keeps the berries from spoiling.

@TheHaskinsFamilyVlog 4 жыл бұрын

Weird Cajun caviar 😂😂😂

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@bettys7726 4 жыл бұрын

You can also grind them into powder for use on just about anything or in tea

@BroussardHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Even though there are toxins in the seeds?

@pdoggnz9396 2 жыл бұрын

Black elderberry contains cyanide how do you eliminate the cyanide?

@BroussardHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

It is destroyed through proper cooking

@rayglover8697 Ай бұрын

Would be nice to have some food ideas and recipes - in other words 'what do we do with them' ?

@BroussardHomestead Ай бұрын

We only have made elderberry syrup. (We have a video for that) I have heard of people making jelly and wine

@jasonsuffolk 3 ай бұрын

How long to cook them to remove the toxins?

@BroussardHomestead 3 ай бұрын

Simmer 30 minutes UNCOVERED to allow the toxins to escape

@jasonsuffolk 3 ай бұрын

@@BroussardHomestead brilliant thank you 😊

@vadum68 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I have elderberry, but do they have a pit?

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

They have a seed. Check out my video titled “Identifying ELDERBERRY for foraging”

@vadum68 3 жыл бұрын

@@BroussardHomestead ok thanks

@marymiller4155 Жыл бұрын

How long to dehydrate please?

@BroussardHomestead Жыл бұрын

There are many variables so times aren’t always the same. Dehydrate until they are completely dry.

@RedStorm. 2 жыл бұрын

Freeze them first, makes easy berry removal

@theworkingpourbar189 3 жыл бұрын

How many hours do you dehydrate for?

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

There are many variables. Anywhere from 12 - 24 hours. You want to be sure they are completely dry. Like little pebbles. As with any dehydrated foods, any moisture will promote mold growth.

@justint1807 3 жыл бұрын

Can you eat them after dehydrated?

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t believe so. We dehydrate them to cook later and make syrup from the juice.

@raemarlow57 3 жыл бұрын

Wonder why the stems on mine and others I’ve seen aren’t red?

@BroussardHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure but I have seen that some are green.

@raemarlow57 3 жыл бұрын

@@BroussardHomestead awesome thank you!! That’s how mine are. I almost cut down a plant on my property this year and after I did the research.:) learned what it was now I have some bounty! Yaaay!