You are a life saver! You have no idea how any wasted hours we spend trying to get elderberries off by hand! HOURS! All the years processing elderberries and I didn't think of that. Thank you for making and sharing this video.
@FeralForaging3 жыл бұрын
Haha I’m so glad that it helped! Long process times are what might turn people off to wild food, so it’s always good to expedite. :D
@mitzigarner-hughes9286 Жыл бұрын
This is what I am knee deep in today. My method is pretty much the same. I don't mind purple fingers (most of it washes off) so I just roll/shake them off into a bucket. A couple of good rinses and then they go into the oven/dehydrator. Cool, then store in a glass jar for my syrups. T'is the season right NOW! Happy harvest!!
@adandredestefano15 күн бұрын
I find this video hilarious considering that I just started harvesting elderberries this year and this is the exact method I came up with on my own...
@marleneforsyth12893 жыл бұрын
Thank you from Scotland! Enjoyed your video, my first time harvesting elderberries :)
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Hope all is well in Scotland. Happy foraging. :)
@helenalderson6608 Жыл бұрын
Just picked (California) elderberries for the first time. Your videos are a lifesaver
@lesliemelby763310 ай бұрын
Thank you for this tutorial. It will help me next year speed up the process.🥰
@larryboylarry555711 ай бұрын
Glad I saw this video. I don't have freezer space for the other method and I like that I can leave the unripe ones behind
@mjm556510 ай бұрын
This is SO MUCH EASIER! Where have you been for the last 40 years of my life??😂
@choosyapplepickerproductio35943 жыл бұрын
I loved this video. Super educational and honestly really satisfying to watch! XD I have my first batch of Elderberries and so I'll have to try this method for pre-processing them.
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
Best of luck! Let us know how it goes. :D
@darlenebell2345 Жыл бұрын
We harvest them, break Don the tops into single stems, wash em . Then we I them into the dehydrator 155 degrees for 9 hours. Take an out , one rack at a time and keep the bottom plastic flat catcher under it. Then roll the dehydrated berths on the mesh rack. Still don't know how to get all the lil dems out yet? But this works. Thanks for the information.
@patmancrowley85096 ай бұрын
Thanks, bro. I'll have my first Elderberry plants in the yard this season and I'll try your method.
@FeralForaging6 ай бұрын
Great! I'm actually using a different method now, the "freeze" method. I'll make a video of that when the season hits for me this year!
@patmancrowley85096 ай бұрын
@@FeralForaging Okay! I'll keep an eye out for your new video when the season comes around. In the mean time I'll use this presented method on my first crop. Thanks again for the education. If you're not learning at least one thing new every day then you're falling behind!
@AnneluvsKatz3 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of the soft sided cooler instead of the bucket… A lot less bruising
@FeralForaging3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it works great! I don’t end up with smushed elderberries everywhere.
@teresasugden4666 ай бұрын
Yes, that works, however unripe berries do shake off along with ripe ones.
@terileef33303 жыл бұрын
The only thing I would do differently is use a five gal bucket with water and the strainer to scoop the berries out hopefully the bugs have landed on the bottom and away from my berries. Maybe that would be less work for me and more debris and bug removal. Going to pick mine today!
@FeralForaging3 жыл бұрын
Best of luck to you! Let me know how it goes.
@johnruckman23202 ай бұрын
My aunt would put them immediately into a steam juicer and partially fill gallon jugs then freeze them for later or make wine.
@adelaolivero9966 Жыл бұрын
Love your method! And love the cicalas chirping in the background. They reminded me of my wonderful years in Viginia. Now I live in the central italian appenines but no cicalas and NO HUMMERS.😢
@ALwoodsman5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been freezing them first but I’m going to give this a try. It looks like this year has been a good year for elderberries.
@FeralForaging5 жыл бұрын
It has been, we're about ready to harvest here!
@suerogers2931 Жыл бұрын
I have bushels so I use a hair metal pick. Then shake 1/2 to 1 cup in a baking pan to remove noseeims or tiny mites .when I have a gal. Or more I put them in a large tall dish pan and fill it with water. Next skim of any berries that float (they aren't ripe). I repeat this 3 times then strain the berries and freezedry ,dehydrate or cook and can them. This works for cultivated berries. Native berries are dryer and so I double clean before washing and removing any unripe berries. 1pint of fresh berries equals 5 oz. Dry measure or 4.5 oz. weight dehydrated. I then vacuum seal in mylar bags.
@joshuarichards80652 жыл бұрын
Elderberry in the UK have smaller bushels so I simple hand comb them off the stems.
@MaryFrancesOleary26 күн бұрын
Well done!!
@allanbonnieguffey56342 жыл бұрын
This video was so helpful. Thank you
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@marianneellman4802 жыл бұрын
Fabulous, great work buddy...🙋♀️
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😁
@SergiyChumakov2 жыл бұрын
Interesting method, thanks! Will try it this year.
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
let me know how it works!
@marymiller415511 ай бұрын
I got it. Thanks.
@marianneellman4802 жыл бұрын
Hi there🙋♀️ Was wondering if you can do a video of making syrup. Thanks..🙋♀️
@RunningWithSauce Жыл бұрын
Awesome video.
@KRSH_23 жыл бұрын
Good video. Seems like elderberries are all the rage right now. Wish I had known this before we cut down the 20-ft tree encroaching on the deck at our new place. Oops.
@FeralForaging3 жыл бұрын
That's okay, now you know! Maybe you can plant more. :D
@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649 Жыл бұрын
Freezing also ruptures cell walls making juice extraction more efficient. I steam juice my berries.
@FeralForaging Жыл бұрын
I *just* learned about steam juicing! I'm excited to try it. :D
@WaywardWaggs5 жыл бұрын
Learned something new
@FeralForaging5 жыл бұрын
Glad that you did!
@anastasiataxidou39235 жыл бұрын
Great videos...keep up the good work!!!Excited to see the next ones!! Oh and where did you get this bag from? :P Greetings from Greece!!
@FeralForaging5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. :) Here is a link to the bag - theherbalacademy.com/product/plant-identification-foraging-tote-bag/
@rockybernard29973 жыл бұрын
I've been hand-picking my berries off: a messy situation! Waiting for this year's harvest to ripen and I'll be attempting berry removal this way. Praying it works, but then this year's berries are terribly slow to ripen. Are there enough prayers to pass around these days. TY
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
Best of luck! Let us know how it goes. :D
@suerogers2931 Жыл бұрын
For sweeter berries wait til the shine turns dull before picking. Usually 2 days.
@quantafitness608810 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you 🙏🏼
@sonofabear5 жыл бұрын
Somehow I missed this video! What did you end up doing with the elderberry?
@FeralForaging5 жыл бұрын
Lots of syrup; has proven helpful this flu season!
@poodledaddles10912 жыл бұрын
Love it thanks
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@elderberrysyrop3 ай бұрын
Do you process then further to get rid of the toxicity?
@bradbrown21683 жыл бұрын
Busting berries?
@FeralForaging3 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand the question.
@bradbrown21683 жыл бұрын
@@FeralForaging banging them, are the berries smashing or staying in tact?
@FeralForaging3 жыл бұрын
At least with this soft shelled cooler, nope! No smashed berries.
@marykennedy16782 жыл бұрын
When I was cleaning my berries I seen a white worms do I throw them all away
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
You don’t have to, it’s almost inevitable they’ll show up. Just make sure to freeze or cook ASAP.
@marykennedy16782 жыл бұрын
Do I wash them before cooking them down
@racheltuomi86953 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to grow these and lingonberries
@FeralForaging3 жыл бұрын
I'm not experienced with growing myself, but this one is also on my to-plant list!
@racheltuomi86953 жыл бұрын
@@FeralForaging yeah,they are all really healthy to eat; good immune system boosters and for the blood. I take Elderberry every day but it would be better to grow it 😄
@lorenklein80932 жыл бұрын
Where in Alabama are you. Are the a lot of wild Elderberries there or do you have hybrids? I am thinking of a move to the Florence area.
@FeralForaging2 жыл бұрын
We have a lot that grow along roadsides and fields! I'm in North AL.
@marymiller415511 ай бұрын
Can anyone tell me what was the warning message that came up on the screen when he was going back over the process at the end? I tried to seek and pause but couldn’t read it. Thanks
@spagnot5 жыл бұрын
What do they taste like raw? Mine don’t have much taste at all.
@FeralForaging5 жыл бұрын
This is correct. They taste like almost nothing raw. Caution with the seeds because they are toxic and should not be ingested.
@spagnot5 жыл бұрын
@@FeralForaging Thank you. They seem to have very little sugars in them. I plan to make a mead with them so most of the sugars will come from honey.
@FeralForaging5 жыл бұрын
@@spagnot let me know how it goes!
@persiusk4 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't really eat many of them raw. I love mead, would enjoy hearing about that proc ss
@katrynlord65166 ай бұрын
Thank you I'm hoping this works. So far I have been working on cleaning these elderberries for about 2 hours and they're still little pieces of twig in them I tried seeing if the twig would float that didn't work I've been using tweezers to get the unripe berries out. I started by freezing them cuz I saw that being recommended. I'm about ready to cut down the tree I'm so disgusted with how much I've lost in this process and I'm not even near the end. But since your video I'm going to try to dry them and see if the debris is easier to take out. I'm being very cautious because I heard from a herbalist and nurse practitioner that if you don't get all the little pieces of twig and leaves out, It acts like a abortive product so very dangerous for pregnant women and nursing.
@katrynlord65166 ай бұрын
Oh and I also started out with probably three cups worth and I'm down to a half a cup what a pain. I'm thinking by the time I get done with the whole thing I'll have a tablespoon of juice lol😂
@tara.semanchik286411 ай бұрын
Where did you get your leaf identification bag???
@mqnwbevrcyxuzilopkajshdgf Жыл бұрын
Wait but how would you turn them into wine/jam?
@tommyluck19 Жыл бұрын
I just picked elderberries here in Molino Fl,next to Alabama. but they have different leaves and the stems are red.
@annbyrne6547 Жыл бұрын
Do you have to take little stems off
@FeralForaging Жыл бұрын
I don’t worry about it too much
@mullygirl12 жыл бұрын
Where may I purchase the tote?
@bladehoner31853 жыл бұрын
My berries won't come off like that,lol
@FeralForaging3 жыл бұрын
Are you sure they are ripe? Unripe berries don’t come off for me like this.
@frankenz66 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it takes about 6-8 hrs to process a gallon of fruit in a ziplock. It's ridiculous! Thanks!
@shannonholmes5130 Жыл бұрын
Crazy background noise, dogs & those noisy bugs!
@FeralForaging Жыл бұрын
True
@amykru Жыл бұрын
I thought I heard some kind of music layered over all of the other noises as well. It was rather unfortunate but the elderberry information was helpful.