Harvest and Process Elderberries For Syrup/Jam!

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2 жыл бұрын

Elderberry Harvest and Processing
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@thechaosgardener 4 ай бұрын

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@TheLastBoyScouts Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing with us. Over the last few years Elderberries have exploded on the health and wellness scene. Such an outstanding resource of vitamins, minerals, nutrients and antioxidants!

@thechaosgardener Жыл бұрын

And it’s delicious!

@lucygriffith2099 Жыл бұрын

Very very cool!!! Looks so yummy! Nicely Done Michael!

@thechaosgardener Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mom!

@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard Жыл бұрын

so awesome! Our fall planting includes two varieties of elderberries here in Arizona! Z9B

@thechaosgardener Жыл бұрын

Nice! Which varieties?

@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard Жыл бұрын

@@thechaosgardener Adam's and John's elderberry. I would like to get a Ranch someday to complete the succession planting trio.

@jett888 Жыл бұрын

@@thechaosgardener which of those two, Adams or Johns elderberry do you like the most?

@johnruckman2320 2 ай бұрын

Another method is to bang the clusters in a box or pot. The ripe berries will fall off but the unripe berries will stay on. My Aunt would clip the berries off the main stems, clean the berries and put them into a steam juicer. She'd freeze the jugs of excess juice till needed.

@jett888 Жыл бұрын

very nice, thank you!!

@wobble108 Күн бұрын

Could you replace the sugar with stevia?

@thechaosgardener Күн бұрын

Maybe. I’m not sure if it will thicken. You might need to use something else to get the texture of a syrup. Syrups are generally sugar. That would be a cool experiment. I bet you could use stevia and corn starch maybe I dunno

@seanstoddard5911 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding, thank you for sharing! Have you thought about starting a store?

@thechaosgardener Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@jett888 Жыл бұрын

Is there any issue with RAW elderberries? Could we freeze/blend and refreeze the raw berries for better nutrition/enzymes intact?? I'm in zone 10 (san diego) and my elderberries are growing, but not prolifically the way yours looked.

@thechaosgardener Жыл бұрын

You can eat them raw and I also eat them raw but there are anthrocyanins in elder berry that some believe can poison your red blood cells in high enough concentration. As long as you don’t eat more than a few berries a day you’re unlikely to get sick. Anything that has an affect on your body can make you sick. Raw poke berries are a powerful anti-inflammatory and can be used as ibuprofen but if you eat more than one or two it would damage your kidneys similarly to how eating too many ibuprofen would. There is no known therapeutic purpose for anthrocyanin so it’s hard to justify eating them raw unless you enjoy the flavor. To me they taste like kale flavored berries when raw unless they are super overripe. Overripe elderberry tastes like grape raisins mixed with blueberry which I enjoy. I just don’t talk about it because I don’t want someone who doesn’t understand to overdose on elderberry and get sick and blame me. Just be careful.

@jett888 Жыл бұрын

@@thechaosgardener thank you. I thought anthrocyanins were beneficial- but perhaps like arsenic- it's only 'therapeutic" to a point- like anything else. Thank you michael. Your kids are fortunate to have a father such as yourself- INTERESTED and curious enough in life to actually research the truth. Ah!! And Poke! I have so many of those, all volunteers and huge plants. When cooked /boil twice over, has very incredible healing /antiinflammatory properties (lymphatic system)- - i do see birds eat just one or two of the berrys and that's it- so they too must know- moderation. Everybody should be responsible for educating themselves- even if they trust the source- so i appreciate your info. greatly.