My tip is to put them in the freezer on a sheet pan and after about 2 hours they will come right off the stem without staining anything.... that's what I do for my currents

Freeze the berries & pick them off the stem with a plastic fork, while still frozen. Makes for a much faster, cleaner job. Freezing also makes the berries release more juice & easier.

This is my absolute favorite jelly to make, too. The sugar in the recipe is for preservation and because our body carries nutrients better to cells WITH sugar. I put the sugar from the beginning and it draws more juice out, breaks the fruit. And I use hand blender to break the peel of the fruit, where a lot of the antioxidants are. I never followed a recipe and I never had a jar grow mold. It’s a beautiful fruit.

I don't understand why 2 people gave a thumbs down on this video! Trolls who have nothing better to do I suppose. Great video! Thanks for taking the time and energy to make and share this video with all of us. I'm gonna use this recipe on my next batch of elderberry jelly.

Thank you for this helpful tutorial! I'm a rookie with Elderberries, and I'm sitting here laughing at my purple hand.😂🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

I haven’t made jelly in many years but it’s time to start again. I didn’t remember all the steps that were involved. I have the jars, lids and pots. I just need to get some fruit and pectin. I also need to tool to lift the jars out of the hot bath. I have so much more respect for my granny who always made homemade jelly and jams. Oh how I miss her. She was my favorite person in the whole world.

Thank you for such a nice video thank you for not playing music thank you for talking explaining things very informative we found out we got tons of elderberries here and there’s so many great health benefits thank you very much for your video I learned a lot I didn’t know about rolling the lemons Thank you sincerely Sally

I would recommend mulching your elderberry plants this way the plants conserve water which makes them much more drought tolerant. Just something I learned from other people figured I would pass along the info good luck to everyone growing these really cool plants!!

Thanks so much for the detailed instructions from harvest to table. I really appreciate it because so many others don't show the complete process.🤗

Beautiful jelly!!! My mother made this jelly every year...thanks for bringing back that memory of yummy elderberry sandwiches in my school lunches. :-D

I've had this video in my favorites for a couple of years, and over the last week I've been harvesting, processing, and juicing elderberries that I've foraged. Today I am attempting to make the jelly based on your video. Mom says you do it just like she used to. Wish me luck!

I made this with my elderberries and it turned out perfect!

You can mix your pectin in a 1/2 cup of sugar put in with your juice it makes it easier to dissolve then add the rest of your sugar at full rolling boil. Great job I need to have my husband watch you so he can help me lol .

Around the farm I have blackberries, muscadines and a row of elderberries. I've made jelly from all three but the elderberry is my favorite. To me it tastes like raspberries. I take my berries off the stems using a serving fork. The tines are a bit wider apart so you don't get so many berries stuck in the tines like you do with a regular dinner fork. Then I freeze the berries until I harvest enough for two batches of jelly. I tend to make enough syrup for two batches at one time and then I can make a batch or two with it and save the time of cooking down the berries twice. You can even can the juice if you need too to save it until you're ready to make jelly. I was watching your video while my berries are simmering down into juice this morning. One nice thing about elderberry jelly, most people have never had any so I always try to make a few extra jars to give away to family and friends at christmas.

I have made syrup with wild elderberries for years. Don't know why I haven't done jelly. I also don't use pectin because I mix either crabapple juice, gooseberry juice with them. I also do half of both elderberry and wild chokecherry. Wonderful syrup for pancakes and waffles. Now off to make jelly. Num num.

This was a really cool and well made video! Thank you for taking the time!

Awesomeness! I love how sanitary you are. Great video. Thanks so much ♡

Thanks for a well done video . I just planted my bushes last fall so may not get fresh this coming year . Maybe I can use dried elderberry to make a batch...dried makes good syrup. Thanks for sharing and it really looks yummy !!

Thank you so much for another great video, I learned so much and I am excited to make some blueberry jelly or jam this year.

Thanks for sharing. It was the best help I could get than any other video. I've done my jam and it turned out great!!! 👍👍👍👍

The color is gorgeous!

That lemon part made me laugh 😂 Thank you for the AWESOME step by step video. You are a great teacher. We will be planting Elderberry cuttings soon.

I have to add water to mine and I cannot get that much juice out of mine. Also, the birds, the birds, they eat them so I have to race the birds. When I pick them, I hear them squacking at me!

Thank you for a good video. I am getting a good crop from my 4 plants this year and I am harvesting the bunches as they ripen (all at different times) and freezing them on the stems after they are rinsed. I appreciate your detailed approach.

Thank you for this great Jelly video!!! Definitely save worthy. I have already processed my elderberries this year. I would like to try this for next year. The reason why it isn’t recommended to double up is because you usually experience setting up issues. I tried with other jelly and surprise It didn’t gel up. Lol!!! Gotta learn from our mistakes!! B

Thank you for sharing all your videos!! Very helpful

Thank you for this informative video and easy to follow recipe.

I really appreciate this!! So interesting. My mom made elderberry jelly and I loved them so much so ill definitely be trying to make some more this fall :)

You are so very neat and pleasant to watch. Thank you, teacher.

My grandma made some elderberry jelly and pie it was the best thing I have ever eaten. I now want my own sons to try it so thanks for the video. I bet it was GREAT YUM ELDERBERRYS.

Someone who KNOWS how to make elderberry jelly, yummm.🤗

Beautiful jelly!

Appreciate you for taking the time to make the video

EXCELLENT Video!! You did it just like mom used to do 50 years ago! This is the missing piece of my puzzle to make jam like mom used to do. We would harvest wild Elderberries on the side of the highway!I (safety issue?? but, I am still alive LOL) I CANNOT thank you enough! There were some things I forgot! But I did remember the cheese cloth! LOL Subbed... Looking at all other videos too. Thanks again!!

Great job on both your jelly and your video! Ver yinformative.Thank you for taking the time to share. And yes, you must roll and press the lemons for more juice... your wife is right! Lol.

BTW, it does help to roll the lemons I tried it with making lemonade and when I didn't roll the lemons, I didn't get nearly as much juice. So you do want to roll them. Thanks for all the great videos you have made!!

I haven't had elderberry jelly since I was a kid, my grandma made all those wild fruit jams and jellys.

Yum! I love your videos! Keep them coming! I have elderberries about the amount you have so am going to make jelly also. I am going to use my Victorio juicer and see how that works for juicing the berries in the first part of the step. Thanks.

I've heard of Elderberry but I've never tasted it. With you warning us of the staining I couldn't help but think it would make a great dye for hand spun yarn. I just might have to get some and try it. Thanks for the video.

😁😁😁😁 Me too ! I use that lemon juicer every day .

thanks..i've only used them for tincture in the past.... gonna give this a try when they ripen

You did a great job hardly any mess

Most AFFORDABLE ORGANIC DRIED ELDERBERRIES I found are from Konexcel / Pristine Nutri available on Amazon. They come in 2 pounds bag. The price per pound is at least 30% below compared to all other brands. Elderberries have long shelf as they are dried so buying 2 pounds and saving money makes more sense. Thanks for the great simple recipe.

This is by far my favorite jelly to!!!

Your jelly looks amazing! I keep hearing about Elderberry jelly and syrup but haven't tried either.

I couldn’t imagine my life without elderberries especially this time of year my elderberry cough and cold syrup is a family recipe from several generations

Your elderberry trees look full of nice berries. We foraged some in the woods today and made juice. It tastes delicious.

very VERY nice. LOVE the CRAFTY SKILLFUL OL SKOOL ways. Doesnt matter how digital or technological the world gets, can not replace crafty skills. Big fan of crafty stuff, esp old school country style, we dont get to experience much in modern day esp in big fast paced high volume metropolitan cities. So 6 yrs later Im watching this, how long did the batch last you? Did u store them in dry storage or freezer? and the mason jars, are they still in tact for canning today 6 yrs later? How are the elderberry bushes doing? Im so jealous ahah, I want to live this type of lifestyle in the future too! Great work!!

Very good video, thanks. cheers !

Your jelly looks delicious. I am going now to have somehomemade (by someone else) elderberry jelly with toast.

My first elderberry jelly. It came out good. Your video is great. Thank you.

My wife will kick me out of this kitchen. haha I'll bet Grapes were messy enough. I can't wait to try elderberries!

My tip for stained fingers/ hands/skin - a bit of bleach on cloth/ paper towel/ dish sponge and rub directly onto skin , rinse well - stains instantly removed . Another tip for preserving - fill your jars to under 1/4 th with water and place in microwave for about 5 minutes or as long as water is boiling vigorously - boil caps/lids separately for few minutes ( not in microwave )

Ingredients 6 quarts elderberries (about 3 pounds) to make 3 cups of juice 3 cups juice 1/4 cup lemon juice 4-1/2 cups sugar 1 box powdered pectin 1/2 teaspoon butter, optional Directions For Juice: Discard stems and crush berries. Place in saucepan. Slowly bring to boil until juice starts to flow. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place jelly bag or 3 layers damp cheesecloth in large bowl. Pour in fruit. Hang bag and let drain until dripping stops. Press gently to get all the juice squeezed out. Measure exact amount of juice into 6- or 8-quart saucepan. (You can add up to 1/2 cup water to get exact amount of juice needed if berries don’t make enough juice.) Stir in lemon juice. In separate bowl, measure sugar. Stir pectin into juice in saucepan. Add butter to reduce foaming, if desired. Bring mixture to full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar quickly. Return to full rolling boil and boil for exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon. Ladle hot mixture quickly into prepared jars, filling to within 1/8 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cap and process for 5 minutes in boiling-water bath.

Stick the lemons in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Works better than rolling.

Great video!! I'm going to have to plant some elderberry.

You likely know more than I do, but I have always been told to use bottled lemon when canning because the bottled lemon juice has a set acidity while actual lemons can vary in acidity, which can effect preserving.

And a second thought is to take all that waste and put it in some vodka to make a elderberry tincture

Great video 💯

Great Video Thanks!

2020 Covid Canning...I got plenty of time now Thank You..

kia ora from new zealand tyvm for the video. Lemons get more juice if you soak in hot water or microwave to warm up. That allows the juice to slide out more.

I cut the top and bottom off of the lemons, limes,, and oranges then cut the fruit in half. Then I put half of the fruit in the squeezer right side up and squeeze the juice out. I get more juice from the fruit that way.

I always use a fourth a cup of the sugar to the pectin whip it with a whisk so you won't have any problems with it clotting in the hot juice.

Thank you for sharing now I can make my own. I know there was a missing ingredient my Aunt would make her own jellies couldn't get it right.

Love your videos, had a good laugh about the lemon press

That Elderberry syrup is very yummy to

Your wife is correct about getting more juice out of the lemons. I just found out recently about how to use the juicer correctly thanks to another You Tuber LOL! This jelly looks great. Do you think the wild elderberries work out the same??

Yes-found a recipe with honey-will try

I have made elderberry jam with only elderberries and sugar -nothing else. It was OK, but I ate it all myself as there was too much roughage in it to give to visitors. Hence elderberry jelly I suppose. What is good is stewed elderberries hot with custard. I would imagine you could freeze raw elderberries in packets and stew them through the winter, but I haven’t tried it yet.

In Romania we pick the flowers and use them for summer fizzy delicious drink. "Suc de soc "! I never knew that they have berries.

for pectin go forging for amber jelly roll, dehydrate, use as natural pectin.

Our Elderberries did well this year, but the bugs and birds were eating them as fast as they would ripen. I have heard you should avoid unripened fruit as it is poisonous. Not sure if it is the light red or just the green ones. I added them to an apple pie last year and it was pretty good.

Thank You :)

can you tell mehow younall clean your cheesecloth or muslin clothsafter straining berries through tia

Great job. Can we see your canning room. How many jars do you have

Would you explain to me what fresh elderberries taste like? Are they sweet, sour, or tangy? I want to know because I saw a bunch of berries close to my home that look just like the berries on your video, but I'm not 100% sure. Also, what do you use the elderberry jelly with? Ice cream? Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Mix with iced tea? Thanks for this excellent post, btw! You did a fantastic job of showing us and explaining to us how you make your elderberry jelly!

Great video. What climate zone are you in, and what variety of elderberries do you have?

I'm amazingly bad at making jelly, but I do have 36 pints of apple syrup and 18 pints of pepper syrup to cook with this year.

Yum!

Awesome man, do you have any videos on how you make your wine with it?

Did you say “beer fridge”? Love it

What variety of elderberry plant do you have and have you set up a patreon account yet? Love your show and very informative.

Do u have to do bath after jelly is canned. I do that for my salsa but not my jelly normally

A great way to remove elderberries from the stems is to freeze them and then they pop off really easily.

What kind of elderberries and where can you locate plants. Thanks

Imagine growing the world's greatest super fruit in your backyard. You might live to 130😄

I've never had elderberries. Also what do you do with your hops? Thank you

Way does Ball want to go mess up a tried-and-true method ? When I first used the new lids , I did not know you were not supposed to heat them up. They worked just fine after heating. All jars sealed.

Have you made a video of making elderberry wine?

Yum❤️

nice video-could you use honey instead of sugar?

Hello! can i make syrup this way

hi is there any recipe for your sauses please. xx

You sound like Woody Harrelson! We have a ton of wild thimble berries, I think I'm going to make some jelly!

Is it ok to use blk and red berries together?

Could you use honey instead of sugar? Thank you

Nice video, but was wondering how you keep the birds from eating your entire elderberry crop?

I don't know that you mentioned measurements.

How much do you need to make wine with?