09/04/2026
It smells like fall in this house! First batch of Elderberry Syrup is in the books. This will last the family about a month. Depending on who takes it daily.
September is a great month to start a daily elderberry syrup dose to start building up the immune system for the cold and flu season. Herbal medicine is more about stabilizing health before you get sick, not as much reacting to symptoms. Don’t get me wrong sometimes reacting helps too, but medicines like elderberry syrup are not an instant fix for a cold, it won’t “heal” the flu. It will however build up your body to make it stronger before the cold hits.
My family will take this daily through February usually…maybe March too. There has been a big difference in how often we get colds and also the intensity and duration of the colds we do get are reduced.
My recipe: *take it or leave it 😁
3qt water
2 cups dried Elderberry
1 large lemon sliced
2 or 3 cinnamon sticks
1/2 cup sliced ginger root (fresh)
3 dried cloves
Raw Honey to taste
-all goes in the pot except honey, bring to a boil then, reduce heat to simmer covered for 3 hours. Stir occasionally
-bring back to a boil and reduce to 2-1/2 to 2 quarts
-drain through a cheese cloth and squeeze out all juices. Then drain through another cheesecloth back into the pot
-add honey to your taste. I usually add about 1/2 to 1 cup honey. I am very lazy about measuring this. 😂 Make sure the liquid is hot when adding the honey or it will stay separated.
My daily dose is one of those medicine cups you get with a bottle of medicine,like NyQuil, from the store. 😂😂 or a shot glass would work too!
