The elderberries are at the end of their blooming season and the flowers are turning into berries. I was low on elderberry syrup so I pulled out my frozen elderberries from last year to make syrup. It’s one of my favorite things to make because it makes the house smell so amazing. I don’t like to waste anything so I saw an idea for the berry mush that is leftover after making the syrup; I scooped the mash into individual tea bags. When I make Kombucha, I will put one tea bag for each gallon of tea and give the Kombucha some extra immune boosting power.
Bone broth, water Kefir and Kombucha are also immune boosting things I make consistently. Bone broth is made whenever I have a carcass or extra bones (typically weekly), and water Kefir and Kombucha are made when the supply is low.
I’m hoping to harvest some elder flowers in the next few days to make a cordial. We are still using the Bidens Alba tincture from last year and I have a Fire Cider concoction that should be ready soon; it’s been sitting for about five weeks.