#elderberry
The Roofie Blend- dedicated to my mate Arion Oates (aka Rufus Hicks)
The blend consists of the following ingredients:
- Hibiscus
- Apple
- Orange Peel
- Elderberry
- Black Berry Leaves
- Blueberry
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
- Red Currant
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Cloves
- Cardamon
- Fennel
- Jasmine Flowers
- Pepper
- Rich Black tea
This is a very complicated blend, and in my opinion one of my riskiest. It has a floral, yet fruity scent to it and the taste, just…intense. It’s a mix of spice and sweetness, a floral explosion that literally sends you flying into outer space…and that was the intentions behind this particular blend. Sweet and spicy enough to get you interested, with a subtle fruity/flowery taste to drown out the noise created by the spicy punch. I tend not to risk mixing fruity ingredients with spicy ones for fear of it just tasting like an awkward mess, but i’m pleasantly surprised at how refined this awkward mess turned out to be.
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Elderberries!
I was out riding my bike when I came across these elderberry shrubs. I noticed that most of the berries were very ripe. Only a few clusters were immature. I didn’t have my foraging gear with me at the time so I had to go back for them and I knew I couldn’t put it off. I had to act right away.
When I went back I managed to get a good amount. I picked the whole clusters not the individual berries. So when I got home I had to process them to get the berries off the stems. To make it easy some people freeze them first. I have never tried it that way. I used the fork method. That’s when you use a fork to comb through the clusters knocking off the berries from the stems. That worked very well!
There are many recipes to choose from and I’m sure they all have their place. I made a very basic elderberry syrup which consists of 2 parts elderberry tea (decoction) and one part honey (raw is best) I mixed that with 1 part 100 proof vodka. You can use any type of alcoholic drink, brandy, bourbon, etc.. You just have to make sure that the final product has at least 20% alcohol if you want a super long shelf life. Without the alcohol the syrup will have a relatively short shelf life. With the alcohol the shelf life becomes almost infinite.
I went one step further with the vodka. I used the 100 proof vodka to tincture the echinacea then mixed the tincture with the syrup. It’s a very popular combination. Both elderberry and echinacea boost the immune system, but echinacea is an antibacterial, and elderberry is antiviral so you have all of the bases covered. The echinacea doesn’t seem to affect the taste too much at all.
Flu Busting Echinacea and Elderberry Syrup
Echinacea
Echinacea fights inflammation, bacterial and viral infections. It is good for the immune and the lymphatic systems. It is helpful for allergies, colds, flu and other infections. You can read more about echinacea for colds here.
Elderberry
According to Nutritional Healing, elderberry fights inflammation and relieves coughs and congestion . It enhances immune system function, lowers fevers and soothes the respiratory tract. It is very effective against flu viruses.
All Photographs by Gary Cremese
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What Are Elderberries Good For?
There is an abundance of remedies associated with elder and few other plants have been so highly valued for its medicinal properties.
Elderberry was used by Native Americans to treat an infection.
The elderberry flowers have expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties and are often used to treat ailments related to the respiratory system.
The flowers are therefore used as a remedy for bronchitis, asthma, sore throat and allergies.
Traditionally they have also been used as a treatment for catarrh, tonsillitis and ear infections.
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Acai Berry:
Nourishment, happiness, energizing, motivation, productivity, healing, and blissfulness.
Blackberry:
Banishment, abundance, affluence, healing, dispelling, warding, prosperity, and protection.
Blueberry:
Gratitude, tranquility, harmonization, contentment, understanding, balancing, and healthiness.
Boysenberry:
Growth, ambition, accomplishment, inspiration, rebirth, hopefulness, and transformation.
Cloudberry:
Illusions, nourishment, glamours, healthiness, energizing, distortion, and energy manipulation.
Cranberry:
Healthiness, romance, elegance, purification, healing, cleansing, majesty, and sensuality.
Elderberry:
Blessings, fortification, invocation, healing, summoning, warding, conjuration, and protection.
Goji Berry:
Longevity, growth, motivation, vitality, ambition, expansion, lasting life, and motivation.
Gooseberry:
Happiness, enlightenment, joyfulness, sacredness, delightfulness, transformation, and spirituality.
Huckleberry:
Protection, wealth, defense, insightfulness, fortune, warding, affluence, and enlightenment.
Lingonberry:
Creation, fortune, beauty, wealthiness, good luck, attraction, prosperity, and potential.
Mulberry:
Calculation, abundance, intelligence, prosperity, patience, introspection, strategy, and good wealth.
Raspberry:
Warding, romance, kindness, protection, admiration, fortitude, compassion, and true love.
Salmonberry:
Compassion, courage, kindness, romance, bravery, generosity, insight, and awareness.
Strawberry:
Romance, purification, magnificence, kindness, cleansing, elegance, and sensuality.
Elderberry
Yard medicine
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#tulsi #elderberry #tulsitea #holybasil #elderberries #herbalmedicine #plantmedicine #vermonting #vermontgarden
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Have to treat the body good! #pukka #elderberry #echinacea #organic #tea #healthy #health #immunityboost
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6 Fruits to Propagate from Cuttings
Growing fruit is amazing, and propagating fruit from cuttings makes it even better. It’s free fruit!
Buying established fruit plants is great if you’re looking to be able to harvest pretty quickly. But propagating fruit from cuttings is a cheap or even free way to clone fruits, and all you need is a healthy existing plant to cut from. Another benefit to cuttings is the ability to clone your favorite fruit varieties! Choose fruits suited for your climate and keep in mind that most cuttings will take 2-3 years or more to bear fruit.
- Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.):Softwood propagation - cut twigs in late spring from the tip of existing canes. Hardwood propagation - cut canes during the midwinter dormant season. Root your blueberry cuttings in a low-pH growing medium and keep them moist before planting them in the ground the following spring.
- Blackberry & Raspberry (Rubus spp.):Brambles are excellent to propagate from cuttings. Take your cuttings around late summer from the tip of a primocane (bright green, bendy cane that grew this year). Root in potting soil and they should be set to plant in the ground in about two months, plant before winter.
- Currant(Ribes spp.): Cut foot long cuttings from one year old wood in the late winter. Plant 2/3 of your foot long stem in potting soil to root, keep moist and in the shade. Plant in the ground the following autumn.
- Elderberry (Sambucus spp.):Take softwood cuttings in early summer from the tips of green, bendy shoots. Place in potting soil and keep moist so they can root. Plant outside after about three months.
- Fig (Ficus spp.): Take 8 inch long cuttings in the early spring from branches that are 1/2inch thick. Root in potting soil and keep moist but not too wet. Store potted cuttings in a warm sunny window, greenhouse, cold frame, under a 2 liter bottle with the bottom cut off, or under a clear plastic bag to keep warm and humid. Plant outside in early summer once new growth has appeared.
- Mulberry (Morus spp.): Take foot long cuttings from soft, bendy branches in the late winter. Root in growing medium. Store your potted cuttings in a warm sunny window, greenhouse, cold frame, under a 2 liter bottle with the bottom cut off, or under a clear plastic bag to keep warm and humid. Place the container outside in the sun once the weather gets warm AND your cuttings develop new leaves. Water daily. Fall of that same year, plant your cuttings outside. TIP: If you’re cutting from wild mulberries, take several cuttings from different trees to help pollination and fruit set.
