Comments on: Elder Mother Immune Elixir

By: blanche

blanche — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:37:12 +0000

It’s DONE! I’m excited about having completed my first homemade herbal elixir. it took hours to press the liquid out of the macerated material. The third pressing/filtering method I used was to press all material through a ridiculously small garlic press. Some of the seeds passed thru back into the liquid so I filtered through a fine-mesh sieve a final time. All the additional pressing yielded another 1/3+ cup, even after the final filtering. It tastes great! Thanks Kiva for providing the instructions for a beginner! I think my next project will be the Wild Rose Elixir. I have dried Rose Petals (red & pink) and Rose Hips from Mountain Rose and a full bottle of E&J Brandy w/lots of raw local honey from the farmers market ready to go. :0)

By: blanche

blanche — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:32:30 +0000

I followed your instructions 6 weeks ago and made 2 jars of your Elderberry Elixir. Tomorrow is decanting day! I can’t wait to taste the results!

By: Kiva Rose

Kiva Rose — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:11:07 +0000

As far as I can tell, freezing the Elderberries works just fine and doesn’t significantly damage them in any way.

By: Mauve

Mauve — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:45:45 +0000

Hi Kiva,

Does freezing elderberries reduce or destroy the benefits the berry has to offer? I have some in the freezer from last years harvest. I’d like to make this elixer and wonder whether it would still be effective.

Thanks.

By: carli

carli — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:41:22 +0000

Thank you so much!!

By: Kiva Rose

Kiva Rose — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:54:55 +0000

1 oz bottle dropper, basically 1 ml. However, exactness doesn’t matter too much with Elderberry as it’s a food-like herb

By: carli

carli — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:14:39 +0000

I’m heading out to pick elderberries for the first time this week and I’m excited to try your recipe. Can you please tell me what kind of dropper you’re referring to for the dosing? or can you give me dosing in kitchen measurements (teaspoon, etc)? Thank you so much for all the wonderful information!

By: cree

cree — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:44:29 +0000

dear kiva,
Just came across your website which is amazing.Instantly went out to collect my elderberries to discover the birds had got there first.I will now have to hunt further a field.The only thing im gutted about is that i should have done it weeks ago as we are all quite run down.Do you know if there is anywhere i can purchase such a good elixir while mine is doing its magic.living in wales the health shops are quite limited and highly overpriced.thank you.
love & light cree

By: Gaynel

Gaynel — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:33:05 +0000

Dear Kiva,

First time I’ve been on your site and it is quite wonderful. Thanks for the elderberry recipe as just this year, after living here 4 yrs., I found some (presumably) wild elderries growing in my rural yard. I have had lots of things come up for the fist time this year, maybe from having a record breaking cold winter, I don’t know. Anyway, if I’m lucky enough to beat the birds I will be making this and I’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!

Anyway,

By: celia

celia — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:07:11 +0000

I love the idea of an elderberry elixir! I have been making syrups and adding brandy…why not cut to the chase with an elixir?!? Thanks for the inspiration, Kiva:)

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:39:05 +0000

That’s right.. the ripe banana:) see I remembered you posted that somewhere. Ok Thanks so much:)

By: Kiva Rose

Kiva Rose — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:28 +0000

Dee, if you’re using dried berries you do indeed need the brandy to extract the medicine.

The alcohol is likely to be less of a problem than the honey for the baby really… in a large dose of regular tincture there’s less alcohol than in a ripe banana, so there will be a bit less in elixir.

The recipe was specifically made with children in mind, so I consider it to be fine for this purpose.

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:30:27 +0000

Ok I cannot find the post I am looking for.. I was wondering about the brandy. I am looking to make more of a syrup with just the honey and elderberries. Do I need to add the brandy to make it more effective? I thought I read a response to this somewhere but cannot find it
I would like to give it to my children and not sure on the alcohol (incase I need to give it to my baby again) Is there a recipe more suited for children or will this be fine??
Thanks:) I am having so much fun reading these posts I wish I had found this site long ago!

By: Kiva Rose

Kiva Rose — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:25 +0000

Hi Janine, thanks for reading

Which book might you be referring to? The blog’s been going for several years now, so I don’t necessarily remember every post…

By: Janine Joi

Janine Joi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:25:23 +0000

Great post. I also make an ‘elixir’ based on the German Rumtopf. In a ginger jar that used to house Biscotti from Costco, I have about 2 lbs of goji berries, couple handfuls of raisens, organic grape alc, brandy, rum, dried elderberries about 2 cups, ginseng pieces. I think that’s all, but not sure. It’s been stewing for 2 years. it is POTENT. I also added water, but it’s still pretty potent.

I will add some manuka honey to it, it will definitely make it more palatable. I wish I had not added the dried elderberries. I didn’t know about grinding up the seeds. I would prefer to whir it in the vita-mix with the honey.

I made it to have ‘just in case’. But it’s SO potent, it’s a bit much. Hopefully the honey will help it. I have not strained it, nor will I. Eating the fruit is enough to make me tipsy. LOL

I will add some ginger and cloves, and real cinnamon, as opposed to the cassia that is normally found in the grocery stores.

I’m looking for the free book you said is on this site. I can’t find it. Point me in the direction?