Easy Elderberry Syrup Recipe

This is a very simple recipe is a strong antiviral syrup that is safe for kids ages one to adults. It can be taken daily as a preventative or multiple times a day during a sickness.

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Ingredients

4 cups water
1 cup dry elderberries
3/4 cup honey

Instructions

Measure four cups of water and pour into a medium saucepan. Bring the water to a boil.
When water is boiling, remove from heat and pour in 1 cup of dry elderberries. Stir and cover with lid (do not skip this step!) and set your timer for 45 minutes.
Use a meat masher or fork to mash the elderberries 2-3 times during the 45-minute wait.
After 45 minutes, use your strainer to strain the berries into another saucepan. Press down the extra berries with the back of a spoon to get as much juice out as possible. Another option is using a clean handkerchief or cheese cloth to squeeze all the juice out.
Melt 3/4 cup of honey. Using a spatula, pour the warm honey into the saucepan with the elderberries and stir to combined.
Pour the elderberry syrup into a quart jar with lid and store in refrigerator.

Notes

Take 1 teaspoon of elderberry syrup each day during cold and flu season. If you start to feel off, like you are coming down with something, up that to 1 teaspoon, 3 times that day. If you are sick, take up to 5 teaspoons a day or more.

For kids ages 1 and up, take 1/2-1 teaspoon once a day. During sick seasons up that amount to three times a day.