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- Conserve elderflowers by freezing
- Use of elderflower
- Preservation of elderflowers
- The freezing step by step
- The preparation of syrup in simple steps
Elderflowers can be conserved in various ways
Conserve elderflowers by freezing
Elderflower blossoms and berries have been used as an effective home remedy for combating colds for centuries. The elderberry, berries and flowers, fresh or dried, were used. Today it is possible to freeze elderberry and use it freshly picked at any time.
Use of elderflower
The wonderfully scented elderflower is harvested in spring and usually freshly processed, as the flowers are not durable. There are several ways to use it:
Preservation of elderflowers
Elderflower must be harvested carefully and quickly, as they wither very quickly. It is possible to freeze the umbels, so that they can be used as fresh produce even in autumn or winter. Even elderflower syrup can be frozen well.
The freezing step by step
- harvest the elder flowers when they are fully flowering shake off all dirt and possibly vermin dip the flower umbels briefly in the water and drain on a kitchen towel lay all the umbels side by side on a tray and place it for a few hours in the freezer the frozen Flowers can now be streaked from the stems and stored in suitable freezer cans
The preparation of syrup in simple steps
- use cleaned elderflower flowers boil 3 l of water with 2 kg of sugar add the juice of 3 lemons pour the sugar solution over the elderflower leaves and rest for 5 days cook the extract again, strain and freeze it cool in suitable containers