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- Dry elderflower - for a healthy winter tea
- This is to be considered at the harvest
- The optimal place for a gentle drying
- Dry the flowers step by step
- Tips
- The storage of dry elderflower
Elderflower should be harvested on a dry day
Dry elderflower - for a healthy winter tea
If from May the elder bush adorns numerous white flowers, then you access quietly. A few fresh flowers for the punch and a few for drying the winter tea. With its healthy ingredients, a cold is much easier to survive.
This is to be considered at the harvest
In order to get the best quality dried elderflower, everything has to run optimally right from the harvest.
The optimal place for a gentle drying
Elder blossoms need a warm place to dry, but they must not get solar radiation. Similarly, the room where they lose their moisture should be dry. In the kitchen, close to the steaming saucepan, drying does not work so well.
Dry the flowers step by step
- Cut off the main stem of the flowers, just below the topmost flower branch. Spread the flowers on a layer of kitchen paper or a grid to dry. Individual umbels should not be on top of each other. Apply the flowers daily until completely dry.
Tips
Special drying frame facilitates drying and is a useful purchase if the drying of flowers is not a one-time affair.
The storage of dry elderflower
When the stems are dry, the more delicate flowers usually are. If the flowers still rustle during exercise, you can be sure that the drying process is complete. Now the aroma of the flowers must be stored safely until use.