tincture
Elderberry tincture
When you want a dropper in a coat pocket, not a sticky syrup bottle.
Alcohol. Not for children. Cook the berries first.
- Time
- 4 weeks
- Yield
- 1 pint jar
Method
- 1.Simmer 2 cups destemmed berries in a splash of water until soft, 15 minutes. Cool.
- 2.Mash into a pint jar. Cover with 80–100 proof by a finger. Or skip the simmer and tincture cooked leftover pulp after you make syrup.
- 3.4 weeks in the dark, shake when you pass. Strain, bottle, label.