Elderberry juice

AUTHOR
Avis Adkins
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1
  • 2 kg Elderberries
  • 1 untreated lemon
  • 2 kg Sugar
  • 1/2 package Preserving aid

Directions

  1. 1

    Select, wash and remove the stalks from the elderberries and drain well. Put the berries in a pot and mash them with a masher. Wash lemon, peel thinly and squeeze. Add lemon zest, juice and 1.5 litres of water to the berries and bring everything to the boil. Pour the juice through a stretched gauze cloth and let it drain. Measure the juice and add 1 kg sugar per litre of juice.

  2. 2

    Bring everything to the boil once and skim. Stir the preserving aid into the hot juice. Pour the elderberry juice into prepared bottles. Close tightly. Results in approx. 2 litres of juice

  3. 3

    Per liter approx. 18610 kJ/ 4380 kcal

Categories & Tags

Miscellaneousvegetarianexotic