Elderberry syrup is filled with lots of Vitamin C. Known to reduce colds and flu, take this syrup daily during the winter months.
Elderberry Syrup For Kids
Ingredients
- 1 cup of dried black elderberries
- 4 cups of water
- 2 Tablespoons fresh or dried ginger root
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 cup raw honey or maple syrup for children under 1 year
Instructions
- Pour water into a medium saucepan and add elderberries, ginger, and cinnamon. Do not add honey.
- Bring to a boil and then cover and reduce to a simmer for about 45 minutes to an hour until the liquid has reduced by almost half.
- At that point, remove from heat and let cool enough to be handled. Mash the berries carefully using a spoon or other flat utensil.
- Pour through a strainer into a glass jar or bowl.
- Discard the elderberries (or compost them!) and let the liquid cool to lukewarm. When it is no longer hot, add 1 cup of honey and stir well.
- When honey is well mixed into the elderberry mixture, pour the syrup into a pint-sized mason jar or 16-ounce glass bottle of some kind.
- Store in the refrigerator.
- The standard dose is ½ tsp to 1 tsp for kids and ½ Tbsp to 1 Tbsp for adults. If the flu does strike, take the normal dose every 2-3 hours instead of once a day until symptoms disappear.
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**Please note: Do not use honey with children under one year of age. You can substitute maple syrup.
Don’t know where to purchase these items? Here’s what I would do..
- Buy elderberries here.
- Ginger root, look for cut and sifted – like this one {Skip this step if your kids are young or don’t like spicy foods}
- Organic cinnamon stick
- I store the syrup in a mason jar in the refrigerator for 5 days
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