Can’t stop coughing? Wild grown cough syrup!

Can’t stop coughing? Everyone gets a an occasional cough, here’s a wild berry with cough halting properties!

[@onealfarms9967]

I’m going to say this stuff saved my life I had COVID back in March dr was going to put me on a ventilator so I got up and went home i sure didn’t want to go anywhere My cousin brought me a jar and told me to take it I was so sick and couldn’t breath every time I wanted to fall asleep I quit breathing my temp wouldn’t brake taking this stuff I was out of the house in 4 days trust me it took 14 weeks to be able to full recovery but 4 days into it I survived doctors was giving me meds when I found out I had COVID was just making it worse I’m a believer

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I’m so happy that you survived! There’s no telling how many are dead because they didn’t or couldn’t do as you did! It’s a shame that money means more than people’s lives! I’m so glad you made the right decision!

[@onealfarms9967]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures my wife has copd and I found a plant here I don’t know what is called but is brought in here by the settlers for breathing problem I’m trying to find info about it you know anything about that

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

If I could see a picture of it I might identify it. You can connect with me on Facebook messenger if you’d like……. @ Micah McGie

[@onealfarms9967]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures it might take me a few days but I will try to find one before they die out

[@michaelcolors]

In the natural plant-based remedies used in China over last centuries, Sambucus (elderberry) has a Water vibration. COVID virus, being a disease organism has a Fire vibration, similar to the measles virus. So medicinally, what kind of remedy would overcome, or weaken a Fire vibration organism? Yes, Water extinguishes Fire. This is part of the ancient healing wisdom. Blessings to all!

[@southernyaya4650]

I just made a batch of elderberry syrup. I put cloves, and a cinnamon stick in with my elderberries as they were boiling. After straining, I added a cup and a half of local honey. A swig a day keeps the germs at bay...lol

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Oh my! I absolutely love that! I’ll definitely try that next year!!!

[@tshaffer9681]

Sounds really good.

[@nebojsa1976]

Wouldn't it sugar be better then honey? Of course, it is not healthier, but I think sugar is extremely important when canning and it should be more, not less. I think honey after some time spoils and sugar can keep juice or syrup much longer, without spoiling.

[@LCmonman]

Love when people live off the land and look to nature for remedies 🌱 Also, I love using the invert method for stuff like this. Good to see others use it!!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks it’s really a great life.

[@mariasalvaridou4713]

Κακ принимать?

[@wendylady2488]

While talking about elderberry, you've forgotten an essential element. Elderberry cough syrup is great, but elderberry flowers (dried, of course) are an excellent febrifuge. I would daresay that it is critical. Used 1:1 with peppermint, I have killed the flu in hours with this treatment.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks so much! I didn’t know about this until yesterday!

[@_sockninja_]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures elderflower tea is also great to treat bladder infections

[@roywilliams8236]

Febrifuge?

[@blakpild2945]

I dare say it’s the elderberry leaf not the flower

[@redheadsrule2785]

What I find interesting is that the elderberry branches that holds the berry looks like a lung. Fascinating that it treats coughs. God is good.🙌

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Interesting!

[@JimmyOverstreet]

God put a lot of plants and roots here to take care of us. Just wish I knew all of them. I really like this kind of videos brother. Keep up the great work!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks brother we got more on the way!

[@thecamocowboyoutdoors5693]

12 jars of Nature's goodness! Those were sure nice full clusters of berries. Always enjoy your show, Brother. God bless

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks cowboy! Do you have them up there 👆 n Saskatchewan?

[@thecamocowboyoutdoors5693]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures , unfortunately not. At least not in the northerly part of the province. I'm not sure about the south.. 😉

[@2guysandacooler]

Moonshine and jelly for cough. That's sounds like medicine i need to have on hand😁😁

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I guarantee you that!!!!!😃😂😃

[@CristinaBeier]

You all are just great. From CA to Ga, I can’t wait to get my medicinal garden goin. The way you’ve explained it makes me want to get ready for Spring.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You will really enjoy gardening in that way……. Especially with all the sickness going around! It’s already at winter time levels here in Tennessee!

[@fullofgracehomestead]

Start plant indoors!! Transplant in the spring. For herbs plant on a southern exposure! Last winter I had my main herbs to grow all season.

[@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh]

We planted an Elderberry bush, hopefully I’ll remember this video and try this recipe. Take care and have a blessed week Micah.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

If you want jelly don’t do this recipe 😂

[@gwddmt1]

*Plant two or three, sourced from distant locations or varieties if from a seller/nursery... which is for cross pollination and more fruits... let them grow wildly for the first and 2nd years and then prune as needed in the fall and they can get 25 feet high if you let the do their thing... And they do like plenty of water and will do nary as well in prolonged drought as they best like the loamy soil rather than clay, that ponds for too long ad can cause fungus/ molds to on fruits... which is why you will often see them naturally growing beside roads with the drainage water coming their way and then away again or on the banks near streams* ..gw

[@AaricHale]

That is a great way to use them ! I tried a few they don't taste that great to me fresh . I wouldn't have enough to make a batch like that . Just came in from trying to get some tilling done to plant a cover crop / food plot . You always planting them so I thought I would give it a try . I hope you guys have a great day !

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Oh man you will absolutely love it! They are so easy……. You never have to WEED THEM 😂😂😂

[@AaricHale]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures I got some tillage radish , turnips , and med . red clover . I might throw in some lettuce lol .

[@mrsdomino4196]

Thank you. I just checked and our elderberries are ripe. I never knew we had them until you showed us the snowballs on the bushes earlier this season. God Bless y’all.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Awe your making me so happy!!! I love this so much!!!

[@tammyfritschie1697]

Please make sure your elderberry has purple stems. If the stem isn't purple, it is toxic.

[@jamesbrown8718]

Just found your channel, really enjoy watching and looking forward to catching up on all the others you go on here. You are truly funny in a good way!! You make your videos fun to watch and you have a true nak as they call it I guess for the camera and being in the spotlight. Keep those videos coming. Going to share with my Facebook page see if we can get you some more subscribers to watching your channel. Hope you have a great day and God bless you and your family. Happy homesteading

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Wow! Thanks James! I do really enjoy this very much!

[@teresasugden466]

Your recipe is great instruction. I clip off the whole elderberry heads or parts of just the ripe ones. They go in a Ziploc bag into the freezer. Then in January I pull them out to make jelly, syrup, pie. The berries pop off the stems easily. Also in January I trim back each shrub to about 4 to 8 inches, leaving at least 1 set of buds. Trim each branch you cut into smaller 1 to 2ft sections keeping 1 to 2 buds to plant below the ground and 1to2 buds above ground. Place each stick into the ground in January. You will have more plants! Keep the new plants watered thru dry periods in the summer. Pruning back gives you larger heads.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Awesome! I appreciate the amazing advice!

[@teresasugden466]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures you're welcome. I live in the Ozark region of Missouri. I started with 10 plants 3 years ago, I now have over 40, plus have given many away to friends. The bucks like to use the long branches for rubs so I can't use every stem. The sticks I planted in my flower bed grew the best....better soil, better attention.😊

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I’ve been in Neosho and Joplin….. my parents met in Neosho!

[@tshaffer9681]

I just tried elderberry syrup and it is delicious. To me it tastes like highly concentrated grape juice. I'm hooked.!!!!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Yes it’s delicious!!

[@vnette9777]

Another great vid,Micah.God bless you and I thankyou for the good information.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks so much! It’s my pleasure!!!

[@sf55514]

Your son is so sweet working hard with dad.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

He’s amazing!

[@carinrichardson]

I enjoyed watching your video and loved your down to earth personality and country accent. Blessings!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks so much! I really do care about people and hope that I can help folks!!

[@Psalm-vw5we]

This brings back so many memories, we used to eat these right off the vine as kids. We had no fear, those and sucking the honey out of honeysuckles.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Absolutely! You can’t beat memories like that!

[@fullofgracehomestead]

Honeysuckle makes a great wine! But no green allowed and takes 8 cups of flowers.

[@FeralForaging]

This might help with harvest too! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5-0XpdtlrmbY9k

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks!

[@thislovelylittlefarmhouse]

Elderberry syrup is one of our wellness go-tos. I never thought about adding lime but that's genius! Now I have all kinds of ideas swirling around in my head!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Absolutely! So many things can be done! Fun and effective!

[@ErnieHatmaker]

What the heck was that sneeze?🤣🤣Caleb's like, "Nothing to see here."

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

😂😂😂

[@leobaltz2057]

Thanks for sharing!! I love when people share how great elderberry is for you with other people. God's medicine cabinet!!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Absolutely! We have been using it for the kids this week, and it’s working!

[@petercope3263]

thanks for this tip i have never heard of using the elderberries for cough syrup , i am going to give this a go , hear in the UK these berries are used for home made elderberry wine . stay good from UK.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks Peter! I wish you the best!!!

[@joeycornett1250]

I've seen them berries before never new u could eat them thanks for the great information keep it rolling brother

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks Joey!

[@gypsyrain369]

my Grandparents made Deep Fried Elderberry Blossoms And Jelly & Juice too , dip into funnel cake batter and place in a pan with hot oil , remove when golden and drain on paper towel then sprinkle with powdered sugar :)

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Oh my goodness! Wow indeed!!!

[@marysalmond5273]

Really like this recipe! Have used it the last few years. Thanks, very helpful.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You’re absolutely welcome!!

[@marysalmond5273]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures What is the shelf life of a pint or quart of the elderberry juice? Or your estimation?. Thank you.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

If it’s sealed properly it should last ten years.

[@michellemorgan5404]

O my gosh thank you for showing this you did the good job.- I plant in my small backyard 4 shrubs 2 years ago and this year I collected already small bucket like yours but birds ate a lot -half of the fruit was gone .I cooked mine like a compote to drink, but I will take them out and cook them to make jelly like yours .This is extremely effective natural medicine .

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks so much! I’m glad you have some!!!

[@mpedmar9701]

Good morning Micah ! Thanks for sharing your recipe for Elderberry cough syrup. This was very informative video. Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe. May God continue to bless you and your family.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Sorry it didn’t turn out as planned 😂😃

[@mpedmar9701]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures looked like it turned out great.. what happened ?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I was actually trying to make jelly 😂😂😂 But then I couldn’t have drank a jar of it last night😂😂😂 so it’s better this way 😂

[@mpedmar9701]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Lol

[@mpedmar9701]

Next time add ground chia seeds or Apple pectin... either one will thicken it up and they're natural.

[@kalikale3969]

While I LOVE the berries and the taste of the syrup and they are great for cough and as an anti-viral, there's a not so common, even BETTER part of the bush/tree. The FLOWERS. Elder Flower tea breaks up the mucus in the lungs AND helps to expel it. Yes, you'll cough MORE but that's a good thing! I reckon it all depends on what is causing the cough. Nose, throat, or lungs, as to whether you want to stop or aid the cough. :) Right now, mine is allergies. More exact: asthma complicated by pollen. I need to cough but I need the nose to stop running and dripping (post nasal drip) as well. I've got the nose stopped so now onto the clearing all the junk out of my lungs! I''ve found that inverting helps that a lot! (or simply bending over and letting gravity do it''s thing.) I really wish there was another herbalist in the family because this 'doctor heal thyself' is for the birds! I don't FEEL like it! :(

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I definitely understand what you are saying! When you don’t feel well, it is difficult to have the energy to Dr. yourself! I definitely will try the elderflower next year when they are once more available!

[@fldays6798]

very well explained how to video even i think i could do that now. you have to love it home 🏡 made cough syrup thanks for sharing keep the cameras rolling from Florida

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks my friend!

[@oldhag8139]

If you tie a heavy string to each side of the bucket handle, you can hang the bucket around your neck, adjust the height of the bucket to about your waist.. and have both hands free to pick..you have a darling sidekick..!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Great idea! Yes my boy is really amazing! He doesn’t stop until it’s done!

[@homesteadfanatic3492]

Thanks for the informative video. What is the make of your wood cook stove? We have a Home Comfort, the fire box is real small. We have to cut and split special size wood and constantly feeding it

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

This is a Hecco brand. I’ve also got a Kitchen Queen that we also really like!

[@steffybael1245]

way back in 1985 my wife and i made elderberry jelly in quart jars to give as christmas gifts!we also gave out quarts of black cherry jelly, muskadine jelly, wild plumb jelly etc... everyone got 1 quart of each!! my grand father died in 1975, he made the best elderberry wine!!! we just cut the berry head off and put it in the pot stems and all, then strained it all!! i have a "mahi, mahi steam juicer (stainless steel) i got at an auction for $5 still in its origional box! i sent it to the Philippines when i moved there to get married and lived there, then brought it back in our luggage !! moved to Philippines in 2015!!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

That’s awesome!!! I’ve got one of those too! I need to use it more!!!

[@withoutprejudice8301]

Here in southeast Nebraska (HALLAM) elderberry are plentiful. As I write this I'm less than a mile from a county roadside patch that's a solid 150' long x 5' deep. Mulberry trees thick as fleas, and hedgeapple fence rows by the miles.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

That awesome! Great position to be in!

[@Piper7cub]

Can you just dehydrate the Elderberries or freeze dry them (or even dehydrate or freeze dry the juice after you strain it) and then turn it into powder and put into smoothies or make tea out of it? That way you don't have to worry about the added ingredients of sugar, citric acid, etc.?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Yes you can! Unfortunately it my situation I have to deal with mold unless it’s frozen sealed or frozen.

[@ramoo6714]

I just founded your channel man. Thank you for your videos.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You’re welcome! Got some good ones coming!

[@veldasnyder2170]

LOVE Elderberries are great for jam, jelly, wine, pancake syrup = cough syrup. Invest in a cone colander will help with kinds of small berry's.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks! I’ll keep my eye out for one!

[@Bluebird-77]

Elderberries are so delicious. The tonic is a bit much to take but it does the job. Great medicine. It works everytime for me.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Agreed 100%!!!

[@battleboym1]

I did my elder berry syrup last week here in northwest Ga. It's great stuff! About 1 more week ill start on my honey drip sorghum. Tonight is mater canning Wahoooooo!!!!!!!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You got it GOING ON!!!

[@lauramoore8083]

I just got finished making syrup and jelly. Syrup was 1c sugar for 4 cups juice (I added lemon juice and oil, ginger, cinnamon and clove to mine to enhance the immunity boost and antiviral capacity) and jelly, using pectin to thicken was 4 1/2 c sugar to 3 cups juice. Without pectin I did even amounts sugar to juice. I have no idea how to convert pectin to arrowroot, but assuming they're equal, for the 3 cups juice, it's about 6 T pectin.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks so much Laura! I need to try that!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Yes but need a lot more than I used.

[@janetcutler9539]

Good old mother nature provided you with free medicine in your abundant elderberries for colds and coughs 12 jars of colds and coughs help, free of other additives for your winter shelf. Can't get better then that.! God bless

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks Janet! That’s exactly right! At this point who knows what the next sickness will be?😂😂😂

[@jbboz0124]

make it happen !! Good Job !! Thanks for the info...

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You’re welcome!!

[@Maybe_Crazy05]

I was dying at your measurements because they were definitely wonky 🤣🤣🤣.. I’ve made elderberry and only 1 of my kids will take it, they say it’s gross. But thank you for the reminder because I have a bunch of wild elderberry plants that I need to go see if there’s berries on them.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Wonky is definitely the word for it!😂😂😂 I’m gonna have to take it a little more seriously 😂😂😂

[@danielleterry180]

I am a truck driver from Jan to July 2020 was hauling food I was taking elderberries and regular vitamins….I am still do same job and same preventative I got sick with covid but at 59 mine was very light I believe elderberries and vitamins really helped .

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Yes indeed I believe it helps a ton!!!

[@abigailhumes4608]

Delightful to watch. Thank you.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You’re absolutely welcome!

[@withoutprejudice8301]

Look into a fruit steamer. Homemade wine makers avoid crushing the berries at all cost. Bitter. Elderberry wine is high in tannin which is why it takes so long to mature (think near 5 years). Stores for a very long time and continues to improve.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks so much!

[@kennethcaine3402]

Great video, I don't know where you got your recipe, and I have never made elderberry jelly but I think you used too much water for it to jell. But like you said you were making medicine and it worked great for that. We have those bushes on our property but have never tried to process the berries, but I didn't know they could be used for medicine, learn something every day. Thanks for sharing this I might try this cause store bought cough syrup just don't work that good for me.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Yes, you are right! And it’s very good to be prepared these days because unfortunately you never know what crazy things will happen next!

[@kennethcaine3402]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures you are so right,

[@kennethcaine3402]

I was raised country my Grandfather was born in 1891,my Father was born in 1922 I was born in 1951 so I ain't no kid but I was taught how to butcher chickens, hogs wild game plant crops. Although I can clean fish but I was never taught how to fish, good neighbors supplied the fish, but I could farm.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It seems that the farmers back then didn’t have much time for fishing!

[@ronaldwatterly7747]

For Jelly it needs to be cooked down by at least half. Loved watching your "domestic " side.😁

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Oh my! I guess I don’t know beans about jelly 😂😂😂 Thanks for the tip!!

[@bee2718]

i didn't know about these berries.. do they taste good? 🤔 like normal berries?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

They are good!

[@gwddmt1]

*Well, they are good tasting but it's not recommended eating but just a few of them without cooking first... they can be a laxative when eaten raw... We did as kids against Grandma advice... and also did some running to the out house in the middle of the night and feeling less exuberant about eating them the next day too* ..gw

[@bee2718]

@@gwddmt1 haha.. 😂.. then i should be careful.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

@@gwddmt1 😂😂😂😂

[@tshaffer9681]

To me it tastes like highly concentrated grape juice. Yummy 😋.

[@heathergustafson4237]

I’m liking the moonshine and cough syrup idea🤪

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

😂😂😂 sounds like a cure to me!😂😂😂

[@adrijanacenipoka4506]

Im from Serbia..we use this often .I boil berries for 1h.I add ginger,clove and 3 bay leaves.. then smush it with potatoe musher...and also with my hands ...I add sugar 350 gr.. cook it for few minutes...and pour in hot and sterile bottles.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Sounds delicious!

[@nebojsa1976]

Jao Adrijana, imas li malo i meni da posaljes? Ali dobro, ovdje tek sada procvjetala zova. Odoh da napravim sirup od cvjetova, prvi put u zivotu. Koji je tvoj recept za sirup od cvjetova zove?

[@adrijanacenipoka4506]

@@nebojsa1976 napisala sam gore

[@nebojsa1976]

@@adrijanacenipoka4506 Ma sok od zove, ne bobica, one dolaze kasnije. Sirup od zove. Ali zasto kuvas bobice 1 sat? To izgleda bas previse. Dovoljno je 5 minuta.

[@rubengutieres4135]

Hi Oneal, on which state in the US are you located? I am interested to get some of this fruit for medicinne.. I will apreciate if you tell me where I can find it. Thannks

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I’m in Tennessee but elderberries grow all over the world!

[@sumlocalguy9686]

My dad and I have been making elderberry wine for decades now "God red his soul" Anyway, use a fork to harvest the berries. Its just the right size. Arkansas Ozarks ingenuity. Simple and easy

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I like it! I’ll try it next year!

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

I always have plenty of elderberries I do nothing with. I should try this.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

That would be great! You never know what the next sickness will be…….. might be something that includes a cough!😂😂😂

[@paulr8308]

Omg send them to me I want them to make wine out of.

[@-jimmyjames]

dannnnng NiCe STOVE Sir. I want one .Good Recipe TOO. No white sugar! Raising your Family Right! Good work man

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks brother! It’s working like a charm too!

[@jmtttk5]

Great video. Can you tell me what brand of wood cook stove you have there,please?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

My outside stove is a Hecco My inside stove is a kitchen queen I wouldn’t change anything!

[@jmtttk5]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Thanks, you all have a great day. 👍

[@ErnieHatmaker]

Sooo.... am I getting cuttings or not? That's all I wanna know.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Absolutely! When you get here!

[@christieperry9221]

Actually, we dig up the little shoots around the base and plant the rootstock. Takes about 3 years without cutting them back or mowing them off to get a good stand of elderberries.

[@Worlds_to_Explore]

Elder flowers are great, too!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

That’s something I definitely need to try!!

[@mariamartinez86]

How?

[@ReapWhatYouSeauxLeJeune]

Bless you. -- I’m going to Beat you with this Cheese knife LOL. Great video

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@auntbeth448]

Never saw anyone cool their canning jars upside down! ...I freeze my elderberries, and then make a tea as needed with clove, honey & cinnamon...you can also make fruit roll-ups, which store nicely and are more portable if traveling...

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Oh I love fruit roll ups!!!

[@brianstout4362]

I feel scratchy sore throat coming on brother! 🙂lol just kidding looks delicious! 🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

😂😂😂😂😜

[@jmlochala]

I tried picking elderberries last year, turns out there is a cousin to the elderberry, it has thorns unlike the elderberry bush.. it was probably safe to eat but I didn’t. Thanks for the video.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Wow! I’ve never seen it!

[@larryphelps6607]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures sounds like hawthorn.

[@6stringgunner511]

Superb accurate measurements. That's what I like to see! 😂

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Absolutely 😂😂😂

[@veronwatkis2501]

My very first time enjoying your video, where can I get a jar of elderberry to buy...?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Check at your local health food store……. If they don’t have it, they might know where you can get it!

[@rucing1011]

Love the measurements!! 🤣my kind of messuring!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

😂😂😂😂

[@nystagmus]

Thanks Can these be grown in south Florida?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I think so. But not sure

[@CDavis-vc8gl]

Requesting canning vid. Your daughter does not have to be seen.. We just need her instructions.. meaning her voice or yours... I used to can peaches, apples and strawberries with my Great Grand Mom.. And after watching your vid here.. I remembered about the jars and tops.. I am getting old.. a refresher would be very helpful.. Either way.. thank you 4 the memories...

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You might just get your wish!!! Thanks brother!

[@BLUEGRASSTRAPPER]

Hey Micah this is a very helpful video 📹!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks brother…… it’ll be time to gather again in a couple months!

[@jillkruger6302]

I got an Elderberry plant for Mom's Day and a bug ate all the leaves . I have it in a pot because I don't want to leave in in the ground and have a monster to move or leave it to the not nice landlords. I thought it was a grasshopper or a leafhopper that might have eaten the leaves. Now I have sticks in a pot ?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I’d keep it watered and see if you can save it.

[@oldsoul6421]

And what is this Sucanat sugar? I live in Europe. Is it sugar cane extract or different product?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Sucanat is a trademark name derived from "sugar cane natural." It's a less processed form of sugar with a brownish hue and a hint of molasses in its taste. To make Sucanat, sugar cane juice is pressed, strained, and boiled. It is then paddled to cool and dry it. ... Sucanat is natural, organic, vegan, and non-GMO.

[@jesssssss444]

I have a question for everybody who’s familiar with elderberry. Does elderberry help with preventing coughs as well or is it just for soothing purposes for the throat? I have a constant cough and always wake up with phlegm in the mornings. I don’t need anything to smooth my throat because that doesn’t hurt but I want to help my immune system so it can reduce my coughs. What exactly does it help with? I’m very interested in trying this. Thank you ! 😇

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It’s a huge immune booster! I can’t promise you that it will help you with your cough, but it’s definitely worth a try!

[@jesssssss444]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures I’ll definitely be trying it, thank you !!

[@maryhumphrey1470]

Just a thought. Use a pair of nippers . Get a larger container. Get them to the house and use a hair pick to remove them from the stem. I use a steam juicer to extract the juice. You can delete it if you choose. It is pretty cobcertrated.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Sounds great!

[@kingsaws]

Them elder berries make awsome wine too

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Mmmmmmmm 🍷

[@alexislifejourney3345]

Can you grow this in a pot?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I don’t think so but maybe there’s a cultivated species that is pot friendly!

[@BreadNButterArt]

I would love to grow your Elderberries. They look very hardy & healthy. Do you sell your Elderberry seeds, or it's dried berries?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I don’t….. they grow here like weeds and most people mow them down. Most likely you have them in your area already.

[@rhondabish2186]

My husband takes cuttings, we have 30-40 plants. He makes wine. I make jelly and pancake syrup.

[@judyhosey4060]

We always used to just break the stem put it in the pot take it home and pluck the berries off instead of standing there doing it it's faster the other way and you get to sit down and do it, besides being more watchful as to what part of the stem Still remains into the pot or bowl.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Good method!

[@roncook8409]

What brand of wood cookstove is that? I've been looking for one with a big wood box like that.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It’s a Hecco ….. I also have a Kitchen Queen…… I would recommend the Kitchen Queen the highest.

[@christywoffinden1592]

Clip the entire berry clustet ofc. Then rinse it off and drop them in a freezer bag. Aftet a few days oulk out if freezer and berries eadily rub off stems. Then process.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Good idea!

[@fixfc7743]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures or use a fork when harvesting the berries.

[@jdnboyy]

What is the sweetener you are talking about using in this video?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

We use sucanat a very unrefined sugar that I absolutely love!

[@dag118]

One of my elderberries is very odd this year. There are flowers, green berries and rip berries on the same bush. Never saw that before, have you? They usually rippen all at once

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I never saw that!

[@bananna98310]

I highly suspect the stems are not toxic...unless the toxin is greater in fall than spring, when one makes elderberry flower fritters. Do you know where you heard the stems are toxic?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I read it in a plant identification book…….. but I’m gonna try making fritters next year! My fear of stems is over!

[@w4ame]

Good stuff! Thanks.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You’re welcome bro!

[@TheRelger]

I bought a bottle of elderberry syrup. It was a local organic product sold at a health food store. It says 1tbs up to five times per Week…I was in a hurry and took that much in one afternoon. Didn’t sleep a wink that night, wide awake, and worse coughing fits in over a week of coughing.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Are you drinking plenty of water? It needs to be we hydrated in order to break it up.

[@TheRelger]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures lots! Peeing all night!

[@jaceboutwell8366]

Looks great mr Micah Definitely want to look into that sucanat now

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Oh man awesome in coffee!!!

[@MedXOR]

My favorite picking method involves freezing clumps before detaching berries. Brew berries and pulp for some weeks in 5 gallon food-safe bucket; pour off wine to drink or rack to glass jug then bottle when still.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Mmmmm yumm!!!!

[@fullofgracehomestead]

Homemade wines are the best! Store red wine has added nitrates and can cause a dull headache. Not homemade!

[@ericwanderweg8525]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Maybe a little pectin would help it set like jelly next time. But like you said, it’s the perfect cough medicine as it is.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It’s good stuff! I’m still trying to figure jelly out!😂😂😂

[@johnhardwick8771]

Elderflower and Elderberries both make fantastic wine.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Mmmmm sounds great!

[@twizzle1710]

My cousin makes elderberry flower wine. It is the most delicate butt whooper I ever came across. My elderberries are in the frig. Will think about cooking them down tomorrow.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Sounds amazing!!!

[@ajvelazco9029]

Excelente brother… great job

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks my friend!

[@magapickle01]

Azure standard is a great place to get great things for you r family and your kitchen and in spring I get all my plant starts from their greenhouses and they ship all over the united states now I think

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Absolutely amazing! They do great business!

[@candacewilliams7475]

Oh I like this idea. Now I want some elderberries

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It’s a good time to find them!

[@candacewilliams7475]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures definitely going to try. I have a child that refuses to take any kind of medicine and can only swallow tiny pills. so if I can get something that's high in vitamin c and could help a cough or sore throat and tastes good it's a win win in this house. Thank you sir for the video

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

@@candacewilliams7475 You’re absolutely welcome my friend!

[@judyhosey4060]

We used to make pancake syrup out of them syrup for coughs, jelly, and back in the day my grandfather used to make wine. I think we probably had over 60 bushes.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Wow that’s awesome!

[@debretaevans8049]

23 cups if I'm not mistaken my mother put in 4 cups of the sugar and your arrowroot was not enough I can tell you that right now she use gelatin but the arrowroot needs about two to three of those teaspoons per container and she would use about three or four the Sure-Jell that means about 12 of those spoons of arrowroot

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Wow I was way off!!😂😂😂. Thanks so much!!

[@CampDogOutdoors]

Great info, I've never picked elderberries

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

They are small little buggers….. but good!

[@CampDogOutdoors]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures gonna have to try that, we use Mayhaws

[@TheRussellrobertson]

Love the video but I got to give some advice , take your rings off after they cool in case you didn't sanitize right , The tops will pop in a few days if you did it wrong

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Ok thanks! Good solid advice that even my wife would agree with!!!!

[@dorothyyoung8231]

Micah, I’m not gonna say you couldn’t have done this by yourself but your son sure was a great partner in this project! And you can use it as syrup on pancakes, waffle, scrapple, etc. if you like!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It was absolutely perfect on pancakes!!!

[@olgagontarenko1487]

Очень полезная бузина,люблю чай из цветков,при простуде и вообще для здоровья-кладезь витаминов

[@son_ze]

А ви вино з бузини не коштували?

[@longbowbanjoAL]

years back the woman tried to make some marmalade jelly and it all turned into light syrup. she give it all to me and wasnt long after that i realized i had a sugar problem lol it was around 18 half pints and i drunk them all in a week or two. i need to get back on a wild food only challenge again lol

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

😂😂😂 and to think….. you don’t even drink!!! 😂😂😂

[@longbowbanjoAL]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures nope lol i got enough problems already

[@lorettawinters7687]

Thicken it up a bit for pancake syrup. A jar at a time. Sure you can find lots of recipes. Add a bit of sweetness to it. It looks great.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Mmmm sounds delicious!