Norma, I remember elderberries and they grow along my fence. See the all over the place in La. The people down here don't eat them and think they are poisonous, I guess. Might be because to eat the berry it would be bitter. Takes lots of sugar to improve the taste for pies, jelly, etc. My mother craves elderberry jelly. So when I go to craft shows in Miss, etc., I look for jelly made in Ga or Ala and send to her. Just took her yearly supply to her. LOL I sent a branch to the state agricultural group to have it tested about 35 years ago. My husband wouldn't eat them, unless tested. The man said they eat them down as far as northern Miss., but for some reason not down here. The American Indians used them. The flowers for tea and the leaves for bruises, chafing, etc. My kids say oh, no, not the leaf cure. When my dau dropped an oversized book from the table point down on her foot it swelled up. She couldn't walk the next day. I squeezed the juice and wrapped her foot in the leaves. Next day she was fine. The man that told us about this said he used them on his family and put the leaves in his pockets to prevent chafing. Don't know what the leaves contain, but it works. Makes good wine, too. Pat