Pat out here in MO they grow along the tracks and dirt roads but we cannot use them because of the pollution..My brother brought me some a long time ago from his field in Pa I was so happy. Now I just have to buy the wine . When we go to Iowa to the Amana colonies I get elderberry jelly from them.. Just another thing I miss about Pennsylvania Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "P Dyer" <pdyer53@yahoo.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Elderberry Jelly/Jam/Syrup > When I was a kid a long time ago, my Gramma used to > make elderberry wine. I was just a kid but all us > kids were allowed a sip every now and again. > I've tried to make it but it just doesn't come out the > same. I make jelly and syrup when I can find the > berries, Here they grow m mostly along the RR tracks > a and get oily from the wheels on the rails. I wash > them really good before juicing them and then let the > juice set awhile. I use cotton cloth to skim any oil > reside that my rise to the top. It's an extra effort > but so worth it. > This year I'm going to try to transplant so twigs down > by the creek in my back yard...maybe it will work. > Pat > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car > Finder tool. > http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message