Elder

Description: Elderberry (Sambucus) is a genus of between 5-30 species of shrubs or small trees (two species herbaceous), formerly ... more

Elder ... treated in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, but now shown by genetic evidence to be correctly classified in the moschatel family Adoxaceae. The genus is native to temperate to subtropical regions of both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere; the genus is more widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, with Southern Hemisphere occurrence restricted to parts of Australasia and South America.

Newest Review: ... many elderflower recipes on line; I noticed one for elderflower ice cream. The Elderberry is ready to pick after the flowers in July through to early September You probably will not want to eat the elderberry raw it tastes very sharp quite tart. Cooked and made in to recipes though they are delicious. Elderberries are really nice made into a wine the result is a very port like wine I have ... more

... a recipe for you at http://www.hopshopuk.com/recipes/elderbe rry.html. There are many sites offering elderflower and elderberry wine recipes. Basically an n elderberry wine is just water elderberry and sugar. Now the other thing I like to do with eld...more

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Ask the Elder mothers permission (992 words)
by - written on 12/06/07 (Very useful, 243 readings)
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Elder Sambucus nigra one of the Caprifoliaceae plant family is a native of Britain , it is found in Europe, Asia, North Africa, Elder has been naturalized in the United States too, I expect you will recognise an Elder it is a Small tree/shrub it grows to 9 metres (30ft) tall. It grows on many a waste space in countryside and town. Elder likes a rich soil. There a couple of Elder species the one we are talking about is the Sambucus canadensis) and not the Sambucus pubens the later has red berries and is not nice in fact I think it may be poisonous ... If you see an Elder now in the beginning of June it is covered with clusters of small white ... Read the complete review