Ingredients
- 120 g elderberries
- 120 g rosehips
- 120 g blackberries
- 15 g grated fresh ginger
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 300 – 400 g raw organic local honey (this can be substituted for agave for vegan diets)
- 1500 ml filtered water
Method
- Pick the elderberries off using a fork and discard any stems.
- Combine all the ingredients aside from the honey in a large saucepan
- Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for between 40–50 minutes. By this point the liquid should have reduced by half.
- Remove the mixture from the heat and cool slightly.
- Strain the liquid through a fine muslin cloth and place back into the saucepan.
- Stir the honey through once the mixture is still warm but not hot.
- Pour the mixture into sterilised glass bottles or jars.
- How to best store a herbal spiced berry syrup
- Store the bottled mixture in the fridge and use within six weeks.
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- What can you use instead of honey in a syrup?
- The sugar content of syrups defines how long it will keep. To keep the sugar content down, this syrup has a relatively short shelf life, as its sugar to water to ratio is 1:2. Increasing the honey content to anything up to 1500 g (a ratio of 2:1) can increase how long a bottle or jar will last before it is first opened to around six months.
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Preparation overview
A syrup or herbal honey combines a prepared liquid or plant material with a sweetener. Concentration, heating, storage and age-related honey restrictions must be checked carefully.
At a glance
- Prep: 1 hour
- Cook: 1 hour
- Yield: a delicious spiced berry syrup
Safety review
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- Do not give honey to children under 12 months.
- Review food allergens, contamination controls and storage life before use.
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- This automated research draft must be checked against every linked source before publication.
- Do not give honey to children under 12 months.
- Review food allergens, contamination controls and storage life before use.
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