Elderflowers are also called Holder or Holler
Elderflowers - Sambucus - dried
The Elderflowers (Sambucus) is an up to 7 m tall evergreen tree and belongs to the family of musk plants (Adoxaceae). Its white-yellowish flowers bloom between May and July and exude a fruity-spicy fragrance. They are the classic harbinger of early summer. They beautify their surroundings and are also edible and always have refined desserts and drinks.
Each region has a different name for them. We northern Germans call it lilac bush, the Swabian calls it Holder and the Austrian calls it Holler. What is meant is always the same: elder.
Elderflowers in the kitchen
Elderflowers are versatile and tempt you to experiment. From elderflowers, you can not only prepare jellies, syrups, or marmalades, also delicious yogurt ice cream or baked goods.
Recipe: Elderflower Syrup
ingredients
- 500 g raw cane sugar
- 500 ml of water
- 50 gr elderflower
- 20 grams of citric acid
- One organic orange and lemon
Preparation
- Boil the water with the raw cane sugar until the sugar has dissolved.
- Wash the lemon and orange thoroughly with hot water and cut them into thin slices. Now add the elderflower, orange, and lemon slices to the water sugar solution.
- Complain of a plate and let the mixture soak in the fridge for four days.
- Now sift through a fine sieve lined with kitchen paper and squeeze all the liquid through the sieve with a wooden spoon.
- Boil the liquid again and add the citric acid.
- Fill the syrup into clean bottles.
Elderberry in natural medicine
It is said that the substances contained in the elderflower are also used as a tea for cough, fever, sinusitis, and cough.
