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Pinging the list to Elderberry Syrup directions. Use for a preventive during flu season, and if symptoms, to help reduce severity. It does not aggravate cytokine storm. Elderberries have other value as well, strong anti-oxidant,

Here is the original recipe I copied from an experienced herbalist. My additions/changes below that.

Elderberry Syrup Recipe

7 cups elderberry juice
8 ¾ cups honey
3 cups 80 proof vodka

Warm the elderberry juice to “hot, but not boiling” temp… between 150 and 180°F should be plenty. Stir in the honey and stir until it’s completely dissolved and blended.

Remove from the heat, and stir in the vodka.

Pour into sterile jars or bottles (sterilize them by boiling for 5-10 minutes in boiling water, then let drip dry upside down until filling)

Cap and LABEL. Store in a cool DARK place (or bottle in dark brown glass)

Standard dose for adults would be:

Prophylaxis (prevention) 1 tablespoon 2x a day. If there is active flu in your office or family, double that, or take more often.

Treatment: 1-2 tablespoons every 3-4 hours

Children under 12: half the adult dose

Toddlers and infants: Talk to your doctor! But, lacking that, 1 tsp at similar intervals to the adult dose should be adequate.

There is NO way to overdose on this! Put it in juice, jello, pour it over ice cream- any way you can get the kids to take it is fine.

Alternatives:
If you do not want to use any alcohol in the syrup, use
7 cups elderberry juice
14 cups honey

Proceed as above, ignoring the reference to the vodka.

If you don’t want to use honey (probably best to NOT use it for babies under 1 year)

7 cups elderberry juice
11 ½ cups sugar

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Note: I use dried berries and some berries are not cleaned very well – some batches are better than others. Go through your berries - I did it bit by bit on a plate and search through for stems or off colored berries. Then I sifted through a strainer to get smaller debris out. It didn’t take too long to do a pound, and it makes a better product. I make a pound at once and didn’t measure as she says above, I just put all berries into a large pot, covered with water, and let sit for 24 hours, then strained out the liquid and saved it, then poured boiling water on the berries again just to cover, let sit, and strained again. I did twist in a piece of fine cotton cloth as she describes. Keep in mind that elderberries could probably be used as a natural dye!

If you make a whole pound, you will need several bottles. I store in either alcohol bottles, either Clear Springs 180 proof grain alcohol, or glass juice bottles. Also, I did not follow her recipe precisely, I used just a bit less alcohol (I used Clear Springs grain alcohol which is twice as strong as vodka, just diluted it with an equal amount of water, either works) and a little less sweetener. I have used either raw sugar or honey depending on honey price.

Keep in mind that the honey or sugar acts as a preservative, and if you use much less it may go bad. You only take 1 Tablespoon at a time though. If you don’t want to use much or any sweetener, than you have to make a tincture, which uses a lot of alcohol. I did elderberry tincture once and much prefer making the syrup.

Last time I made syrup, sometime in the last year, it was about 3 quarts or a bit more altogether. The recipe above is general, and I use more or less similar proportions but not precisely.

If you have any questions let me know.

Link to some benefits, also includes flowers, which can be purchased dried but I never have. Elderberries should never be eaten raw.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/elderberry#health-benefits