Elderberry Cough Syrup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups filtered water
• 4 ounces fresh elderberries (or 2 oz. dried)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 simmer the three above ingredients in 1 pint (2 cups of water) for 20 minutes.
• 2 let stand for 1/2 hour.
• 3 strain through a sieve pressing well.
• 4 then, add enough water to the simmered ingredients to bring the volume back up to 1 pint of liquid.
• 5 add the sugar and gently heat to dissolve the sugar in the hot liquid.
• 6 allow to cool and then pour into dark bottles and keep somewhere cool.
• 7 dosage: 2 teaspoons in a little water 3 times a day.