Ingredients
2 tablespoons dried black elderberries (sambucus nigra)
16 ounces water
raw honey to taste (optional)
Garnish
Fresh lemon or lime slices
Fresh mint leaves
Optional:
¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder or 1 cinnamon stick
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
Directions
1
Combine water and elderberries in a non-reactive saucepan (ceramic, enamel, or stainless steel).
2
Bring water to boil. Then, reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
3
Cool, strain, and add raw honey to taste (optional).
4
Garnish with fresh lemon or lime slices and fresh mint leaves.
5
Optional ingredients to simmer with elderberries for an added immune boost are ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder or 1 cinnamon stick or add ½ teaspoon turmeric powder.
Serves 2