In this premier episode of Elder Hour Juliet and Chelsea discuss magical motherly Elder. They dissect the Northern European history, Indigenous lore and uses, associations with Christianity, and even the faeries associated with the Elder tree while weaving in magical and medicinal qualities!
Elderberry Smoothie:
A handful of frozen elderberry tea ice cubes
1 cup frozen cherries
1 cup frozen pineapple
1 banana
½ cup strawberry kefir
1 tbsp raw wildflower honey
Add pear juice until desired viscosity/texture
Elderflower Cake Mix hack
Follow the directions on the box, but add an extra egg, change the water to milk, and swap the oil for butter and double it. Add 2 tablespoons of elderflower cordial to the mix.
Homemade Elderflower frosting:
Soften a stick of butter, but don’t melt it. Chop and add to a bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of elderflower cordial. Add 5 cups of powdered sugar. Add milk slowly while gently beating with a mixer until you get your desired texture and then whip on high.
Elderberry Syrup:
Daily immune support - Suggested 1Tbsp daily 3years old and older (1tsp 1-3 years old) Always check with your doctor first.
Ingredients:
2/3 black Elderberries
3 1/2 cup Water
1 cup raw Honey
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 TBSP Ginger
1/2 tsp Cloves
Pour the water into a medium saucepan and add the elderberries, ginger, cinnamon, and clove.
Bring to boil and then cover, reduce to a simmer for about 45min-1hour. Until the liquid has reduced by almost half.
Remove from heat and let cool
Mash berries with spoon or something like it.
Pour through strainer.
Discard elderberries, when its cool and no longer hot add honey and stir
Pour into jar and seal
Sources:
Culpeper’s Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper
Weiser Concise Guide to Herbal Magick by Judith Hawkins-Tillirson
Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine by Ellen Evert Hopman
Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore by Ellen Evert Hopaman
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scottt Cunningham
Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Judika Illes
The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners by Wolf D. Storl
The Master Book of Herbalism by Paul Beyerl
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For the syrup recipe is it 2/3 cup elderberry? Thank you! I hope to make it soon
Hi Kim! You can order the tea online including Amazon, but Whole Foods and Homegoods have the tea sometimes too. For the flowers or berries alone I highly recommend mountainroseherbs.com -Chelsea
Hi Susan! There are a few different woods that are rumored to have been used. Elder IS one along with olive and dogwood. My sources for elder are the Encyclopedia of Witchcraft by Judika Illes and Herbarium by Caz Hildebrand. Thank you for your suggestions.
Come on girls, I'm from New Jersey too but don't use that as an excuse to sound stupid. I know you know your stuff about the herbs,pagan and most of the Celtic lore of things but recheck your Christian research. I have Juliet's book, which I love, so I know you have some Christian background.Jesus' cross was made of olive wood. Maybe making an outline would make your podcast flow better as well. The podcast was interesting, I will listen to your next one. Keeping it in some kind of order would make it easier to understand.I have never critiqued anything before, I don't want you to get angry. I want you to succeed, one Jersey girl to another. Goo…
Great job ladies! Loved this. I was smiling, laughing, and learned a lot of good useful information. Thanks so much! Looking forward to the next episode.