Carmen Carlson

Looks good!

Hi Jane! Thank you for replying !! I did find somewhere local to get dried elderberries.. the Heritage inn Virginia Beach… They tell me that they are sourced in the United States, organic and can buy in bulk… I do not want to mess with any of the European variety or whatever… This tincture would be used by my family which would encompass 3 years to 50 something years. Is there something else that you might want to suggest for use for cold and flu season? An alternative/replacement if you will.
Or do you think it would be OK to tincture the aforementioned dried elderberries?

Please forgive my naïveté but after reading everything I’m still just as confused as when I started this… All I wanna know is if I make an elderberry tincture with dried elderberries likely from some European country claiming to be organic and non-GMO/wild crafted… Can I make an alcohol tincture without cooking them first? Is that safe?
    Also, if I must cook them first, could someone suggest a way to do that while not losing the medicinal properties I want the elderberries for to begin with?! Please