The elderberry book: recipes for food, drinks, health, beauty and creativity

The elderberry is one of the most beloved wild plants in our region. You often find it along paths, in hedges and on roadsides. In spring it surprises with its fragrant, cream-white blossoms, and in late summer and autumn with deep dark berries. This seemingly simple shrub turns out to be a true treasure trove of applications. In The Elderberry Book, Natasja van der Meer shows how you can use the elderberry in countless ways, in the kitchen, in the home pharmacy, in the garden and even in creative projects. With clear explanations, practical tips and easy-to-follow recipes, you discover how versatile this special plant is. The book contains more than seventy recipes and applications, from classic elderflower syrup and elderberry preparations to surprising ideas such as bonbons, soap, cough syrup and natural garden projects. Although the book mainly works with fresh elderflower and elderberries, many recipes and applications can also be easily made with dried elderflower or elderberries, allowing you to work with this plant all year round.