If you purchased an elderberry elixir kit, and have been infusing it in alcohol or apple cider vinegar, read on!
It’s been (hopefully) at least six weeks of shaking and storing your elixir or oxymel in the cool dark and now, it’s time to press your Elderberry elixir(s) so you can start taking it! Whether you press it at home, or have signed up to have it pressed for you, you should end up with approximately 18-20 fl. ounces of herbal goodness for you to add your raw local honey to. Once you have added your own honey, your elixir is ready to help you maintain health through cold and flu season
Note: The pressing process will take about 20 minutes. To avoid backups in pressing, please call ahead for a time slot, unless you don’t mind the wait (we don’t mind!).
What You Need To Bring
- Your wide-mouth jar with infusion
- One muslin pressing bag for each quart. If you don’t have one yet, or need to purchase more, they are available for $2.50 a piece
- A 2nd quart jar for your strained elixir
What You’ll Leave With
- Your strained elderberry liquid in a 2nd clean container that you bring in
- Your original jar, the spent herbs, and the pressing bag.
What You’ll Do When You Get Home
- Add your honey, stir until honey is well mixed into the elixir
- Label your jar or container
- Please Discard your spent herbs in compost or trash. Don’t throw that bag out! Rinse it out well, then throw in the washer and keep for next year!
More Recipes and further details on your elixir can be found here: Elder Berry Event Handout
