The elderberries in my yard grow in big, fan-like clusters. IF you can beat the birds, the raccoons and the squirrels, you get to enjoy them. They have a little sting to them, and are sort of tart like a black cherry, so they need to be boiled and sweetened, and then, they are terrific for jelly, icecream, and with other berries. They stain quickly, but have been the source of wonderful purple dyes for cotton fabrics. Ivan :-) On Sat, 4 Dec 1999 09:40:51 -0600 Leo Fuhr <[log in to unmask]> writes: >About the wisdom of eating elderberries.......just what does an >elderberry >look like and how about taste? > >Jeanette > >Ivan Suzman said in part: > > HEY, WAIT A MINUTE ,Joao, there may be qualities in the ELDERberries >that are not studied yet...! Could they give us wisdom? >Would us younger-onset PWP's benefit? > >Oh, No, old berries for younger PWEP's?? I'm getting befuddled >again.. > >HEY NATALIE, another round of blueberry pancakes, PLEEZ!!!! > >from a Maine berry-picker >who is 50/39/36 >^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) >******************************************************************** ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************