WORKSHOP - ELDERBERRY 

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Spring is here. Elderberry is all around us. Our grannies used to take what nature offered them all year round and prepared it for winter. And winter is always long. Grannies knew how to preserve various foods in a natural way so that we could use them as much as possible during long winter days. Here, one of our grannies is going to show you how she prepares elderflower syrup.

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Boil for half an hour and then put a table cloth around it and leave for a few days to cool slowly.

After gathering enough blossoms you can clean them and cut the lemon in pieces. Make sure you use organic, unwaxed lemons, which should be washed with hot water before you use them. Cover with a clean cloth and keep in a dark and cold place for at least 24 hours.

WORKSHOP organised by: Ljiljana Vidaković GRANNY: Jadranka Ćejić Our students: Ian Bukvić Mirna Dević Matija Cigetić Nikola Jurčević Dominik Radulović Mihael Kaurić Ivan Lučan Ivana Katulić Barbara Katulić with technical assistance from our cookery teacher Darko Štefančić and with technical support from our English teacher Marija Huzjak-Šaban

27 May - 31 May, 2021. Srednja strukovna škola Velika Gorica

Picking flowers in spring is great! It is not only fun, but it could be a great learning opportunity ...

Wash and sterilize bottles with hot water.&nbsp;Pour into sterilised bottles. Then put all the bottles into another pot, bottom covered with a cloth.

In the meantime these beautiful labels are waiting to be put on the bottles. 

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Next day we have a lot of work to do. First we have to pour the syrup through a sieve to remove the flowers and lemon slices. Sieve the syrup through a fine cloth or tea towel. We should combine the sugar and water with lemon juice in a large pot and mix until they dissolve.&nbsp;

You want to pick the flowers on a sunny day. In the morning the flowers are at their peak, and their scent is still sweet and fresh. Choose flower heads that are fully open with no buds, but that are still fresh and white, not turning brown.&nbsp;&nbsp;We asked our students to help us with that. 

Now that we have a full basket of elderflowers, our granny Jadranka has decided to give us a hand with syrup. She is going to do that with another group of students. First, ingredients we need: 40 flowers, 4 liters of water, 4 lemons and 2, 5 kg of sugar

After a few days more, when properly cooled, our syrup is ready for use. We could taste it right away of keep it for long winter days.&nbsp;

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