Finally !! Good stuff...
I have been trying to buy black European elderberry for years.The near by nurseries promised and promised again, but never delivered. Almost thought I have to sneak a cutting or two by the Biegel at the airport. Most of my family still lives in Europe, where elderberry bushes grow wild. Here are some hints how my family benefits from elderberry bushes. Dry the clusters of berries in the attic / or drier / then separate them and use them for teas especially mixed with wild rose hips. Use the flowers and berries for wine making. Flowers make excellent light sparkling vine /some experience required/, but fruit vine is quite easy to make. On the end a speciality of my country: clusters of flowers are dipped in milk then flour and on the end into lightly beaten egg + salt + pepper, then fried in oil like schnitzels. And you thought fried pickle is the weird stuff. Cheers to all.