Elderberry Pickle

Name: Elderberry Pickle
Ingredients: 675 g (1½ lb) elderberries (weighed off stems); 50 g (2 oz) light soft brown sugar; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 12 g (½ oz) ground ginger; 1 medium onion; pinch ground cloves; 1 teaspoon salt, pinch ground mace; 300 ml (½ pint) cider vinegar; 50 g (2 oz) seedless raisins; 1 teaspoon salt, pinch ground mace

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Wild Food

By Roger Phillips

Published 1986

About

Ingredients

675 g (1½ lb) elderberries (weighed off stems)
50 g (2

Preserve
Spicy
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Wash the elderberries very well and drain thoroughly. Sieve the berries, pressing out all the juice, to make a thin purée. Put into a pan with the finely chopped onion and all the other ingredients. Bring to the boil and then simmer, stirring well, for 20 minutes. Put into small sterilized jars and cover with vinegar-proof lids.