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["Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>]

Murph,
   Freeze your elderberry heads in large, tough plastic bags.  Remove from 
freezer and beat the 'crap' out of them.  Then remove stems.  Using a white 
bag works best - black bags don't allow light in so removing stems is 
difficult.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
For jams, jellies & syrups:
www.bberryfarm.com
(877)265-6856 [Store]
(218)831-7018 [My Cell]

Also; is there a better way to de-stem Elderberries than fingers ?
The table fork I chose kept jamming...???
Today I picked 21 cups, really quick, off one bush clump.

Murph