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[Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>]

I once got violently ill after eating elderberries right off the bush. 
Days later, when I had finally recovered, I did some research and found 
that the elderberry stems contain a toxin. I had stripped the berries 
right off the clusters with my teeth (Ok, it was really hot out and I 
was really parched and I didn't have the patience to pick one berry at a 
time.)

Any run into this? When  you mentioned bits of stem being included I 
thought of this.

Regards,

Jay

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On 8/27/2011 7:52 PM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
> A search on the net pulled up this.  I'll try it next.
>
> http://elderberries.ning.com/forum/topics/elderberry-goo-how-to-clean
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 7:50 PM, mIEKAL aND<qazingulaza@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > Compared to cherry trees on standard elderberries would be a breeze to
> > net&  then you could leave them until they are perfectly ripe, rather
> > than trying to outwit the birds&  pick the berries before the birds
> > get them.  The robins here have been harvesting them earlier&  earlier
> > over the last ten years, I'm thinking their survival mechanisms are a
> > lot sharper than mine.
> >
> > ~mIEKAL
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Evan<kodama@riseup.net>  wrote:
> > > I have no idea about the goo, but boy the birds have really gone for the 
> > > Elderberries this year. The wild patch I collected from last year is almost 
> > > eaten bare. The few wild bushes on my property are bare. Another patch I 
> > > found earlier in the year that I looked in on a few days ago: bare. I haven't 
> > > seen the dark clusters on the roadside elders either, which leads me to 
> > > suspect they've been eaten up too. I really hope I can scrounge enough this 
> > > week to make medicine for the winter! Otherwise I don't know what I'll do 
> > > come flu season.
> > >
> > > Evan
> > > Southern Appalachia, Zone 6, 2800'
> > >
> > > On Aug 27, 2011, at 7:27 PM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
> > >
> > > > The birds got all my elderberries this year so I'm making elderberry
> > > > wine on shares with berries from another local grower.  However, he
> > > > borrowed the county grape destemmer to destem the elderberries&
> > > > because little bits of stem got into the mix I have an incredible
> > > > amount of green goo in my primary that for the life of me I can't
> > > > clean up.  Citrus cleaner has no effect on it.  Anyone have a product
> > > > they use successfully to remove it?
> > > >
> > > > ~mIEKAL
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