The market · Fruit · Northern and Central Europe
Elderberries
The small, near-black berries that follow the flowers — tart, earthy and inky, for cordial, jelly, sauces for game and the old English pontack sauce.
tart · earthy · winey
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Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Foraged: cut whole heads when the berries are fully dark and the heads droop.
- Worth knowing
- Always cook them: raw berries, unripe green ones and the stalks can make you ill. Strip every berry off its stalk with a fork first.
