"Ribitt" ) writes:

Elderberries are an astringent type of thing. I have made wine from them
(and you have to be dedicated to drink that stuff).

Elderberry wine is delicious. You just have to let it age at least three
years before drinking.

The dried elderberries I tried this year are tasty too. Not astringent.

I freeze some to use for the tart taste, like rhubarb. (When did the
rhubarb lose its barbs?) A few elderberries sprinkled on the top of apple
crisp before it goes in the microwave make a very tasty and unique dish.
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