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Elderberries are seeing a resurgence in popularity mostly because foraging has become a trend among foodies. Like any foraged food, there is a good side to elderberries and one that is not as good. The good side is that elderberries are tasty and nutritious. The bad side: using elderberries can …
Stevia is widely considered to be a great sugar alternative. It is both an effective sweetener and healthier than sugar. That said, there are quite a few differences between stevia and sugar. It is easy to ruin a recipe by simply switching out sugar for stevia if you are unaware …
Elderberries are a popular foraged berry that is often used to make jams, pies and wine. Elderberry juice sometimes shows up in cocktails as well. The problem with this berry is that it is not always easy to find and when it is, you have to process it properly so …
Pokeweed is a leafy North American plant that was once widely used as medicine and as food by Native Americans. You can find it throughout the Eastern states and in parts of California as well. How it was used differed from tribe to tribe, the Rappahannock people made a fermented …
Aloe vera is a versatile plant with leaves that you can use as food or as medicine. Whether you use leaves that you buy from the grocery store or you get them from a plant in your garden, you may find yourself with more aloe than you need right now. …
Bistort is native to Europe and parts of Asia but now grows all over the world. You can find it in the Eastern US, especially in the New England region. It is grown mainly as an ornamental plant but was used as medicine and food for much of history. Bistort …
Elderberry and elderflower both come from the same plant and have many of the same nutritional benefits, but they don’t have the same compounds and are not used in the same ways. If you want to know how to use these two parts of the elder plant, read on below. …
Elderberry is native to North America, Europe and Asia. Some varieties are believed to have been around as far back as 12,000 BCE. Elderberry seeds were found in Swiss dwellings from 2000 BCE. Pliny the Elder mentioned elderberry’s health benefits in his writings as did Dioscorides. A few centuries later, …