I always homemade elderberry syrup. Here’s my tips… I put 1 cup of dried elderberries, one stick of cinnamon, few whole cloves and one finger of fresh ginger chopped and 4 cups of water in crockpot low for 6 hours then cool down and drain out then add 1 cup of honey. I drink one shot everyday. If sick, 3 shots a day.
I agree about how the actual effort you make in 'tending to' people helps them feel better and heal. Two of my kids are grown and one is still at home. When they've been ill, I've made them 'couch beds' (comfy blankets, pillows, etc. on a couch), put on a favorite movie for them, and have given them drinks, foods, etc. that are very nourishing and/or comfort foods. I always fuss over them when they're sick and make them the center of attention. I put off or minimize my work if I can and focus on the sick kid. I think the act of doing that is good medicine. When my son has been ill as an adult, he says his memories of me caring for him make him feel better (and a little homesick). Love goes a long way in the healing process.
I just love how you clean up as you go. I firmly believe in doing that. Look how many things you prepared and there is no mess. Kudos to you. Organization is key to having a stress free life.
Ooooh, I totally agree that food is SO important when sick. I’m a nurse, and love that you made this video for cold & flu season. So often people don’t go the important route of nutrition
it is SO important for everyone's well-being, warm soup (&food) made by Mama soothes the Soul and family definitely remembers. My sons are grown men now, but still ask me about the remedies I gave them when they were young, It warms my heart!
Chelsea, if you have never done this, can meatloaf. It is SO good and handy to have on hand. Use only wide mouth jars, quarts or pints your choice. My 97yo dad absolutely loved having it in the pantry. I tried to keep premade meals on hand as he would get his own meals from what I made. As a gluten free person, I use instant mashed potato flakes instead of bread crumbs. I also make and can spaghetti sauce which is grand when I don't want to cook. It is great pizza sauce as well. Green tomatoes which have shiny skin will ripen inside. I use trays with covers or nursery flats to put them aside.
When i make my fermented garlic, I found it easier to layer your garlic then honey then repeat. No need to let it sit for so long to drip into all the crevices. I use the honey on our puzza crust and garlic bread. Adds a little sweetness, i eat a garlic clove every day.
I started watching this video without my 21 month old son, and he recognized your voice and ran over, sat on my lap and smiled as we watched your video. Hope you all get even better soon! 😊
Your family is lucky you are their mother and matriarch! There’s nothing better when one is sick than to have Mom paying lots of attention to you by helping you feel better. Adios, Doc ❤
Our family is mostly grown up as are our grandkids. I keep them supplied with an elderberry herb syrup, fire cider, Four Thieves and fermented garlic with toasted ground black cumin. I am supplying six other families besides my husband and I. Love that you do the same!!
Hello from Arkansas USA, I love reading all of the comments here, I know you must. So many loving moms, grandmoms & others with wonderful tips to help their loved ones through sickness. I just love that you reach all over the world, you bring comfort, peace & knowledge to so many. So beautiful! Thank you. We use green tea, honey, lemon & whiskey a lot during cold season, I'm going to try a your electrolyte drink as well. Happy you all are getting better.
Good Saturday morning Little Mountain Ranch. What can I say? These videos just keep getting better and better - with superb content - but that's of course to be expected from a talented and self sufficient offgrid woman such as yourself. Thanks for sharing your recipes for fermented garlic, chicken soup and elderberry syrup - so much better and restorative than OTC medications or prescription drugs with side effects. That being said, have wonderful weekend. 😊😊
I think that the psychological/emotional part makes for 2/3 of the recovery process. Closely followed by homemade chicken soup. 😍 Nothing feels better than being sick or under the weather, knowing there is someone taking care of you and everything else. Just letting go and heal.
Lordy, yes Having to be the (single) mom even when so ill is as hard as the sickness! Just come run herd on my kids, leave me to die a slow death if u need. I’ll die grateful!
A trick I learned in the restaurant I worked in…..large amounts of hamburger mix in your mixer…..I use my whip attachment…I also mix all dry ingredients together then sprinkle in as meat is mixing. Meat loaf is the vessel I hide powdered veggies in because hubby doesn’t like many vegetables….so dehydrated avocado, or squashes or onions and celery….he likes it to be smooth meat. Serve with caramelized onions and jalapeño ketchup and those 3 lbs of meatloaf will be eaten by him in one meal… Makes me hungry so it’s meatloaf tonight with mashed potatoes from the freezer…love prepped foods😊
Absolutely 💯 @ physical and emotional aspects of healing ❤️🩹… I’ve been a caregiver for my family my entire life … that is a 100% proven fact over n over again! Hope you all get better soon … aren’t you guys suppose to go camping soon? Yaaay @ family camping 🏕️ 😊
Thanks to you and your mama, I added baked squash and your spices to my spaghetti sauce and came in second in the contest! And yes, fermented honey garlic is a mainstay in my cupboard!!
I have yet to find anyone who makes meatloaf the only way I’ve ever had it. Never knew everyone else baked it in a loaf pan growing up. I simmer mine in a pot on the stove top. I form a ball, brown in butter and onions, add water, salt & pepper. Simmer for about an hour and a half. When done, remove meatloaf, thicken liquid to make a gravy and serve with potatoes. Stays nice and moist. I find in the pan is greasy, and would never eat with sauce. Everyone seems to like a tomato based sauce with it.
I agree that the act of trying to help someone feel better is a powerful remedy even if what you give them (tea, hot bath, etc.) doesn’t have medicinal benefits. Like I always say, the placebo effect is still an effect, and the demonstration of love and effort to make someone feel better is the most powerful part of the actual remedy/care plan/whatever you want to call it. There’s a reason we remember being sick as children and remember what our loved ones did for us but can’t even vaguely remember what actual medication or formal treatment we had. We crave the act of our loved ones, not the medicine itself. 😊
Easy if doing meal for self and sick, to bake burger patties, pour can beef pot roast souo into instant mashed potatoes to make croquette patties on same burger oven tray. Should add olive oil. Can broil for a few min before taking out. Love the farm animals, relaxing...know hard to feed when sick, keeping health remedies goes a long way.
awwwwww. Freya's lashes are white! How cool. (and no idea why it's just not showing me this video. Stoopid algorithm). Also: I love that you use the word Supper. In the USA South, we there is breakfast, lunch, and supper. "Dinner" is used for whichever lunch/supper meal is larger or more grand. Supper is perfectly fitting, especially for the way you cook. I'm glad to see it transcends countries.
So nice to finally see someone who uses oats in their meatloaf! My mil did and so my husband likes it that way. Everyone else looks at me like I'm nuts when I tell them I put oatmeal in meatloaf, LOL If you make the meatloaf mix, then scoop in 1 cup portions on a sheet pan, it cooks so much faster and makes for great portion sizes! I make 10-15 lbs of groud beef into meatloaf at a time, cook, cool the leftovers and then vacuum seal and freeze. Then next time, I don't have to mix it up!
I was terribly ill from a blocked gallbladder duct for 20yrs. Doctors kept saying I was just "too hyper" and had an irritable bowel. I craved garlic and ate it a lot. Finally found a doctor who took me seriously and had surgery. My gallbladder was gangrenous. I believe that garlic saved me.
In Denmark we have a tradition of making the elderberries into soup or drink it as either hot or cold lemonade. The soup is delicious as dessert on cold winter nights. You just thicken the lemonade with corn starch and eat it with a kind of dry cookie meant for soups or a butter oat crumble or rye bread crumble (depending on where in the country you're from). Kids love it and I would always beg my mom for some after dinner.
To make elderberry more palatable I mix up to 1 cup elderberry juice with either a bottle of grape juice or make up a grape juice concentrate. My kids actually enjoy it. Been drinking this mixture for many yrs now during cold and flu season drinking 1 cup of the mixture daily has significantly reduced the illnesses that go around, especially those who go to public schools. My kids have been much less susceptible to all those nasty bugs...
I absolutely love and enjoy your youtube for its educational and...calming. I can relax and a little bit while I watch you. I learn a lot watching you and have written down several recipes. Just want to say thank you for doing this!
Love your planting info. I love that too. My dad had a greenhouse. I used to love the smell of warm dirt in the spring. You are very sweet and real. Keep it up
I'm from India and we make a completely different concoction for Winter. In a cup of water, add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (you can use an inch piece of fresh turmeric if you have any), 2-3 cloves, 3-4 whole peppercorns, half inch piece of cinnamon stick and 1 cardamom. Let it come to a boil and simmer for 10 mins. Strain and store at room temp in a bottle. Add a tbsp to teas, a cup of warm water, to rice while boiling, to soups.... will make you feel better within 3 days! Use it in my house all the time and works like a charm. And yes, mother's love is icing on the cake. I'm so glad you spoke of the importance of having someone to care for you when you're sick, is half to battle won. This is largely missing in modern society and I wish more people understood the need for having that human connection. Healing is not just physical, its also mental and emotional.
No doubt you're right about the fact that having someone care for you helps with recovery. I know that when I'm sick, I only have enough energy to do the very basic re. preparing nourishing food & drinks, and really wish somebody would make me tea & soup! You made me crave my mom's meatloaf - I'll have to see if I can find her recipe now!
I haven't made meatloaf in years! But I decided to make it tonight, I turned on my TH-cam to listen to your post! Awesome! We made meatloaf together!! Lol
When I am pulling my garlic bulbs apart, I keep the smallest for honey garlic, medium to eat fresh and the largest to plant. Also, I make a "jello" with bone collagen, elderberry syrup and a good quality fruit juice. Love your inspiration!
Freeze dryer can put put out good amount of heat. My Un heated insulated garage stays about 50 degrees in winter. Might think about insulation in that wall to cold room. I am in zone 6
I am so sorry for your family’s loss, my heart is with you all ❤ Thank you for your comforting content, it really helps me feel calm when I need it. You’re a gift!
I too make elderberry syrup but I simmer ginger root, a cinnamon stick, cloves and a vanilla bean and add raw honey after it's cooled. all have great health benefits!
I’m a new canner. Started with a water bathed applesauce. Then pressure canned leftover turkey, and just finished 8 pints of sweet potatoes. (There’s only 2 of us😊). I want to thank all you who post about preserving and canning for giving me the courage to try it. Just retired, and at 67, have a little more time. Bought an electric canner and cautiously crept into it. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION for all you experienced canners. Do some jars seal during the canning process or all after? Thanks, all!
I as well started last year canning jams etc, this year I got a pressure canner and it’s been fun! I made some plain beans and ranch beans they tasted just like the can ones, my husband loved them. I only made 6. They are gone lol 😂so I will make more. I’m trying Turkey leftovers after thanksgiving to can up, give it try. This has really been fun and I’m glad you also enjoy it.
Touching wood, I'm one of the very lucky people that aren't affected by colds and flu and I do agree with you about food during/after sickness. I'm a great believer in honey, it helps most things. Thank you for sharing Chelsea xx
You're exactly right! European elderberries are a different variety that what we have in North America. Once my syrup is done, I sometimes mix it with ginger ale or 7up...
Glad everyone is on the mend in your house. There is nothing like home made chicken soup to make people feel better. I had canned up a lot of broth which was handy for sipping and making up pots of soup. In our house we are all recovering from Covid which then morphed into upper respiratory infections. Luckily my grandchildren who live upstairs in an apartment we made, did not get very sick and were well long before the adults. I felt sorry for my daughter and her husband trying to deal with an eight month old and a four year old while everyone was sick. This weekend I am hoping everyone is well enough to do the last of the winter prep outside and start the big housecleaning before Christmas. I love seeing the animals on the farm and how they deal with the cold.
Wow! I can copy everything but the elderberries here in Costa Rica. Thank you! I have been making chicken soup for years, to help my body fight back! You are doing great things for your family and thier health!
While it’s true a peach tree won’t have blossoms and ripe fruit at the same time, the decoration on your pot is from a tradition of botanical illustration. The idea is that the illustration shows several stages of the plant’s year so one can identify the plant in different seasons of the year. So you’ll see leaves, twigs, blossoms, ripe fruit, fruit gone to seed. Sometimes there will be a thumbnail of the entire plant included. Sometimes there will be insects, butterflies, birds or small animals associated with the plant. Thought your observant youngster might like to know this sort of illustration has a long tradition!
I don’t know if this information is important or not, but when I was a child 55 years ago my brothers and I ate elderberries by the handfuls with no problems. Our lane was lined with the bushes and they were a big treat to us. So delicious! 😊 I just made my first batch of fermented garlic this past week.
💚 Such a nurturing Vlog, thank you! I make Elderberry Syrup, but will try your style soon..and I'm also going to give the Fermented Garlic and Honey a try. So neat to see your cows and horses munching on hay with a little snow on the ground..it was near 70° here on the Central Coast of California yesterday for Thanksgiving 🦃🥧. I'd love to be in a bit of snow! 💚
My first time here I started following you Would love to see your home. I love log cabin's . How many children do you have? 4? Look's like you have a Beautiful family. Looking forward to watching more of you shows. Sin, Verneda Moore Davis
Yay! I’ve been waiting for Monday to get here, I knew you’d be posting today……the best part of the day. So glad to hear that you all are feeling better. Thank you for sharing your life and home with us. And all of these incredible recipes!! I hope you and your family have a beautiful week.
My mother has a variant of the honey water thing you showed at first. She is Salvadorian and shes uses everything you listed but she also adds some mint to it to open up the the sinuses when stuffy. Taste good and makes you feel wonderful! She got the recipes from her grand mother and it has been a staple for us when we are sick also. you give off the same kind and loving vibe my mother does. Subbed look forwards to more videos
O, What beautiful cattle and horses. I love animals, I wish my husband and I had a farm we could have cows and horses, pigs. I would get attached to them. And then I couldn't kill them. Sin,Verneda
New subscriber here. Love your channel and your gentle kind spirit. Love your videos, ideas, education and encouragement. Learning lots. Thanks snd God bless!
As you mentioned, some people complain of an upset stomach from elderberries, it is actually the seeds that cause this as they are toxic. But you strain yours quite well so probably no issues there. The syrup is excellent but more work, great on ice cream. But you can also add a bottle of cheap brandy when preserving it as a great cold remedy……love your videos!
I would love u recipe for the brandy version rather than honey I can’t afford raw honey for one thing and I don’t think sugar when ill is smart Tincture just seems better idea Thx
@@sweetdweams If you are putting fresh berries into alcohol to infuse, it should be safe, just strain them out when you use the tincture. If you use them for tea and boil them with the seeds, it may give you an upset stomach but wont harm you…..unless you ingest a lot. :)
That meatloaf looks amazing. We are still recovering here but I did manage to can 9 pints of turkey broth. Tomorrow we will finish making 3 boxes of apples into applesauce and apple juice for a 94 yr old friend and his wife. Our medium freeze drier was ordered today. I really wanted to use your link however Juicerville saved us about $600 even with ordering an extra set of trays, 2 sets of silicone liners and lids. If you need any accessories Juicerville have them all on sale until 30 Nov. Looking forward to seeing your freeze drying room completed. Ours will be going in the garage. See you next video 🙂
I love the mayo in the meatloaf, I always throw in a tablespoon or so of worcestershire sauce, and to make my kids get more veggies I add small diced onions, carrots and celery and zucchini when I have it, stretches it further and adds moisture. Loving your channel, just found you not long ago and have watched many of your videos already.
I totally agree on the emotional and nutritional value of healing. I feed my family chicken soup for every cold and illness, a) it cheers them up because they know I do it for them and b) cooking the chicken and bones for a long time is full of nutrients
I love Elderberry as Jelly ❤ my mom does it for years and I love it with oats or simply in bread with some curd cheese 🤗 in spring she will do the elderberryflower jelly it’s also pretty delicious 🤗 I’m from Germany and we don’t eat the elderberry’s raw because they will hurt your stomach 🥺 greetings from Germany 🤗
Hi Chelsea - love the way you spice up the meat loaf - I’ll have to try that. Glad to hear the family is starting to feel better. I’ve got my freeze dryer running solid for a week - lots of frozen veggies to freeze dry - allows me to free up space in my freezers for other items.
I glad you talked about things to help when feel ill. I'm a person who doesn't like to go to doctor so I am glad to find things to help common cold and flu that I can do for myself. Thank you so much
Your meatloaf is making me hungry! I make a small meatlloaf and slather the top with some homemade Maple Bacon Onion jam for last 10 minutes of cooking. I'm going to try yours and your lemon garlic remedy as well. Congrats on 80K!
I say this each time I comment, but I do love the info you share. I am going to try the fermented garlic. I am so Thankful Dan & your children are recovering from their illness. I am looking forward to your next videos. In your absence I have been watching older videos from 3 & 5 years ago. Blessings to you & your family. 🙏❤️🙏
Comfort food, although good for the body, truly is about being taken care of isn't it? The freeze dryer room is going to be awesome! I'm glad to see you feeling better.
It is comforting to be cared for and I believe it helps in the healing process.
I always homemade elderberry syrup. Here’s my tips… I put 1 cup of dried elderberries, one stick of cinnamon, few whole cloves and one finger of fresh ginger chopped and 4 cups of water in crockpot low for 6 hours then cool down and drain out then add 1 cup of honey. I drink one shot everyday. If sick, 3 shots a day.
Thank you! Do you store the finished product in your fridge?
@@jennan3407 yes
How long does it stay good for once refrigerated?
@@calamityjane6884 I think I read 6 months but if using every day it will be consumed before that time. I make it too
@@calamityjane6884 yes, wondering this too
I agree about how the actual effort you make in 'tending to' people helps them feel better and heal. Two of my kids are grown and one is still at home. When they've been ill, I've made them 'couch beds' (comfy blankets, pillows, etc. on a couch), put on a favorite movie for them, and have given them drinks, foods, etc. that are very nourishing and/or comfort foods. I always fuss over them when they're sick and make them the center of attention. I put off or minimize my work if I can and focus on the sick kid. I think the act of doing that is good medicine. When my son has been ill as an adult, he says his memories of me caring for him make him feel better (and a little homesick). Love goes a long way in the healing process.
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Lucky kids, what a great way to be treated.
I just love how you clean up as you go. I firmly believe in doing that. Look how many things you prepared and there is no mess. Kudos to you. Organization is key to having a stress free life.
Yes!! Glad to know someone else can appreciate it!! And the magic drawers where everything is where it's supposed to be. 🤣 Much love to you Chelsea.
Ooooh, I totally agree that food is SO important when sick. I’m a nurse, and love that you made this video for cold & flu season. So often people don’t go the important route of nutrition
it is SO important for everyone's well-being, warm soup (&food) made by Mama soothes the Soul and family definitely remembers. My sons are grown men now, but still ask me about the remedies I gave them when they were young, It warms my heart!
Chelsea, if you have never done this, can meatloaf. It is SO good and handy to have on hand. Use only wide mouth jars, quarts or pints your choice. My 97yo dad absolutely loved having it in the pantry. I tried to keep premade meals on hand as he would get his own meals from what I made.
As a gluten free person, I use instant mashed potato flakes instead of bread crumbs.
I also make and can spaghetti sauce which is grand when I don't want to cook. It is great pizza sauce as well.
Green tomatoes which have shiny skin will ripen inside. I use trays with covers or nursery flats to put them aside.
When i make my fermented garlic, I found it easier to layer your garlic then honey then repeat. No need to let it sit for so long to drip into all the crevices.
I use the honey on our puzza crust and garlic bread. Adds a little sweetness, i eat a garlic clove every day.
I started watching this video without my 21 month old son, and he recognized your voice and ran over, sat on my lap and smiled as we watched your video. Hope you all get even better soon! 😊
If you don’t mind sharing his name I’ll say hi to him later this week.😊
@@LittleMountainRanch My sons name is Milo! ❤️
I use a steamer to get all juice from the berries. Super easy. I have a gallon of juice in the freezer for jelly.
Your family is lucky you are their mother and matriarch! There’s nothing better when one is sick than to have Mom paying lots of attention to you by helping you feel better. Adios, Doc ❤
I have the same recipe this is the one of meat loaf and the firt time my husband taste it he say you never do another recipes !❤😊 loves your videos!
I found with a scratchy cough, is to let while milk come to room temp, and Sip it.the Fat coats the throat and eases the pain
Our family is mostly grown up as are our grandkids. I keep them supplied with an elderberry herb syrup, fire cider, Four Thieves and fermented garlic with toasted ground black cumin. I am supplying six other families besides my husband and I. Love that you do the same!!
Yes, I truely believe that there is nothing better than a mom's care when your sick
Hello from Arkansas USA,
I love reading all of the comments here, I know you must. So many loving moms, grandmoms & others with wonderful tips to help their loved ones through sickness.
I just love that you reach all over the world, you bring comfort, peace & knowledge to so many. So beautiful! Thank you.
We use green tea, honey, lemon & whiskey a lot during cold season, I'm going to try a your electrolyte drink as well. Happy you all are getting better.
Good Saturday morning Little Mountain Ranch. What can I say? These videos just keep getting better and better - with superb content - but that's of course to be expected from a talented and self sufficient offgrid woman such as yourself. Thanks for sharing your recipes for fermented garlic, chicken soup and elderberry syrup - so much better and restorative than OTC medications or prescription drugs with side effects. That being said, have wonderful weekend. 😊😊
What you’re talking about is LOVE…..❤❤❤
I love meatloaf with peppers 🫑,onions 🧅, and kale.
I think that the psychological/emotional part makes for 2/3 of the recovery process. Closely followed by homemade chicken soup. 😍
Nothing feels better than being sick or under the weather, knowing there is someone taking care of you and everything else.
Just letting go and heal.
Lordy, yes
Having to be the (single) mom even when so ill is as hard as the sickness!
Just come run herd on my kids, leave me to die a slow death if u need. I’ll die grateful!
A trick I learned in the restaurant I worked in…..large amounts of hamburger mix in your mixer…..I use my whip attachment…I also mix all dry ingredients together then sprinkle in as meat is mixing.
Meat loaf is the vessel I hide powdered veggies in because hubby doesn’t like many vegetables….so dehydrated avocado, or squashes or onions and celery….he likes it to be smooth meat.
Serve with caramelized onions and jalapeño ketchup and those 3 lbs of meatloaf will be eaten by him in one meal…
Makes me hungry so it’s meatloaf tonight with mashed potatoes from the freezer…love prepped foods😊
Absolutely 💯 @ physical and emotional aspects of healing ❤️🩹… I’ve been a caregiver for my family my entire life … that is a 100% proven fact over n over again! Hope you all get better soon … aren’t you guys suppose to go camping soon? Yaaay @ family camping 🏕️ 😊
Thanks to you and your mama, I added baked squash and your spices to my spaghetti sauce and came in second in the contest! And yes, fermented honey garlic is a mainstay in my cupboard!!
Awesome!!!🎉
I have yet to find anyone who makes meatloaf the only way I’ve ever had it. Never knew everyone else baked it in a loaf pan growing up. I simmer mine in a pot on the stove top. I form a ball, brown in butter and onions, add water, salt & pepper. Simmer for about an hour and a half. When done, remove meatloaf, thicken liquid to make a gravy and serve with potatoes. Stays nice and moist. I find in the pan is greasy, and would never eat with sauce. Everyone seems to like a tomato based sauce with it.
So glad everyone is on the mend 🙏
I agree that the act of trying to help someone feel better is a powerful remedy even if what you give them (tea, hot bath, etc.) doesn’t have medicinal benefits. Like I always say, the placebo effect is still an effect, and the demonstration of love and effort to make someone feel better is the most powerful part of the actual remedy/care plan/whatever you want to call it. There’s a reason we remember being sick as children and remember what our loved ones did for us but can’t even vaguely remember what actual medication or formal treatment we had. We crave the act of our loved ones, not the medicine itself. 😊
Easy if doing meal for self and sick, to bake burger patties, pour can beef pot roast souo into instant mashed potatoes to make croquette patties on same burger oven tray. Should add olive oil. Can broil for a few min before taking out.
Love the farm animals, relaxing...know hard to feed when sick, keeping health remedies goes a long way.
awwwwww. Freya's lashes are white! How cool. (and no idea why it's just not showing me this video. Stoopid algorithm). Also: I love that you use the word Supper. In the USA South, we there is breakfast, lunch, and supper. "Dinner" is used for whichever lunch/supper meal is larger or more grand. Supper is perfectly fitting, especially for the way you cook. I'm glad to see it transcends countries.
New subscriber here. Don't know how I found your channel but I'm so pleased that I did. Really interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Welcome!
So nice to finally see someone who uses oats in their meatloaf! My mil did and so my husband likes it that way. Everyone else looks at me like I'm nuts when I tell them I put oatmeal in meatloaf, LOL If you make the meatloaf mix, then scoop in 1 cup portions on a sheet pan, it cooks so much faster and makes for great portion sizes! I make 10-15 lbs of groud beef into meatloaf at a time, cook, cool the leftovers and then vacuum seal and freeze. Then next time, I don't have to mix it up!
Love that it's cold and not labelled as *****19!!!!!!!
I was terribly ill from a blocked gallbladder duct for 20yrs. Doctors kept saying I was just "too hyper" and had an irritable bowel. I craved garlic and ate it a lot. Finally found a doctor who took me seriously and had surgery. My gallbladder was gangrenous. I believe that garlic saved me.
In Denmark we have a tradition of making the elderberries into soup or drink it as either hot or cold lemonade. The soup is delicious as dessert on cold winter nights. You just thicken the lemonade with corn starch and eat it with a kind of dry cookie meant for soups or a butter oat crumble or rye bread crumble (depending on where in the country you're from). Kids love it and I would always beg my mom for some after dinner.
Hi sweet lady glad to see you. Sorry every one are sick.
Oh my goodness I finally got to watch this show and that's what I made for dinner for my whole family was meatloaf what are coincidence
He is a Great artist
❤Feel better all ❤️
I love this channel...6 smoothies need a tray for a one trip pass around. Mom keep up the great work.
To make elderberry more palatable I mix up to 1 cup elderberry juice with either a bottle of grape juice or make up a grape juice concentrate. My kids actually enjoy it. Been drinking this mixture for many yrs now during cold and flu season drinking 1 cup of the mixture daily has significantly reduced the illnesses that go around, especially those who go to public schools. My kids have been much less susceptible to all those nasty bugs...
I absolutely love and enjoy your youtube for its educational and...calming. I can relax and a little bit while I watch you. I learn a lot watching you and have written down several recipes. Just want to say thank you for doing this!
Love your planting info. I love that too. My dad had a greenhouse. I used to love the smell of warm dirt in the spring. You are very sweet and real. Keep it up
I'm from India and we make a completely different concoction for Winter. In a cup of water, add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (you can use an inch piece of fresh turmeric if you have any), 2-3 cloves, 3-4 whole peppercorns, half inch piece of cinnamon stick and 1 cardamom. Let it come to a boil and simmer for 10 mins. Strain and store at room temp in a bottle. Add a tbsp to teas, a cup of warm water, to rice while boiling, to soups.... will make you feel better within 3 days! Use it in my house all the time and works like a charm.
And yes, mother's love is icing on the cake. I'm so glad you spoke of the importance of having someone to care for you when you're sick, is half to battle won. This is largely missing in modern society and I wish more people understood the need for having that human connection. Healing is not just physical, its also mental and emotional.
Thank you for this! Does it have a particular name?
I make a similar concotion. Elderberry only became popular here a few years ago and in already drinks so not of much use.
No doubt you're right about the fact that having someone care for you helps with recovery. I know that when I'm sick, I only have enough energy to do the very basic re. preparing nourishing food & drinks, and really wish somebody would make me tea & soup!
You made me crave my mom's meatloaf - I'll have to see if I can find her recipe now!
We are here for you! 😘
I haven't made meatloaf in years! But I decided to make it tonight, I turned on my TH-cam to listen to your post! Awesome! We made meatloaf together!! Lol
That’s so great!😊
I so wanna go live out like you & your family!!
When I am pulling my garlic bulbs apart, I keep the smallest for honey garlic, medium to eat fresh and the largest to plant. Also, I make a "jello" with bone collagen, elderberry syrup and a good quality fruit juice. Love your inspiration!
What a wonderful video Chelsea.
Freeze dryer can put put out good amount of heat. My Un heated insulated garage stays about 50 degrees in winter. Might think about insulation in that wall to cold room. I am in zone 6
I love poached garlic scapes made into a nest and topped with cauliflower mash as a side...great with meatloaf
Dan you did a great job, glad to hear everyone is feeling better.
I enjoy your longer videos! I feel like you go in depth very well :)
mmmm everything looks good Chelsea
I am so sorry for your family’s loss, my heart is with you all ❤ Thank you for your comforting content, it really helps me feel calm when I need it. You’re a gift!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't have success freezing elderberries with the stem on for removal later.
I too make elderberry syrup but I simmer ginger root, a cinnamon stick, cloves and a vanilla bean and add raw honey after it's cooled. all have great health benefits!
You are AMAZING!😘
I’m a new canner. Started with a water bathed applesauce. Then pressure canned leftover turkey, and just finished 8 pints of sweet potatoes. (There’s only 2 of us😊). I want to thank all you who post about preserving and canning for giving me the courage to try it. Just retired, and at 67, have a little more time. Bought an electric canner and cautiously crept into it. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION for all you experienced canners. Do some jars seal during the canning process or all after? Thanks, all!
Mostly after, but some can seal as you remove them from the canner, as the hot jar hits the cooler air.
I as well started last year canning jams etc, this year I got a pressure canner and it’s been fun! I made some plain beans and ranch beans they tasted just like the can ones, my husband loved them. I only made 6. They are gone lol 😂so I will make more. I’m trying Turkey leftovers after thanksgiving to can up, give it try.
This has really been fun and I’m glad you also enjoy it.
Both and that’s totally normal. 😊
To add to other comments...some jars take a little while to seal. That's why you don't take the rings off right away.
I add red/yellow/green finely minced peppers to my meatloaf. It is really good. I also add dash of Worcestershire Sauce.
So glad to see you back. And that everyone is on the mend.
Touching wood, I'm one of the very lucky people that aren't affected by colds and flu and I do agree with you about food during/after sickness. I'm a great believer in honey, it helps most things. Thank you for sharing Chelsea xx
We all need some !!
You're exactly right! European elderberries are a different variety that what we have in North America. Once my syrup is done, I sometimes mix it with ginger ale or 7up...
Glad everyone is on the mend in your house. There is nothing like home made chicken soup to make people feel better. I had canned up a lot of broth which was handy for sipping and making up pots of soup. In our house we are all recovering from Covid which then morphed into upper respiratory infections. Luckily my grandchildren who live upstairs in an apartment we made, did not get very sick and were well long before the adults. I felt sorry for my daughter and her husband trying to deal with an eight month old and a four year old while everyone was sick. This weekend I am hoping everyone is well enough to do the last of the winter prep outside and start the big housecleaning before Christmas. I love seeing the animals on the farm and how they deal with the cold.
Wow! I can copy everything but the elderberries here in Costa Rica. Thank you! I have been making chicken soup for years, to help my body fight back! You are doing great things for your family and thier health!
Do you have access to sauco (sambucus mexicana unbelliferae). It's the the cultivar of elderberry found in you area.
While it’s true a peach tree won’t have blossoms and ripe fruit at the same time, the decoration on your pot is from a tradition of botanical illustration. The idea is that the illustration shows several stages of the plant’s year so one can identify the plant in different seasons of the year. So you’ll see leaves, twigs, blossoms, ripe fruit, fruit gone to seed. Sometimes there will be a thumbnail of the entire plant included. Sometimes there will be insects, butterflies, birds or small animals associated with the plant. Thought your observant youngster might like to know this sort of illustration has a long tradition!
I don’t know if this information is important or not, but when I was a child 55 years ago my brothers and I ate elderberries by the handfuls with no problems. Our lane was lined with the bushes and they were a big treat to us. So delicious! 😊 I just made my first batch of fermented garlic this past week.
I’ve heard this before, several times
I’m not so sure they’re poisonous…
wonderful video!🥰 you have SO much energy!💗
💚 Such a nurturing Vlog, thank you! I make Elderberry Syrup, but will try your style soon..and I'm also going to give the Fermented Garlic and Honey a try. So neat to see your cows and horses munching on hay with a little snow on the ground..it was near 70° here on the Central Coast of California yesterday for Thanksgiving 🦃🥧. I'd love to be in a bit of snow! 💚
My first time here I started following you Would love to see your home. I love log cabin's . How many children do you have? 4? Look's like you have a Beautiful family. Looking forward to watching more of you shows. Sin, Verneda Moore Davis
Yay! I’ve been waiting for Monday to get here, I knew you’d be posting today……the best part of the day. So glad to hear that you all are feeling better. Thank you for sharing your life and home with us. And all of these incredible recipes!! I hope you and your family have a beautiful week.
That’s so sweet! Thank you!
My mother has a variant of the honey water thing you showed at first. She is Salvadorian and shes uses everything you listed but she also adds some mint to it to open up the the sinuses when stuffy. Taste good and makes you feel wonderful! She got the recipes from her grand mother and it has been a staple for us when we are sick also.
you give off the same kind and loving vibe my mother does. Subbed look forwards to more videos
Coming over for dinner!
O, What beautiful cattle and horses. I love animals, I wish my husband and I had a farm we could have cows and horses, pigs. I would get attached to them. And then I couldn't kill them. Sin,Verneda
I agree with you.
New subscriber here. Love your channel and your gentle kind spirit. Love your videos, ideas, education and encouragement. Learning lots. Thanks snd God bless!
Welcome!!😊
I use my kitchen aid mixer with the bread dough hook to mix up meat.
As you mentioned, some people complain of an upset stomach from elderberries, it is actually the seeds that cause this as they are toxic. But you strain yours quite well so probably no issues there. The syrup is excellent but more work, great on ice cream. But you can also add a bottle of cheap brandy when preserving it as a great cold remedy……love your videos!
I would love u recipe for the brandy version rather than honey
I can’t afford raw honey for one thing and I don’t think sugar when ill is smart
Tincture just seems better idea
Thx
@@sweetdweams If you are putting fresh berries into alcohol to infuse, it should be safe, just strain them out when you use the tincture. If you use them for tea and boil them with the seeds, it may give you an upset stomach but wont harm you…..unless you ingest a lot. :)
I’ve done a similar thing of the garlic infused honey, with my favourite olive oil, put into a small bottle, when I don’t want to use the cloves.
Enjoyed it all!!
The first potatoes we canned, it was surprising that they didn’t get mushy. They are delicious and can be used so many ways.
That meatloaf looks amazing. We are still recovering here but I did manage to can 9 pints of turkey broth. Tomorrow we will finish making 3 boxes of apples into applesauce and apple juice for a 94 yr old friend and his wife.
Our medium freeze drier was ordered today. I really wanted to use your link however Juicerville saved us about $600 even with ordering an extra set of trays, 2 sets of silicone liners and lids. If you need any accessories Juicerville have them all on sale until 30 Nov. Looking forward to seeing your freeze drying room completed. Ours will be going in the garage. See you next video 🙂
I love the mayo in the meatloaf, I always throw in a tablespoon or so of worcestershire sauce, and to make my kids get more veggies I add small diced onions, carrots and celery and zucchini when I have it, stretches it further and adds moisture. Loving your channel, just found you not long ago and have watched many of your videos already.
Welcome!!
I totally agree on the emotional and nutritional value of healing. I feed my family chicken soup for every cold and illness, a) it cheers them up because they know I do it for them and b) cooking the chicken and bones for a long time is full of nutrients
If you preserve Tomato Jam, that is a very good meatloaf topper.
Thank you so much for the fermented garlic recipe and just all of your wellness tips and recipes.
I love Elderberry as Jelly ❤ my mom does it for years and I love it with oats or simply in bread with some curd cheese 🤗 in spring she will do the elderberryflower jelly it’s also pretty delicious 🤗 I’m from Germany and we don’t eat the elderberry’s raw because they will hurt your stomach 🥺 greetings from Germany 🤗
Your drink was like enhanced aqua fresco, so refreshing over ice in the summer heat!
I make the same meatloaf topping…ketsup, mustard, & a little nutmeg!
Hi Chelsea - love the way you spice up the meat loaf - I’ll have to try that. Glad to hear the family is starting to feel better. I’ve got my freeze dryer running solid for a week - lots of frozen veggies to freeze dry - allows me to free up space in my freezers for other items.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us!! Appreciate it!!🙂
Those strawberry drinks looked beautiful
I hope you and yours all feel better soon 🌺
Wishing you all rest and health blessings. Really enjoy your videos! Thank you for posting them ❤
All so good !!! thanks
I always find that adding warm spices to my elderberry preparations makes it yummy. Cinnamon, ginger and cardamom are my go to spices.
Elderberry syrup last about a year especially with honey in it. We use it up but have had some for several months. The flavor does not change.
I made some but it ended up fermenting after a few months I’m the fridge.
Amazing advice, simple to follow and heart warming. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
I glad you talked about things to help when feel ill. I'm a person who doesn't like to go to doctor so I am glad to find things to help common cold and flu that I can do for myself. Thank you so much
Your meatloaf is making me hungry! I make a small meatlloaf and slather the top with some homemade Maple Bacon Onion jam for last 10 minutes of cooking. I'm going to try yours and your lemon garlic remedy as well. Congrats on 80K!
Thank you, I can hardly believe it!
@@LittleMountainRanchAll your hard work is paying off!
I say this each time I comment, but I do love the info you share. I am going to try the fermented garlic. I am so Thankful Dan & your children are recovering from their illness. I am looking forward to your next videos. In your absence I have been watching older videos from 3 & 5 years ago. Blessings to you & your family. 🙏❤️🙏
Thank you so much!
Comfort food, although good for the body, truly is about being taken care of isn't it? The freeze dryer room is going to be awesome! I'm glad to see you feeling better.