Graine de Surreau. Hollunderbeere.

No. 691. - The Elderberry tree is found in all parts of this country, the flowery buds and fruit being used. The flowery buds are used for diet drinks. Pick them in bunches in the morning, before the rising of the sun, put them in a wooden tub and cover it with a blanket. When the heat will have expanded them, pick off' the flowers, spread them out on a table, and when perfectly dry, put them in boxes, and keep them in a dry, dark place. The berries when ripe are used for making and coloring red wine.

Elderberry Catsup

No. 692. - Pick two quarts of ripe Elderberries, put them in an earthen jar and pour two quarts of boiled wine vinegar over them. After three days drain them and put the liquid in a saucepan, adding two spoonfuls of sugar, half an ounce of pepper corn, a teaspoonful of ginger, a teaspoonful of ground mace, and a soup spoonful of Anchovie paste. Let it boil for half an hour, stirring it occasionally, and then pour it over the berries again. Cover it when cold, and after three days strain it through a towel, then put it in bottles and cork them well.