I came across a recipe for making blackberry & elderberry cordial and thought I'd give it a try. Mum had picked me a few kilo's of blackberries a few weeks ago and they were in the freezer. We have plenty of jam so I thought why not give this a try. There were still a few trees with elderberries on them so I went picking on Sunday afternoon around the farm.All the berries are put in the big pot with some water and lightly heated for 5 minutes, then removed from the heat to cool. Its then mashed and left to drain through a jelly bag overnight.The juice is then put back in the pot with some sugar and some cinnamon sticks and brought to a rolling boil.Then it goes into sterilised bottles and for extra shelf life I put it in the pastueriser for 30 minutes @ 66 degrees. This will increase the shelf life from about 3 months up to over a year.Its loaded with vitamin C so should be good for a boost over the winter.