Holunderbeersuppe mit Apfeln (Elderberry and Apple Soup)
From: Charlotte

SERVES 2 -4

• 14 ounces black elderberries, fresh
• 3 ounces sugar
• 2 slices lemons, rind of
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 18 ounces water
• 2 medium apples
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 3/4 ounce cornflour (corn starch)
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• sugar
• lemon juice

Wash the elderberry bunches and strip off the berries.

Bring to a boil in water with the sugar, 1 lemon rind and cinnamon stick.

Simmer until cooked.

Press the berries through a sieve.

You will need 1 1/4 (750 ml) pints of juice so add water if needed.

Peel, core and slice the apples.

Add to elderberry juice along with the juice of 1 lemon and lemon rind and bring to a boil.

Mix cornflour with 3 tablespoons of cold water and add to soup.

Add sugar and lemon juice to taste.

Serve hot or cold.