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Summer Serendipity: The Elderflower

Summer Serendipity: The Elderflower Ruth Trimble Appalachian Heritage, Volume 29, Number 3, Summer 2001, pp. 5-6 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2001.0042 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/436099/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 20:30 GMT from JHU Libraries HERBAL LORE Ruth Trimble On a sunlit day in late May, I wind along the precipitous road and gingerly cross over the runoff drainpipe leading from the spring near the entrance to Granny's Cove. As always, I pause to survey the small bowl-shaped area surrounding the cabin, eagerly anticipating the surprises the Cove is sure to hold for me. To my left, just below the remains of the dogleg chestnut rail fence, patches of creamy white umbels catch my eye. The elderberry shrubs are in full bloom. In these hills we've known for a time and a time that elderberries (Sambucus canadensis) make a bodacious wine that'll curl your toes, and that the juice mixed with that of sumac or apple makes a tasty jelly. Recently, scientists have "reinvented" the elderberry and established that it directly attacks flu viruses and boosts immunity. The branching shrub grows in low, moist ground, from Nova Scotia to Florida and west to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Summer Serendipity: The Elderflower

Trimble, Ruth.
Appalachian Review , Volume 29 (3) – Jan 8, 2014
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Ruth Trimble Appalachian Heritage, Volume 29, Number 3, Summer 2001, pp. 5-6 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2001.0042 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/436099/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 20:30 GMT from JHU Libraries HERBAL LORE Ruth Trimble On a sunlit day in late May, I wind along the precipitous road and gingerly cross over the runoff drainpipe leading from the spring near the entrance to Granny's Cove. As always, I pause to survey the small bowl-shaped area surrounding the cabin, eagerly anticipating the surprises the Cove is sure to hold for me. To my left, just below the remains of the dogleg chestnut rail fence, patches of creamy white umbels catch my eye. The elderberry shrubs are in full bloom. In these hills we've known for a time and a time that elderberries (Sambucus canadensis) make a bodacious wine that'll curl your toes, and that the juice mixed with that of sumac or apple makes a tasty jelly. Recently, scientists have "reinvented" the elderberry and established that it directly attacks flu viruses and boosts immunity. The branching shrub grows in low, moist ground, from Nova Scotia to Florida and west to

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Appalachian Review – University of North Carolina Press

Published: Jan 8, 2014

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