elderberries
Wine-making purple fruit
Elderberries are the small, dark purple berries of the elder tree, used in wines, syrups, jams, and folk remedies.
They're toxic when raw but safe when cooked.
The word appears in a famous taunt from *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*: Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
Thick sugar liquid
- jamCooked fruit spread
- jellyFruit spread, no seeds
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
preserves · compote · tincture · gummies · lozenges · tea · juice · infusion
Act of selecting
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- basketsWoven carrying containers
- ripeReady to eat
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
foraging · hedgerows · seasonal · wildcrafting · gleaning · bushes · stripping · staining
Flower on fruit tree
- petalsColored bloom segments
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- nectarFloral sugar water
blooming · perennial · inflorescence · pollen · corolla · umbel · shrub · deciduous
Polyphenolic plant metabolites
- polyphenolsPlant-derived antioxidant compounds
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- quercetinPlant-derived antioxidant flavonoid
- cardioprotectiveSafeguarding cardiac tissue
Microbial sugar conversion
- vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
- homebrewSelf-made alcoholic beverage
- meadHoney-fermented alcoholic drink
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
bouquet · vintage · brewing · winemaking · racking · bottling · yeast
Chief Norse deity
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- druidsCeltic spiritual leaders
- protectionGuarding against harm
magic · superstition · warding · spirits
syrup
Thick sugar liquid
pie · preserves · compote · tincture · gummies · lozenges · tea · juice · infusion · shrub
picking
Act of selecting
gathering · foraging · hedgerows · seasonal · wildcrafting · gleaning · bushes · stripping · staining · buckets
blossom
Flower on fruit tree
- petalsColored bloom segments
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
nectar · blooming · perennial · inflorescence · pollen · corolla · umbel · shrub · deciduous · drupes
flavonoids
Polyphenolic plant metabolites
- polyphenolsPlant-derived antioxidant compounds
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- quercetinPlant-derived antioxidant flavonoid
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
- vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
- homebrewSelf-made alcoholic beverage
- meadHoney-fermented alcoholic drink
tannins · bouquet · vintage · brewing · winemaking · racking · bottling · yeast
Odin
Chief Norse deity
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- druidsCeltic spiritual leaders
protection · magic · superstition · warding · spirits
- berriesblackberry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry
- foraged foodsdandelion, blackberries, blueberries, nuts, mushrooms
- Wild Foodswild mushrooms, wild greens, wild honey, wild strawberries, wild onions
- foragingforaging, harvest, gather, gatherers, forage
- toxic foodsdeath cap, deadly nightshade, hemlock, water hemlock, belladonna
- forest productslumber, timber, plywood sheets, hardwood, softwood
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