The Complete Elderberry Tea Book

By Mary Ellen Ward

This new book, published in 2020, is a powerhouse of simple and essential information about making elderberry and elderflower teas. Ms. Ward has a wonderful way of writing that walks you through the most basic information without boring you or making you feel inadequate for not having known something in the first place.

The first half of this book is information about elderberries, elderflowers, and the basics of tea making, storage, and preparation. The second half is recipe after delicious recipe of elderberry and elderflower teas. Just reading through them inspires you to try new things! What better way to give your body much needed nutrients than by experimenting with new bits of dried fruit, herbs, and spices that are each naturally functional in their own ways?

Somehow, reading this book elevates tea drinking and tea making from just something you do to a new level of enjoyment – even a new hobby! This is a book worth reading.

—Theresa

“Elderberry tea specifically is not the only way to enjoy and harness the benefits of elderberries and elderflowers; it is more like one weapon in the arsenal. Elderberry and elderflower tea, though, is one weapon that is so easy to incorporate into the daily diet and therefore the daily habit. As is often said, the best weapon is the one you have – the one you will use.” Mary Ellen Ward, The Complete Elderberry Tea Book