Elderberry Cough Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups filtered water
4 ounces fresh elderberries (or 2 oz. dried)
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 cups sugar

Preparation

Simmer the three above ingredients in 1 pint (2 cups of water) for 20 minutes.
Let stand for 1/2 hour.
Strain through a sieve pressing well.
Then, add enough water to the simmered ingredients to bring the volume back up to 1 pint of liquid.
Add the sugar and gently heat to dissolve the sugar in the hot liquid.
Allow to cool and then pour into dark bottles and keep somewhere cool.
Dosage: 2 teaspoons in a little water 3 times a day.