Recipes • NZ Vegetarian Society

Ingredients

• 1 kg elderberries, black currants or blueberries
• 500g grapes (optional)
• 4 lemons, sliced
• 4 oranges, sliced
• 8 cm fresh ginger, sliced
• 8 cm fresh turmeric, sliced
• 2 tsp black peppercorns, crushed
• 2 tsp cloves
• 2 tsp cardamom pods, crushed
• 1 cinnamon quill
• 1 large stick rosemary
• 2-3 sticks fresh oregano or 1 Tbs dried
• 6 sticks fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried
• a handful of pine needles (optional)
• 6-8 kawakawa leaves (optional)
• 6-8 kumarahou leaves (optional)
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 L water
• 1/4 or 1/2 cup manuka or kanuka honey or agave syrup