elderberry port

2lb elderberrys
1lb Oranges
7 pints water
1/4 oz brewers yeast
3lb sugar

method
strip the berries and put in a clean bucket
peel the oranges and slice the fruit, discard the skin.
bring the water to the boil and pour over the berries and oranges
allow to cool, once lukewam strain the fruit through some good muslim into a demijohn.
add the sugar to 1/2 a pint of boilng water and stir till it has dissolved
then add this to the demijohn
sprinkle the yeast into the liquid give a good shake and add a air lock and watch it go mad shortly afterwards.
after a few days when the bubbling has slowed down top up the demijohn to the neck with water (boiled and cooled).
leave till fermentation complete then bottle.
for best results leave for a year then drink.