Elderberry wine

4lbs elderberries
3 1/2lbs suger
1 gallon water
yeast

Strip berries from the stalks pour on boiling water and let it cool before adding yeast. Stir daily for 3 days then strain through muslin onto the sugar. Pour the liquor into a dark glass demijohn but do not fill completely until first vigorous ferment has subsided. When fermetation is quieter fill to bottom of neck and fit fermentation trap. Once fermentation is complete siphon off into a clean dark bottles and keep for at least 6 months.