Elder - The Devil's Tree

[BarneySaysHi]

So that's where the Elderberries come from! One famous line from Monty Python states "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled like Elderberries!" Thank you Nottingham Science!

[Erikur17]

There is no Old English word eldr 'fire'; that is an Old Norse word and has nothing to do with elder the tree; like alder (from OE alor) the [d] is epenthetic in ellern-treow 'elder' which is the Old English form.

[txcaddo]

the way I was taught by my Sicilian grandma was that "Sambuca", the spirit of the elder, does not like fire, and will make you sick if you burn him....but if you honor his wishes he will make good wine from his berries and flowers..and will keep flies and witches away from the house...in Sicily, elder is kept over doorways to keep witches away and bundles are used with holy water to bless / cleanse the home...name was changed to "San Sambuca" after the inquisition. thanks for the video!

[IcEye89]

To quote Monty Python: Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

[WhiteTiger333]

I wonder what the elder has that repels flies. It can't be the "bad smell" as such, it would have to be a chemical constituent since 'flies' and 'bad smell' generally go together. At any rate, I'm subbing - I love learning about Nature/Folklore intersections! (And I just found you while viewing the Professor's Braziline video on Periodic Table of Videos).

[biohazard93808]

@WhiteTiger333 I believe, but don't quote me on it, but I believe that it is very similar to Citronella but not exactly.

[WhiteTiger333]

@biohazard93808 I think you may have something, there. I googled on the constituents of both and yes, there does appear to be some cross-over. Personally, I love the smell of Citronella, but maybe only because it invokes my childhood and catching fireflies in the backyard, while reeking of citronella. :D

[figgi0]

how can I recognize this tree?

[Palafico3]

Don't they contain cyanide? I wouldn't recommended ingesting it.

[ataraxic89]

Hmm elder wand...

[flashash2k9]

elder.... isn't that what was used to kill Judas.

[MaxSafeheaD]

Apparently Elder is highly cancerous when burned.

[frohman101]

I see why everyone should have an elder tree, get rid of these annoying flies when you have a BBQ outside.

[archaedemos]

is this a BOX elder er just an Elder?

[archaedemos]

love your new trees series

[roidroid]

i thought the UK didn't have flies.

I see videos of people hanging meat up to cure in the open air! You couldn't do that here in Australia, it would get eaten by flies.

[aei05h1]

@roidroid Here in the UK we have flies, many many flies. We eat flies for breakfast, that's if you ride a bike to work though!

[roidroid]

@aei05h1 i ride a giant fly to work

[aei05h1]

@roidroid Who doesn't these days, flies and bikes are the ONLY way to travel, green living the way me and roidroid do will save our planet. Did you have to tame a wild giant fly or did you just have one as a pet?

[roidroid]

@aei05h1 i picked it up in a shitty bar

[aei05h1]

@roidroid You're disgusting lol.

[kotoreru]

Another fantastic video - thanks!

[fossil98]

Fried elder-flower?

That sounds...

Interesting

[paronfisk]

I have tried Fanta with Elder flower taste :D

[ac6murray]

what is more pratical than keeping away the devil? lol

[0igres]

Elder trees keep away the devil? The devil is also know as Beezlebub which translates from Hebrew to lord of the flies.

[Kowzorz]

I want to try fried elder flower!

[Kargoneth]

Interesting video.

[onehundredand37]

fried elder? mmmmmmmmmm

[culwin]

Do the larch!

The Larch....

[RectumPilum]

So that's why King Arthur's dad smelled of elderberries.

[therandomexample]

@RectumPilum your mother was a donkey and your father smelt...OF ELDERBERRIES

[blenderpanzi]

@therandomexample It's hamster, I think.

[slapthatmech]

@therandomexample its your mother was a HAMSTER and your father smelled of elderberries. but that comment still made my day

[RectumPilum]

@therandomexample hampster, not donkey.

[RupertsCrystals]

Mmmm. Elderberry wine.

Wasn't that a song by Elton John?

[SadOlympist]

pine's treemoss bread... omnomnom

[CoolMinty]

Deep fried elderflower? Please tell me more ;)

[superdau]

@CoolMinty

titilaflora [dot] net/gutes-zum-nachkochen/gebac­kene-hollerbluten-im-bierteig/

deliciousdays [dot] com/archives/2006/06/14/elderf­lower-bubbly-fried/

I tried them myself several times ;-)

[CoolMinty]

@superdau Several times? Must be tasty then ;) nice channel btw

[SykoAzn26]

What a unique tree! I wanna plant one now

[lejink]

fried elder flowers?