As an avid reader of many things herbal, the magazine sporting the name of  The Essential Herbal is of course a favorite.  Several issues back, there was an article on making horehound cough drops.  Since then, I’ve gone from “very much like” to extreme obsession of Elderberry.  The idea of using this herb/fruit to ward off flu strains instead of vaccinations has been a lot of my motivation to learn more. (If you ask my friends, few conversations about health don’t contain the word elderberry. It’s why I say obsessed.)  Last week, we made lovely herbal drops without horehound or even peppermint anywhere in sight!  Elderberry and lemon balm were…