989 On: Health

Okay, elderberry, elderberry… You know, as a child of the 1970’s, the word ‘elderberry’ has a strong ‘Monty Python’ association for me. My family was never into herbals, so the only place I’d ever heard about elderberry is the scene in the film ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ where the French Knight is taunting King Arthur, and says, “Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries”. Which I always assumed meant elderberry wine, which is actually a thing. Oh Monty Python. You so crazy.