> the berries of some species like Sambucus Nigra are poisonous so don't go foraging them just like that. Well sure you obviously need a field guide to edible

> the berries of some species like Sambucus Nigra are poisonous so don't go foraging them just like that. Well sure you obviously need a field guide to edible plants, otherwise you'd likely poison yourself regardless. And yeah you can't just eat them because the seeds have arsenic, but since that boils off at just over room temperature all you need to do is put them through a food mill to remove the seeds and then sautee the juice for a few min with the exhaust fan on.