^ I use American black elderberries in pies, cobblers, and (especially) muffins, and use dried ones in tea blends. I make the muffins low-sugar, harder with the pies. They have a distinctive crunch from the seeds, but they are very good for you - antiviral properties, especially ant-influenza, and my husband loves them. So lots in winter. They're dead easy to throw in the freezer, just seal in a bag.
And on a "made my day" note, yesterday my husband came in the house and said, "honey, there's a tree out back making fruit I don't recognize. Would you come look?"
Persimmon trees, two of them, in fruit and small enough I'll be able to harvest come October. I knew they had to be here (native), but I hadn't found any on the property although I've been looking and we've been here seven years.
Now, if I could just find the black walnuts I know must be here, too. Those are most likely down in the stream gulley, so I'll have to take a hike.