Cup of tea - PEP BB foraging.sand.tea

Licorice fern root tea. Foraged under moonlight tonight.

paul wheaton wrote:

Mike Jay wrote:Make a cup of tea from one of:
- nettle
- rose hips
- mint
- pineapple weed

What might be added to this list?

Could licorice fern be added to the list?  It is very common in the PNW region, and the root makes a very tasty tea!

The general guidance is that if it can be foraged in Missoula we can put it on the list.  We've occasionally strayed from that guidance and then it opens up a huge can of worms with plants from all over the place being suggested.  

Stinging nettle tea.

Tea made from a calendula plant I found.

Stringing nettles (Urtica dioica) are one of our favourite foraged foods and we spend a lot of time each spring gathering them. We typically harvest the growing shoot and the next pair of leaves, pinching them off the plant. It's quite a long process but the result is delicious and feels incredibly healthy.

Whilst we usually restrict ourselves to tea and nettle soup, this year we are quite excited to try nettle alloo, nettle-stuffed tortelloni and maybe even nettle quiche!

Here's the tea...

I made white clover iced tea!
I used this recipe: https://www.growforagecookferment.com/white-clover-iced-tea/

White clover is one of the most abundant friendly wildflowers in my backyard.
I gathered two cups of blossom heads, moving around the area as I went so as not to noticeably diminish any particular patch.
Having rinsed the clover flowers,  I poured about eight cups of boiling water onto them in a glass pitcher. I steeped the tea for an hour, tasted it, and added the juice of half a lemon and about half a teaspoon of honey. All done, I poured myself a serving over ice and garnished. The tea is nice but a bit mild, so I will steep it longer next time. I may also add some spirits for a lovely clover cocktail.

Note, I have included a few pictures of four-leaf clovers I encountered this week for an extra bit of fun.

Yummy Yummy.  Not only does it tast okay. It smells absolutely marvelous

I found some nettles and made them into tea.  I've never had fresh leaf tea, I thoroughly enjoyed it.