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I made some tea from fir tips.  It was pretty good!
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fir baby
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just the tip
just the tip
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tastes like Christmas
tastes like Christmas

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For tea wasn’t very flavorful. I crushed the needles a bit before steeping.  The pictures mature tree is for identification. I actually collected my sample from a smaller tree that still had meristomatic tips.
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This is a fir tree, Frazier Fir if I’m not mistaken.
This is a fir tree, Frazier Fir if I’m not mistaken.
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The tip from which I made tea and the branch from which I harvested it
The tip from which I made tea and the branch from which I harvested it
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Me questioning whether it will taste like hot Pinesol
Me questioning whether it will taste like hot Pinesol
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I'm in love with kinnikinnick tea now, thanks.
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gathering kinnikinnick to make tea
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kinnikinnick leaves steeping for tea
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drinking a cup of kinnikinnick tea
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Sumac tea.
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Yummy tea
Yummy tea
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A handful of sumac berries
A handful of sumac berries
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Sumac in the wild
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Make a cup of tea from one of:
- fir tip

To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
 - A picture of one of the plants in the wild
 - A picture of the harvested goods with the remaining plant in the background
 - A picture of the yummy tea in a cup

Clarifications:
 - This is "Foraging" so the plants can not be cultivated by you.
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tree for gathering fir tips for tea
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gathering fir tips for making tea
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straining fir tips from steeped tea

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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
Make a cup of tea from one of:
- pine needle

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pine tree with long needles
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handful of pine needles for tea
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steeping pine needles for tea

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Note: How did you like the fir tip tea?

 
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
Make a cup of tea from one of:
- clover

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red clover in the wild
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handful of red clover blossoms to make tea
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tea strainer with red clover flowers and cup or tea

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Note: I sure like red clover tea... with honey. gotta have honey

 
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Delicious!

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kinnikinnick plant in the wild
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handful of kinnikinnick for making tea
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cup of kinnikinnick tea with used leaves in tea strainer

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Note: how does that waxy stuff taste so good?

 
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I found catmint in the canyon while out hiking.

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Make a cup of tea from one of:
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wild catmint
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measuring catmint to make tea
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catmint tea steeping in a jar
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yummy mint tea in a jar

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