Fermented tea made from leaves of garden and wild plants (master class)

[Zachary]

Zachary, Zachari, dear, don't leave us, please. We are all very kind here and many of us are real housewives, many learn from them to be such (this is me about myself and always with gratitude to them and with a bow to the ground). There are doctors, real doctors, there are chief accountants, there are lawyers, there are psychologists with proofreaders, there are housewives, but this is not the most important thing, I have experience of communication on other forums (not on this site, no), it is full of gossip, intrigue, arrogance and gnobism, if you suddenly do not fit them by some parameters, here we have everything in a kind, family way. So you are welcome! According to Lyudochkim's experience, we made Rustic tea, as we call a mixture of different leaves that are fermented together, that is, at the stage of fermentation, the juice of the leaves is already mixed, each makes this "bouquet" according to the presence of leaves in a particular area and according to their preferences ... Come to us in another topic "Tea gazebo". Until the season has come, we just talk there on completely arbitrary topics, now we have already begun to sow seedlings and we have begun to decorate our virtual gazebo and we are waiting for fishermen to visit (it's boring without men). Luda is a professional teacher and she will always answer everyone and chew on the topic of tea 100 times, if someone does not understand, then 200 times). So come on in, do not hesitate, I have already booked a place for you on the bench in our gazebo

Galyun, I just shed a tear, reading your post. I have never seen such lengthy answers from you. Let me, I will spread you for this ...
Do you see, Zachary, what your appearance does to the girls? So, stay tuned for other tea topics and of course our Tea Gazebo!

Yes, a fisherman, but mostly for sea fish, although if possible, he does not mind and fish in fresh water. Not an installer

Well, great, so, take our jokes normally.

What is your "Autumn" mix

We discuss mixed music in theme Country tea... But what would not run there I will answer here: raspberry + apple + blackthorn + oleagus + blackberry + barberry + cypress + pine in arbitrary proportions. It has a preventive and therapeutic effect in ARVI.

cypress and thuja are very similar

Similar, but not very. The cypress grows more densely in the "candle", I liked the aroma and taste much more than that of the thuja. Although from a medical point of view, their actions are similar.

So come on in, do not hesitate, I have already booked a place for you on the bench in our gazebo

Gal, what about my rooster?

But what about my cock?

Duc this ... the rooster is sitting on the roof, still looking out for fishermen

But what would not run there I will answer here: raspberry + apple + blackthorn + oleagus + blackberry + barberry + cypress + pine in arbitrary proportions.

Linochka, each of us has his own))).
Mine is this: Ivan tea + raspberry + apple tree + black chokeberry + mountain ash + pear + cherry

Linochka, each of us has his own))).

Exactly! And I have "my own" any where there is Ivan-tea and cherry! .... And the rest is nuances ...

Girls, just do not throw your slippers, I don’t understand why everyone likes cherries so much?
It is clear that this is a rhetorical question - everyone tastes different markers, as they say.
So I like mono teas with mild aromas.
For myself, I decided that I would not make raw blends from different leaves, only if from different mono in a cup.

I'll try to get to the honeysuckle leaves this year - it's very interesting what kind of tea will come out.

Has anyone made tea from mulberry leaves? Can you share your feelings?

[Tricia]

Tricia, no, no, no, it won't work, you will make a sample blend from your favorites
and someone did honeysuckle, but did not seem to be delighted

Girls, just do not throw your slippers, I don’t understand why everyone likes cherries so much?

Nastenka, well, it is very difficult to describe the taste and aroma! I just love them! And I don't make it out on the shelves. I like the color of the tea, the tart taste, and the aroma of some kind of magic ...

[Galya]

Galya! * JOKINGLY * I should have dealt with mono first!
I'm afraid to go too far due to inexperience with doses, suddenly one scent will overwhelm all the others. It is better to ferment separately, and then mix in a small jar.
I’m very sorry for the smelly, if I spoil the raw materials ... Sometimes I’m sorry to tear off a leaf, but here I’m storing up bags ...

Luda! Cherry, as I understand it, tires me a little with intensity, like other aromatic teas. We need to take breaks.
But Ivan tea does not tire at all - delicious and beautiful.
True, I have ordinary black tea (don't beat me, plz) - a favorite for centuries - large-leaved, excellent fermentation. There is something in his taste that makes you come back to him again and again ... And, of course, cheerfulness in the morning. Herbal teas are good for everyone, but so far I have not found a single one that would invigorate and "open my eyes" in the morning. This is very important to me, because I am a terrible dormouse and an owl.
Maybe you can recommend something invigorating from herbal teas? There are tinctures / powders of ginseng and eleutherococcus, but I would just like a mildly invigorating tea.

Hi who have not seen !!! I have such a miracle in my kindergarten





Who does not know this Salvia officinalis is already 3 years old. I wanted to dig it out, it hurt, it grew, and then I read that someone seemed to mention it here, I don’t remember in what form and it doesn’t matter. Did the girls have any experience in making tea out of it ??? If so, share your knowledge.

it is also decorative enough, it looks like a purse. If anyone did, they will definitely write to you.

and someone did honeysuckle, but did not seem to be delighted

Guess 3 times who did it? Not happy, but ... the batch test passed, there was a light aromatics, I tried it fresh, maybe it would have improved in the future.

Did the girls have any experience in making tea out of it ??? If so, share your knowledge.

Who, who, will you guess again? Bitter it is horror, although very useful and fragrant. There is a suggestion to add a little bit, for benefit, aroma and light bitterness. By the way, I remember his color was intense.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc Of course, I am a fan of the smell of it, I add it as a spice, of course, not a lot, otherwise it interrupts all tastes. But in order to make Fermented tea from the leaves, I somehow missed it. I brew a dry leaf myself as a drink

[Zachary]

Zachary, I have the same growing. I didn’t make tea, and I didn’t use it anyway. Dug up a friend, she just brewed the leaves for medicinal purposes, rinsed her teeth.

[Zachary]

What a pity that the tea is bitter. My parents are growing both this and the salad.

Zachary, wow, how much sage! It's a pity to dig up such deliciousness. It is better to dry the leaves for inhalation / rinsing and impose more brooms on it.
I know that sage flowers are added to tea - good for women's health.

I also have sage growing. I did not ferment, I just dried the leaves. I ground the dried leaves and added them to ubtan.

Sage from the Lamiaceae family (this includes basil, mint, lemon balm, lavender, rosemary ...). It has a disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, astringent, hemostatic, emollient, diuretic effect, and reduces perspiration. Also has a positive effect on gastritis, colitis, stomach ulcers, flatulence, inflammation of the gallbladder. Contraindicated for internal use in acute inflammatory processes in the kidneys, during pregnancy.Soothes, but at the same time tones up the nervous system.

I do not pretend to be the ultimate truth, my uncle the herbalist told me to remember three very important herbs: the initial, lime and sage + sage color.

The last two are for female youth. Specifically about sage: "The high content of phytohormones makes medicinal sage a good remedy for diseases of the female genital area. It is prescribed for severe manifestations of menopause (hot flashes, nervousness, sweating). Because of the hemostatic effect, it is used for long and heavy periods."
I know for sure that my mother drank specials. collection with sage, mixed with herbalist. He says it helped.

And my sage is not like that, I still asked here how to collect leaves from it, they are very small. I just cut it off and dry it, then brew it.

... The Internet did not work for me, they promised to do it after the holiday, but everything was fixed. So I don’t know when I’ll read all the pages now.

[francevna]

francevna, Allochka, we all moved to another topic, where you can just talkhttps://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=415592.0
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... The Internet did not work for me, they promised to do it after the holiday, but everything was fixed. So I don’t know when I’ll read all the pages now.

Allochka, I was gone for only 2 days, and I don’t know when I’ll read everything. Rather, I will read it, but I can hardly answer everything. So, most importantly, join the conversation at any time. And Tonya has already shown where we moved to talk not about tea.

Hello everyone!!! Well, in general, I walked around and around the bushes with sage and decided to cut it, and there already were unclaimed leaves, not to waste the good.

The leaf, of course, is now rather weak, not very juicy, I had to pat it a little



After he divided into two heaps, he drove one in a meat grinder, the second left in a sheet



Fermentation of granules lasted 48 hours and then everything was according to the scheme. I left the leaf for a day



Brewed right after the oven



I can summarize, there is no bitterness, everything is beautiful and aromatic, the taste of tea with some kind of field notes. I will definitely repeat it already with a more juicy leaf in the season.
I will write about the remaining sheet later as it will be ready.

[Zachary]

Zacharywhat beautiful granules! You should try to make this tea

no bitterness

Well, that's great ! This means that long-term fermentation removes this bitterness. And I fermented for 2 hours.

[Zachary]

Well, in general, I walked around and around the bushes with sage and decided to cut it, and there already were unclaimed leaves, not to waste the good.

Zachary, well, you are the first to start making tea with us this season! How nice that someone has already started the tea season. And it doesn't matter that the leaves are old! The main thing is what happened. Zachary, granules are a feast for the eyes! Now dry it properly in a pillowcase, and then put it in a jar for dry fermentation in the dark. This will make the tea even better.

This means that long-term fermentation removes this bitterness. And I fermented for 2 hours.

Lina, maybe there was a natural fermentation of sage? Do you remember I wrote about winter oregano? It was just a "song", not tea. And badan after winter is the best ... So maybe it wasn't long artificial fermentation that removed the bitterness, but Mother Nature tried?

Or maybe there was a natural fermentation of sage?

Maybe so. Okay, I'll go to the balcony, pick the leaves and watch them 24 and 48 hours.

What has already started ??? Zachary, what kind of granules you have !!

I looked at this topic for a long time and then decided to risk tea in the spring.
There are many questions. I study the topic.
But now the most basic question in my head is this: when is it worth collecting young leaves of plants? That is, how long should it take after the first leaves appear on the trees?
And yet, did anyone pick blackberry leaves for tea?

[* Anyuta *]

* Anyuta *, Anyuta, come to us !! and we will make tea together. Yes, as they appear, we will immediately do it. In our experience: you need to write everything down: jar # 1 is made of that number, and then, in the fall-winter, you will taste it and understand what you like best. Girls made blackberries, but in my opinion not ah .. for some reason it is not even in the voting room.

In our experience: you need to write everything down: jar # 1 is made of that number, and then, in the fall-winter, you will taste it and understand what you like best. Girls made blackberries, but in my opinion not ah .. for some reason it is not in the voting.

I already keep in mind about "writing down the dates".
I asked about the blackberry, since I did not see it in the questionnaire.

We have our own garden. There are a lot of fruit trees, so it was decided to sit down for tea ...
How did I understand that the younger the leaf, the less tart the taste is? right?

Anechka, I started making it only in June of last year, when the VSK had opened long ago and I have nothing to compare with, and besides, I managed to mix all Ivan's tea into one box.
your own garden !!? Then we go to you!!)

Anyuta, and raspberries, by the way forest, are tastier than garden ones.

Anyuta, and raspberries, by the way forest, are tastier than garden ones.

We have a forest nearby. And there are definitely raspberries ... And strawberries too ...

But in the forest, 1.5 weeks later, you need to collect the leaves, because, according to experience, the snow in the forest melts in 10-15 days after it has melted everywhere ...

And strawberries too ...

from strawberries, as well as from strawberries, it is necessary to do it by autumn, by which time they accumulate the maximum number of pits. substances
The girls were made from wild strawberries, but they say that you will be tortured to collect them (they are shorter than quitters)
I didn't make wild strawberries from strawberries, so I can't say anything about its taste, but this year I'll try.

from strawberries, as well as from strawberries, it is necessary to make by autumn, by which time they accumulate the maximum number of pits. substances

That turns out to be how many subtleties ... And what is better to do from young leaves? Use the leaves of fruit trees?

[* Anyuta *]

* Anyuta *, Anya, read on the first page of this topic, Lyudmila has everything written, here's a quote:
You can harvest the leaves for tea throughout the season. In spring they are very tender, curl and ferment more easily. The tea is tender, with a delicate aroma. In the fall, the leaves are coarse, harder to curl and ferment longer. The rolling process can be facilitated by pre-freezing the leaves. Tea made from autumn leaves is brighter in all characteristics - color, taste and aroma. But it is more difficult to collect quality leaves in the fall - they are damaged by garden pests and diseases.

from the very spring you need to make Ivan tea), although Lyudmila recommends collecting it from June to August. I want to try to make it from May leaves

[Anyuta]

Anyuta, probably only Lyudmila will tell you about the young leaves. The topic appeared at the end of June, so we all pulled up later. At the beginning of the topic, Luda writes:
"The leaves for tea can be harvested throughout the season. In spring they are very tender, easier to curl and ferment. The tea is delicate, with a delicate aroma. In autumn, the leaves are rough, harder to curl and ferment longer."

[Galina]

Galina right, we must hurry up with Ivan's tea. I was late last season, I didn't find it, then all winter I regretted not having tasted the favorite tea. And fruit, it seems to me, should pick up the taste and aroma.

I came, I came! I see a bunch of questions. And I have the answers.
About when to collect what. Now I finally made tea from cherries, I collected the leaves after the first frost, in early October, then they lay in the freezer for a long time. I can say one thing - tea from leaves harvested in August is better than from autumn leaves. Summer is still more aromatic, the taste is deeper.
I think that the basic principle of all plants still works - the greatest amount of nutrients and active substances accumulates during the period of fruit setting and ripening. So far, the teas I have collected confirm this rule. But this applies to fruit trees and berry bushes.
Further. I collected wild strawberries, but not enough. This year I will crawl with snakes, but I will collect a lot. It is something! Sadovaya is also tasty, but you cannot compare them. With strawberries, both garden and forest, the situation is different. The most aromatic and delicious tea made from autumn leaves. But this is because the strawberry plant lives on a different schedule, and the leaves accumulate nutrients in the fall for the next harvest.
Fireweed is harvested from May to ... Until the leaves are dry. And tea is different in all periods. And the periods are leaf blooming, budding, flowering, fruiting. So the tastes are different, since, again, the content of active ingredients in the leaves is different.
As for the young leaves of fruit trees - if the harvest is not planned, then you can also cut off the young. If you also want to get fruits, then you have to wait - after breaking off the leaves, the plant will direct its forces not to tying fruits, but to growing leaf mass, which is necessary for the plant for the correct course of chemical and physical reactions.
And the buds on the bushes burst ...

[paramed1]

paramed1, as always Veronichka is a Foreva !!! Everything is clearly and competently laid out on the shelves, thank you about wild strawberries !!!! and about fireweed since May ... until Luda sees and does not hear Good girl you are ours, bravo !!!

Checkmark, Veronica, Marina! If you only knew how pleased I am that you answered Anyuta. I remember last year - June, July. The answer was basically me alone. And now ... Beauty, in general. Thank you girls ...
Anyuta, the girls have already answered you everything correctly. And even I was quoted. By heart, chtol crammed? It's nice that you remember where and what is.
I only have to say about the blackberry. Mistletoe and, it seems, Lina made it here. We wrote about the tea immediately, without giving it time to brew. The mistletoe seemed to like it. I advise you to try it in mixes if there is enough material. and, of course, mono tea should also be tried.
In general, you need to try all the flavors. What one likes is not accepted by another. For example, Galya puts raspberries in the first place among the garden ones. and for me my favorite tea is cherry. Until you try it yourself, you will not understand.
Now, briefly about the timing.
I do not advise to do early garden plants. Veronica gave the reason. The only exception can be black currant. Because she almost does not live up to autumn - pests spoil the leaves. Well, and fireweed, of course, must be done from the earliest dates. Just let him grow up a little, you do not need to rob a very tiny one. Somewhere from 60 cm you can start doing. This is the end of May, beginning of June. This tea will be the most delicious. but this does not mean that it cannot be done in the fall. Can. It's just that it will be another tea.
And August - September is better to devote to garden scent and Village tea from them.

Galina, if there are strawberries in the fields and in the forest - collect the leaves! Crawl as much as you can and when you can. The tea is amazing! The aroma, taste, color, however, pumped up a little, but you can add three drops of the apple tree, it is neutral. I've already built everyone to collect strawberry leaves. Moreover, we have several varieties growing around the dacha. If you move a little further, and not immediately behind the fence, then the leaves are large, and the berries are early.

Luda! So last year, at the end of June, when you gave us a recipe for making tea (thanks 1,000,000,000 times!), We all learned how to make it. And then they began to delve into, trying to understand the cooking process and delve into the essence of the resulting product. And when this understanding came, they began to share. And then explain.

In-in, and I about the same, it seems, I do not know anything and I do not remember, but you start to explain, it turns out, you have learned! Thank you teacher,

Veronica, Lenochka, as I understand it, and now I'm just glad that I am not the only one who can answer newcomers.Although, Veronica, you joined the answers from the very beginning. In general, all together we will now move mountains.

Lyuda, it will be easier for you! There is no need to sit for one night and explain everything to everyone ... We will help. If the Internet works in the country ...