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

[Radushka]

Radushka, Thank you! This, therefore, is not my option: there is nowhere to freeze
Meanwhile, the leaves of my raspberries have been cooked up I cannot convey what a gorgeous raspberry-honey-floral aroma is in the apartment!
Hopefully not to lose this smell when drying.

[Olga VB]

Olga VB, this aroma will not be lost! In steamed tea, the aroma does not disappear anywhere during drying. Made raspberries-mono, raspberries with cherries, mulberries-mono, mulberries with cherries, and a mixture of raspberries steamed with fermented rose petals

Linochka, and this is how

And this I did Stewed alder-raspberry tea

[Yuri K]

Yuri K, I envy myself
Katerinka, I still cannot move away!) 140 km. from the house. in principle, not so far, but often you cannot drive. I have a bush of mint, presumably water - dug near the river where we have a dacha. kind of stuck. but there are certainly far from water conditions. we'll see. if there is an ordinary mint - I will be content with it)
francevna,
Linadoc, and I probably love any thyme)) planting mint in tires is a great idea! I will take it on board) but for now everything sits in the beds as it happened) on our site there is no landscape design and does not smell

my 5 kopecks about raspberries - I dream of trying a steamed one, but I still can't collect the required amount of leaves - everything is scattered through the mixes))) I'm drying in the sheets. often right there and the fermentation process begins. it does not smell like raspberries, but somehow sweet and fruity. such gentle notes. after freezing-defrosting, the smell changes. becomes sharper. I like the first one. there is a suggestion that the steamed leaf will smell just the way I like it. must definitely try! I can't estimate the final tea yet - I'm waiting for dry fermentation.



girls, do you make any stewed tea or some specific leaves? write about raspberries, mulberries, alder. I did not see that they wrote about the stewed apple tree, pear. Or maybe I don't read well)) Can you torment the village one, or is it better with frying in the usual way?



took her grinder from repair. dismantled - they say the gear is intact, but 90% worn out. have not changed yet. it is necessary to replace the knife.
uncle categorically forbade twisting the leaves on it. how is that? my husband will not last long at a manual meat grinder.
a friend says that I bother - to buy a cheap meat grinder and twist on it. but won't it be a money transfer? won't she burn even faster than my old lady? ... many questions. I'll go flipping through the forum to see who has what meat grinder

Regarding the aroma of raspberries ... I made stew from one site, the aroma was awesome, and I typed in another place, no aroma, barely, maybe later it appears, I removed it away, but now I only stew the fragrant moat and stew with leaves from the freezer in the village tea. The aroma of raspberries is immediately felt in the tea. Delicious.

uncle categorically forbade twisting the leaves on it. how is that? my husband will not last long at a manual meat grinder.

The third year I am twisting on hand. Electric at home in Kursk, but there is no point in buying here ... It's hard, but hunting is worse than bondage ... I do 20 kg per season and send it home ...

[Nadyushich]

Nadyushich, 20 kg for manual? Yes, you need to erect a monument! my hands are not to hell - weak. and the husband once twisted 2 batches with a total weight of 2-200. of course he did not say that this was the first and last time, but his conscience does not allow him to be heavily exploited in the tea business) if he suddenly does not want to twist, then for me 1 option is to make a sheet)

I do not have such a large selection of raspberries - 2 bushes in the country, and my mother. everyone smells, although the varieties are different. lucky means

of course he did not say that this was the first and last time, but his conscience does not allow him to be greatly exploited in the tea business)

I try to make small batches of 500-600 grams.
Well, the husband grumbles by itself, and there is only one baking sheet in the antediluvian stove.

Now you will all laugh for a long time, but I will still blur out my thought, I think it ?!
Yesterday's outing for rastuka, in particular the search for alder, was not crowned with success. On the other hand, a bag of bird cherry berry was collected (it will go into the compote) and a wild pear - a noble compote is obtained from it! Well, along the way, I picked a leaf of cherries, with cherry blossoms, do not come back empty-handed? Going back to the side of the house, I got into an almost impassable jungle of thistles, my height (1.80 m) and such a crazy thought came to me that I was itching! We all consider it a fu-weed, but I read several different sources about it and became thoughtful .... Maybe you can try to make tea from it? This is how much you can collect, it is incomprehensible to the mind! There is also tannin in it, by the way. Well, now let's laugh!

Now you will all laugh for a long time

I personally won't. Because this thought came to me three years ago. Well, then we tried tea from everything that grows. Especially attracted by scent with large leaves. Well, I realized it, this idea. Not tasty, bitter, no aroma. Good as medicine, but not as tea
But some experiments then, in general, can be accepted now. So, Zachary made tea from wheatgrass. Good luck. There is no particular aroma and taste, but, in general, for the total mass, the color is normal.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, Wow! Even such an exotic thought was not the first to be tested by me
Thank you very much for preventing the difficult work of the collection, otherwise I would rush sooner or later!

So, Zachary made tea from wheatgrass. Good luck. There is no particular aroma and taste, but, in general, for the total mass, the color is normal.

Get crazy .... How interesting it is to live with an inquiring mind!
I will pick the roots a little later, and the burdock root too. And at the end of September, the beginning of autumn, I'll try to dig up chicory for a sample

Even such an exotic thought was not the first to be tested by me

Aha, we have inquiring minds gathered here. Throw in your "exotic thoughts". If they have already passed the test, I will let you know. I have not listed this yet, from which they tried to ferment teas, otherwise they will have to reanimate the people reading this, everyone will die with laughter

[Podmosvichka]

Podmosvichka, 500-600 g ??? This is very small! You shouldn't take less than 800!

I have not listed this yet, from which they tried to ferment teas, otherwise they will have to reanimate the people reading this, everyone will die with laughter

Hello, I would listen even without popcorn, without laughing! This is an invaluable experience! And then all sorts of thoughts climb into my head, but it turns out that it has already been tested!

[Yuri K]

cherry berry bag (will go to compote)

Yuri K, like this

I thought it was not edible. Trees are growing and okay.
True, we do not have such an abundance of berries on the nearest large tree.

Well, wheatgrass is the "leaves" so to speak, not the roots, he fermented. Here pictures and report.

[Light]

Light, stop, stop, stop!
You can completely confuse with buckthorn (wolf berry)! The differences are minimal, the leaves differ a little, of course, but the main difference is that there are several seeds in the buckthorn, and ONE in the bird cherry. Crush the berry, take a close look at the bones!

she is not edible

Yes, perfectly edible. Dry and grind into flour. There are many recipes from it on the forum.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, of course I understand about the leaves, it's not the roots to ferment)))) I meant to collect for other needs))



Linadoc, conflicting information about grinding, a high content of hydrocyanic acid in them is formed over time. Even compotes and jam are not recommended to be stored for more than six months. Like so...



Light, Do you understand how to distinguish buckthorn from bird cherry?
In general, you have the most wonderful mulberry berry (mulberry) growing there. I love her from childhood memories, when I had occasion to visit near Donetsk and near Mariupol (Zhdanov then).Recently, the truth is a little bit from Krasnodar brought - there was such nostalgia, as if plunged into childhood!

do not ferment the roots))))

Oh, Yura, you underestimate the inquisitiveness of our minds. We also have roots .... of that .... we tried to ferment .... some Do not try

We also have roots .... of that .... we tried to ferment .... some Do not try

I certainly wouldn't have thought of it, gee!

a high content of hydrocyanic acid in them is formed over time

It is inactivated by sugar and temperature. That is why it was not possible to poison Rasputin with potassium cyanide mixed with cream cakes and port wine.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc,
And if you don't grind the bone? For example, in a compote, will there be enough temperature?

[Yuri K]

You can completely confuse with buckthorn (wolf berry)! The differences are minimal, the leaves differ a little, of course, but the main difference is that there are several seeds in the buckthorn, and ONE in the bird cherry. Crush the berry, take a close look at the bones!

Yuri K, I don’t know how many bones there are.
Considered not edible.
I'll take a look. In my opinion, someone collected it that year. The berries are gone.
That's when it blooms, the smell

Do you understand how to distinguish buckthorn from bird cherry?

Yuri K, understood
Thank you!

In general, you have the most wonderful mulberry berry there.

There is such a letter
There are 3 large trees in the plant. White and dark.
We eat dark, and white is very high.

Of course! That is why we calmly make tea from bird cherry, apricot, prunes and plums, which contain enough cyanides. We roast the tea and then dry it at 60-70 * C. And there is sugar in the leaves.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, questions disappeared, thank you!

White and dark.
We eat dark, and white is very high.

I almost choked on my saliva!

That's when it blooms, the smell

I personally photographed and drowned in fragrances

[Yuri K]

I personally photographed and drowned in fragrances

Yuri K, it blooms beautifully, and the smell

500-600 g ??? This is very small

Why so few ?
I just get a baking sheet, and then just right for 3 trays in the dryer.
I am afraid of harnessing my husband for more, hypertensive.
And when scrolling, you have to strain.

[Podmosvichka]

Podmosvichka, Lena, have you read and studied the recipe well?

it is important to create the right conditions for fermentation - a sufficient volume of fermented mass, temperature and humidity.
Leaves prepared by one of the above methods are placed in a layer of 7-10 cm in an enamel or plastic container. With a small amount of leaves, fermentation will not be of high quality. Therefore, you should collect enough leaves for a batch of tea.

This is a quote from the first page.

Today I tore the leaves of plantain to dry for the winter. How awesome they smelled in the bag! Sour white filling. Nobody accidentally made tea from plantain? Or is it impossible from it?

And I look at burdocks, so much leaf mass from one plant at once!

Good evening, dear tea-makers. But my question is: how tightly can you fill the container. I have banks.

so much leaf mass from one plant at a time!

In-in! It! Tea-maker's dream - three leaves and a bag of tea ready Neither taste, nor aroma, nor color

Nobody accidentally made tea from plantain?

They didn't make tea out of it, because the "batch test" didn't pass. But you can try it, the more it tastes bitter, maybe someone likes it.

In-in! It! Tea-maker's dream - three leaves and a bag of tea ready Neither taste, nor aroma, nor color

here are the bobieri shorts ... Well, how can it be? Only I will decide, once and face me on the ground
And if it works as a volume filler? Since there is no "No taste, no aroma, no color" in it, dilute the same poisonous cherry, for example. Do not mow wheatgrass



I just rush about, it becomes tight with the foliage, it dries, all sorts of reptiles have already been pochikana. Not spring for a long time. And I'm like a caterpillar, I compete with them, I just got into a rage

And if it works as a volume filler?

Well, why do silage? Burdock is great for baking. I wrap vegetables or fish in it and bake it on the grill or in a tandoor. It turns out juicy and tasty. And for tea, something more aromatic is better. You can also find leaves of apple, pear, blackberry ... conifers, finally.

I have two more bags with the "experiment" in my freezer. I think I can offer something else this week

Do not mow wheatgrass

Why not? Both weeding and tea are two in one. True, the fact that I mow down every visit to the dacha, there is no desire or opportunity to translate into tea. Even chickens cannot cope with these grassy mountains.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, Linochka, but at least to sound ... to hint ... Huh?

Well, why do silage? Burdock is great for baking.

And yet I will try this burdock, chop a couple of leaves, and with cherries The main thing is that the bitterness does not remain in this pseudo-mix.

hint ... Huh?

[An]

An, I research "available" raw materials, which have passed the "batch test", but for some reason have not yet been covered by our "tea-friendly" attention
Yura, it is even a little sweet-herbal, but there is no special bitterness there.

Jura, it is even a little sweetish herbaceous, but there is no special bitterness there.

Thank you! I'll think about the manufacturing method. Either hardening or pickling in a jar.

The hardened leaves for the alder mix are thawed (black alder, apple tree, currant, raspberry, strawberry) Bastard! The scent is to fall and cry!

[probably 10 years already]

So I will gradually become herbalists and retrain ... Yesterday a shocking discovery for me was confirmed by botanists (friends). It turns out everything probably 10 years already I did not collect water mint, as I believed and determined from photographs, but Field mint : swoon
That's just on the first page, where Lyudmila has put everything together, you also need to edit as you need a link to my story about the Water wild mint, and it has not been on the forum for a long time

[Yuri K]

Yuri K, write to Chief, explain the situation. Perhaps he will correct. Only, I think, you need to write a new post yourself, and just throw off the text for the Chief

[Radushka]

Radushka, well, so probably I'll do it a little later))

The hardened leaves for the alder mix are thawed (black alder, apple tree, currant, raspberry, strawberry) Bastard! The scent is to fall and cry!

Does the alder squeeze a tear?

[Yuri K]

Yuri K, yeah
tears of happiness! There really is a scent of excellent tea!

[Radushka]

Radushka, please point your finger where you describe steamed raspberries? can't find a recipe.

[Likar Nadiya]

Likar Nadiya, I can't poke a finger. There is no separate recipe. I wrote here recently. There is a word search on the site. Well, or according to my messages in my profile.
I apologize, but after drying the tea at an ambient temperature of almost +50, I am already unable to look for something

[Radushka]

Radushka, please point your finger where you describe steamed raspberries? can't find a recipe.

The other day I came across this description. If I'm not mistaken, the following was written - I heat it up to 50, steam for 2 hours, cool it down, repeat the process several times.
Maybe this?

[milvok]

milvok, no
It's easier for me to write HERE again than to search, honestly. I just fizzled out in the last days with this heat.
I ripped it off, tied it tightly into a regular garbage bag (I still can't find something to replace it). Tightly, so that it took up as little space as possible (fit in my multicooker) Tied the bag on a knot. I put them in a cartoon, pierced holes on top with a knitting needle (I don't know how many. I just poked them) Then I put a flat plate on top (so that the bag would not rise and stick to the valve). I turn on the cartoon in manual mode (for me), or on languor. +60^aboutFrom 6-8 o'clock. It could be longer. I didn't notice the difference.Then I twist it into a meat grinder and dry it in a dryer at the maximum (I have 70)

[Radushka]

Radushka, and when languishing is not necessary to wither?

[Radushka]

Podmosvichka, Lena, have you read and studied the recipe well?

Studied well.
And before each new game I still look, my memory fails, I did it and happily forgot
I have a small saucepan, and the layer thickness in it is within the normal range.
I measure with a ruler




Radushkaand I will ask.
And what does the languor of raspberries give - aroma, taste or something else?