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

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, so the parcels are checked not at the post office, but at customs points.

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, and we have a customs union (Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus), so we are not checked anywhere - neither on trains, nor on airplanes ...

Oh, damn it, I forgot about the Union!

how beautiful you are - covered in snowflakes ...

Thanks to Irina Dolars. She and Manna dress everyone up in the theme https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=188565.0

In the fall, I asked the girls to decorate the ava. They tried so hard, but I didn't really fit the avatar. Now it is inconvenient to handle.

I am so praised in that topic. I'm so happy!

Tonya, so be happy twice as much: we also praise! So all winter-beautiful! And what a rich hat! Now you won't freeze.

Yes, finally, she's a beauty! And they gave me a fur coat!

Oksan! Die-do not get up! And where are you doing with the pack?

I had such a beauty - ballerunka, and we lost her in a fur coat! We must think of something else! Santa Claus chtoli want?

Of course, after all, Santa Claus relies on the Snow Maiden.

At first she went into the dusk while her husband was in the hospital, but could not stand it, left. Because of early, but for some reason rapidly progressing sclerosis, she forgot about apple-currant tea. Since I decided that it turned out to be unsuccessful, that is, it was a little dusty, there were no pronounced granules, I pushed it deep into its shelf. Bumped into it tonight, brewed it. And she changed her mind about currants. I did not like loose leaf tea, the taste and smell are poorly expressed. But in a mix with an apple tree - it's something! The smell of fresh leaves in the apartment, the taste of berries from the bush, and the mood immediately improved. And I thought that next season the currants will only go into cucumbers-tomatoes ...

Everywhere I boasted, here. Girlfriends check it out.

Girls, good day! Today there was a friend at a party, I gave her the village leaf tea (July), she could not get drunk, could not believe that we were cooking ourselves. She promised to have tea in the new season. I gave her tea, let her introduce her relatives to useful things.
I also decided to support the New Year theme.

[Antonina]

Antonina, Alla, you are our handsome! It is felt that everyone is in a New Year's mood! It's good!
Alla, it's great that you are helping to fill the ranks of tea women! Today in the news on RenTV they said that tea is going up in price by 20%. And coffee too - because of the current economic situation. So we will help ourselves and our loved ones to save money and improve mood with our tea.

First she went into the dusk while her husband was in the hospital, but could not stand it, went out. The smell of fresh leaves in the apartment, the taste of berries from the bush, and the mood immediately improved. And I thought that next season the currants will only go into cucumbers-tomatoes ...

Veronica, how is your husband doing? We wish him a speedy recovery.
Don't hide, drink tea and write. During the conversations, the time before the husband's discharge will pass faster.
Well, the fact that the currants have manifested themselves in all their glory means that this is a good sign - both in the fact that everything will go well with my husband, and that you will be delicious with tea next year. Don't hang your nose, dear! We are with you !

[paramed1]

paramed1, Veronichka, more positive! we are with you, hold your hand!

and I ordered labels today

Checkmark, what a beauty! Well done ! Is there anything to glue on? Still not drunk?

Checkmark, what a beauty! Well done ! Is there anything to glue on? Still not drunk?

no no, mind you! many more !!! gave away more than drank)

Well, as I understand it, what are the stickers on the gifts? So you have to give again.
By the way, I have already given 8 kilograms of tea. I also plan to give 3 kilograms for the New Year. And after the New Year a couple of kg. So it will remain close to itself. But it should be enough until the next harvest.

yes, of course, for gifts, it is necessary to give to the employees) and give my son to Moscow, now I am engaged in gifts for my granddaughter

What are you, Checkmark, caring !!!

but how could it be otherwise, we are all like that)) !!

Yes it is !

and I ordered labels today

If it's not a secret - where did you order it?

[vedmacck]

vedmacck, Tanechka, a friend made a layout for me, she works as a designer in a St. Petersburg newspaper). WHO SHOULD throw off the file for printing.
I ordered to print to a printing company, already with plotter printing (with cutting to size).

Thanks for the information.
This is an idea - printing services are not a problem now. And you can come up with a layout yourself. Or ask your daughter. She just took up printing design

I have already ordered several times for soap packaging)

[Ludmila]

This year I did not manage to wind / ferment tea, which I regret incredibly! But I am slowly planning tea preparations for the next year. I already looked after a decent meat grinder in the store.
Ludmila, and you have never tried to ferment flowers of medicinal wild plants, lungwort, for example, or any other well-known herbs. Or linden or hawthorn? It's very interesting what will come of it.
I searched almost the whole topic, wanted to find tea from blackberry leaves, but did not find it or looked inattentively, I’ll go and look again. From them, perhaps, you can make tea according to the principle of processing a raspberry leaf?
I also look at the Chinese schisandra leaf, of which we have a lot. I understand that it will be necessary to drink it with caution, but so I like the aroma of even just dried leaves.
I get great pleasure from this theme! Although the tea itself does not have its own preparation, it is so nice to read your stories about this deliciousness!

Lyuda, Galya, thank you for your support! The operation was done to my husband yesterday, the endoprosthesis was installed, he lies swearing, because he is used to moving, but here lie on his back ... But he is cheerful. By the evening I took two steps with crutches. I invited him to bring our tea, he waved his hands in horror: our tea, especially Cypriot tea, is very diuretic. So, he said, he will be patient to the house. Drinks stuff in bags, frowns.
Girls, thank you very much again!

[Tricia]

Tricia, Nastya, thank you for your support! I hope that in the next tea-making season we will communicate a lot. Regarding the fermentation of flowers, they are very delicate creatures, and they do not contain the substances necessary for this process. So they can simply be dried and added to leaf teas for beauty and sophistication. Of course, only those that do not contain toxic substances.

[Veronica]

Veronica, not at all!
Yes, I have big plans for next year.

And with fermentation, I thought about the linden blossom - there are not only flowers, but also a wing-leaf. But you're right, you have to start with ordinary pieces of paper, and then how will it go!

Lyudmila, have you ever tried to ferment the flowers of medicinal wild plants, lungwort, for example, or some other well-known herbs. Or linden or hawthorn? It's very interesting what will come of it.

Nastya, we are all very glad that the tea topic is interesting to you. So, next year we will actively communicate.
Veronica has already answered about the flowers. I will add that I met infa that flowers do not ferment, because, firstly, you cannot pick up so many flowers for tea, and secondly, they will completely change their aroma and appearance - there will be ugly blotches in the tea. But the dried flowers in the dryer look very nice. And fireweed flowers give such a magical aroma that my hand will not rise to ferment them.

I searched almost the whole topic, wanted to find tea from blackberry leaves, but did not find it or looked inattentively, I’ll go and look again.From them, perhaps, you can make tea according to the principle of processing a raspberry leaf?

The mistletoe was made from blackberries. But she twisted the leaves in a meat grinder after withering. Time has passed, you need to ask Ksyusha how the blackberry behaves. And, probably, Lina did - she did everything. If Mistletoe is rarely on the topic now, then Lina will respond. And now I myself will not find those girls' reports about blackberries - too many pages have been written!

The operation was done to my husband yesterday, the endoprosthesis was installed, he is lying swearing, because he is used to moving, but here lie on your back ...

Veronica, if she swears, then everything is in order. Congratulations on a successful operation! Husband - the fastest recovery!

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, thanks for the answers and for the tip about the blackberry! Now I know where to look!

girls, the 102nd underground tea man voted! It's such a shame that you can't see the voter. So I want to shake hands with everyone! Thanks, everyone, girls!

[Anastasia]

Anastasia,

[Veronica]

Veronica, I wish my husband good health, let him recover his strength faster! To meet the New Year cheerfully and joyfully!

Nastya, linden blossom along with lionfish can simply be dried and added, for example, to an apple tree, it does not have a pronounced taste. Linden will give aroma and sweeten. Someone also made tea from lemongrass leaves, and, as I remember, opinions on taste are different. But, probably, you can make country tea and add lemongrass there, about a sixth. But do not forget that in this case the drying temperature should not be higher than 85 degrees, otherwise all essential oils will evaporate. And its leaves are very useful, vitamin, tea has antiscorbutic properties. Well, I’ll definitely plant lemongrass in the spring, I told you more! I also want lemon scent tea!
In the meantime, she again took out a currant-apple tree - well, such a delicacy! I'll walk the dog in the fresh snow and brew it when everyone calms down ...

[Let's help Natasha!]

Girls, SOS!
On the topic of fireweed tea Natusichka from Ukraine asks for advice. She bought the roots of fireweed for breeding in her area. And already planted. And our Galina said that it is better to let these roots overwinter in the basement. What thoughts on this matter. Let's help Natasha!

Alla, how good it is at heart when you girls sympathize and support! Thank you!!! The mood improves instantly, and I lift the spirit of the sick person, and he also cheers up and begins to think of what to do in the summer ...

In the meantime, she again took out a currant-apple tree - well, such a delicacy!

And I haven't drank any currants this year. I have only one in mono version. And also a couple of Village teas.

I'm worried that on New Year's, I will only have snow on my avatar. It rained all night, there were puddles and mud on the roads, and there was still a little snow left in the garden. And for tomorrow they passed + 4, + 6 with rain. All that was left was to drink delicious tea at home and look out the window. She stopped brewing store tea for her husband, she is drinking only homemade tea. The tea cleans me well, the excess water leaves, of which I have a lot (and I learned to drink plain water. The mood is joyful, which I wish everyone.

Luda, I would also like to know what temperature Natusichka had when she planted them ... Better, of course, either in the basement, or dig in, as the seedlings are sometimes buried in before winter. And most importantly, what kind of rhizomes does it have? If they are thin, like in the basement, otherwise they will not overwinter. Again, what a winter it will be. But if you have already planted, do not dig it out ...
I remember fireweed from childhood in Moldova. He is there. It should also be in Ukraine, only, probably, not in the steppe zone, but where there is more forest.

Luda, but for some reason I didn't like the mono-currant ... And here's another. Made a rustic cherry-chokeberry-apple-currant-sea buckthorn. This is the only mixture where I put the sea buckthorn. So, this tea has a strange taste, nowhere else. And it seems to me that this taste was given by mixing currants with sea buckthorn. And the granules are gorgeous, and the color, but the taste ... In other versions, the currant gives its own taste and smell, it is well distinguishable and very pleasant. But not in this version.

[Veronica]

VeronicaThanks for the advice on fireweed roots. I will copy it in the subject of Ivan-tea. Natasha asked there.

linden blossom together with lionfish can be simply dried and added, for example, to an apple tree

I'm thinking of starting a notebook and writing down winter plans, and implementing them in the spring and summer, otherwise how can I remember everything.

And its leaves are very useful, vitamin, tea has antiscorbutic properties

And not only! And the immune system strengthens and invigorates, allowing you to run faster and more fun, and there are so many vitamins and microelements in berries with seeds ... The main thing is not to eat or drink it in the evening, because it has an exciting effect, and hypertensive patients should be careful, that is. because the pressure increases. I grew up in the Far East, where lemongrass grows in nature. We always went for berries, the aroma from lemongrass vines warmed by the sun is something indescribable!

Let's help Natasha!

I can't even advise here - the gardener of me is awful

[Alla]

She stopped brewing store tea for her husband, she is drinking only homemade tea. The tea cleans me well, the excess water leaves, of which I have a lot (and I learned to drink plain water. The mood is joyful, which I wish everyone.

Alla, well, thank God that the mood is joyful! This is the main thing! It's good that they started drinking plain water. Our body needs it very much. Alla, have you read Batmanghelidj's book "Your body asks for water"? Highly recommend. He writes that you need to drink water and eat salt. Only with salt I would recommend to be more careful. The salt didn't go to me - the stomach began to be indignant. So I drink a lot of water - at least 2 liters per day. And for a long time, at least 15 years. I can’t imagine myself without water.