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

Girls, I don't know what kind of amphibian I have, but it is not one ... It is a MILLION ... It is not possible to step on the ground in May - they do not even have mating. They have 15 - 20 individuals in a bunch in a love orgy! The first year I saw it, I was in shock. And what concerts they roll in the pond! Solovyov is drowned out! Later, these frog-toads all over the site jump in crowds. I walk in my garden like a minefield. I often step on them. And when the husband mows, it's a whole thriller. You can imagine what I later find in the hay for mulch ... Brrrr.

Luda, so I asked advice about the oven, it would be better to buy a cook, so that they already use it and have their own opinion.

Helen, you proceed from your capabilities. I would advise you to buy at least a mini-oven, but the largest of them. Mine is 45 liters. I have the cheapest Russian "Saturn" - three years ago they bought it for 2000 rubles. I didn't immediately adapt to it. Everything in it baked well, except for the bread. The bottom burned, then the top. But I asked my husband and he cut 2 sheets of thick aluminum. I squeezed them under the upper and above the lower shadows. now everything is OK. Does not burn, baked evenly.
There she is:

what amphibian I have, but it is not one

This is another "gift" of the Americans - a "bull" toad (earlier they "gave" us Colorado beetles). This species has almost completely squeezed out "normal" green frogs from Europe, now it "works" with us. Another biological weapon, you will be surprised how much they destroyed on Earth.

Lina, don't scare me! And what can I expect from them?

Luda, this is most likely, if not large, then a grass frog. When the little thing is removed from the tadpoles and crawls out of the water, frogs several millimeters long literally swarm in the grass, if not far from the reservoir. And those that survive and grow up a little move on. We also, excuse me, sometimes mow them ... And brown toads, inhibited, differ from frogs. And they are shy.
The bull frog, ox frog, bull toad - such a large, goggle-eyed, nasty and terribly fertile. And her hind legs are long. This one can dig holes. It is also called burrowing. So, Lyuda, catch an amphibian, excuse me, an amphibian, and determine what it is.

The bull frog absorbs everything that moves, which it can absorb (even birds!), Greatly changing the biological balance. Very prolific, but even the cannibalism that she "suffers" does not diminish her numbers. A monster, akin to the Colorado beetles, which the Americans specially imported for their favorite entertainment - to destroy ...

Veronica, we have such small green ones jumping around the site. There is a pond nearby, and everything is teeming with them too. And next to the greenhouse, my husband threw off the firewood. There and injected. When the firewood was removed in the shed, underneath they met gray frogs with specks. And a lot of holes have been dug. Apparently, these gray frogs were playing naughty in my greenhouse too ...

A bull frog, absorbs everything that moves, that it can swallow (even birds!),

I don't think I've seen such - big ones. Now I'll google ... I'll see if we have such?

Luda, of course, the watermelons of the Middle Strip will never be so sweet, the sun is not that. But he is still sweet and unusually juicy, which is rarely the case with southern watermelons, which, on the contrary, lack moisture. And watermelons love her. I managed to grow watermelons only in such beds, since everything ripens faster on them due to a full-fledged balanced diet. But it didn't work on the usual one ... And the varieties should be taken only those that are early and suitable for our climate.
Well then, definitely herbal. Do not pay attention to them, they will not eat anything. Only now there are so many of them! And they scream like that during the mating season ...

Aaaaaaaaaaa! Googled, damn it .... I saw enough of these monsters with mice and their brothers in the mouth! You can't look like that at night! Horror ... No, we still have (mmm) such bastards no amphibians! Phew (sighed with relief) ...

And they scream like that during the mating season ...

Yeah, 30 meters from my window open at night (on the pond). but I'm used to it - they don't interfere with my sleep.

But he is still sweet and unusually juicy, which is rarely the case with southern watermelons,

Veronica, you probably manage to grow good watermelons according to your garden system. Thank God.
But I do not agree that the southern ones are not very juicy. Juicy is not the right word! And what sweet ... - honey, and more! They were picked in the morning, and by lunchtime they are already on our table. On the contrary, I did not eat juicy and sweet here. I told my husband not to buy them again - she was disappointed. Apparently, for the northern regions they are plucked not ripe - with all the ensuing consequences.

southern watermelons, which, on the contrary, lack moisture.

There is enough water for southern watermelons. There is irrigated agriculture - water is supplied through ditches around the clock from the Ili River. Here is my photo of this river 100 km from Alma-Ata in August. It has become a little shallow in summer, and by the spring it fills up again.

No, we have no such reptile amphibians yet (mmm)!

There is ! Ours, green, do not breed like that. And these simply do not grow huge under our conditions, but they are still much larger and browner than ours. And their "men" bleat and moo so much in spring and summer that it's just horrible.
I grew watermelons in a greenhouse, it is easy, but not tasty - there is not enough sugars to produce light.

There is !

Lina !!!!!!!!!!!! Only I calmed down ... And you me ... Eh ...

Lyuda, well, maybe you don't have ... You catch a couple in the spring and look. They are all different. And we also stopped buying the watermelons that are brought to us for sale, they are not tasty ... I remember the real ones from Moldova, they grow small, with thin skin and rare small grains. I did good things, I treated people, they liked it. But then again, in ordinary ridges I could not ... And in the greenhouse once there were also none, twenty-five years ago. So don't bother. We are better at pumpkins.

We are better at pumpkins.

Yes, pumpkins are cool! I have grown 5 varieties this year. Spun mashed potatoes - a lot ..... Yesterday Omelkin's rolls with pumpkin puree baked. Delicious!

Lina, we don't have these American ones in our village either ... They are shouting our Russians, gray-green, with such an even shout, not harsh, there are just too many of them in the choir. So they are not very loud one by one ...
And I saw an adult bull frog at my acquaintances, they loved and cared for it very much, I lived in an aquarium-terrarium. And devoured newborn mice ... Without chewing. So unpleasant, although I am very good about amphibians, I didn’t like it. Goggle-eyed, impudent muzzle.

Luda, nobody eats pumpkin here. I also grow in my neighbors ...

You catch a couple in the spring and look. They are all different.

Veronica, first Lina, now you .... I walk past them with my eyes closed, and you ask to catch, and even examine. nooooo, I don't agree to this ... let them live on their own, but I won't touch them. I'm afraid of them ...

Luda, they do not eat people, as if I’m telling you! Do not be afraid, open your eyes! My mother is the same, her grandson, that is, my son, now a veterinarian, brought a mouse in childhood, and my mother fainted ...

Luda, nobody eats pumpkin here.

Veronica, don't tell your people that you are feeding them pumpkin. It is not felt in baked goods. Also good in sauces. And what kind of jam I made with her according to the Mistletoe recipe "pear jam with cardamom and coffee" - you can eat your mind. Everyone who tried it couldn't believe it was a pumpkin. Now this is my favorite jam. I even stopped eating strawberry because of him. Here are pictures of a couple of jars



But I hated pumpkin before.and now I love her ...

Luda, the most important thing is that I don't eat it ...

Lyuda, they do not eat people, as I tell you! Do not be afraid, open your eyes! Here is my mother the same way, her grandson, that is, my son, now a veterinarian, brought a mouse in childhood, and my mother fainted ...

I understand with my mind, but feelings come to the fore. And I can't even hear about mice. They are in my country house. And my cat is not accustomed to catching them. We inherited it from the previous owner. She had 2 cats. One is a mousetrap and the other is a lazy parasite. So, she took the mousetrap away, and left Lizka for us. At first we did not know this. And then we see that she reacts indifferently to the running mouse, we are stunned. my husband had to catch mice with a mousetrap.

Luda, the most important thing is that I don't eat it ...

Ahhh! Well, tady is clear ...

Veronica, maybe they didn't reach you. We have already reached a couple of years ago, soon they will reach you
About pumpkin. I love her . But I try to grow the easiest to handle - French "Pearl" (it is so long, almost without seeds, muskaaaaaatnaya). It's easy to grow, I use it everywhere - for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A million recipes. I don’t trade for muffins and rolls (these are actually German and American recipes) (100-150g doesn’t solve anything and is not felt). And the benefits cannot be enumerated!

What can I say ... Lyuda, catch it with a mousetrap. And we once had a cat, ugly, short-haired, so he stirred up rat nests, strangled rats and laid them in a row in the hallway ... And he caught rats, but he gnawed off the head of adults and brought us under the door ... in the morning, and there ... And a good mood for the whole day!

But I try to grow the easiest to handle - French "Pearl" (it is so long, almost without seeds, muskaaaaaatnaya).

Lina, I got 2 of these last year. The first time she raised her. Cool pumpkin. I will plant more this year.

And we once had a cat, ugly, short-haired, so he stirred up rat nests, strangled rats and laid them in a row in the hallway ... And he caught rats, but he bit off the head of adults and brought us under the door ... You open the door in the morning, and there ... And a good mood for the whole day!

What remains to be done? We catch! And we had such a dog - a shepherd with a husky. I also caught rats and piled them at the threshold.

I found a large notebook. Tomorrow I will write down the theses of the theory of tea production based on the results of the past season and thoughts that have visited our heads on long winter evenings. And about teas, and about methods of production ... Still, collective thinking is good! It is necessary to write down, otherwise, when it comes to things, then sclerosis will visit ...

muskaaaaaatnaya

Explain to a woodpecker, plz, how is it - pumpkin nutmeg taste? And what kind of pulp does this variety have: sugar content, color, fiber / firmness / crispness?

I found a large notebook. Tomorrow I will write down the theses of the theory of tea production based on the results of the past season and thoughts that have visited our heads on long winter evenings. And about teas, and about the methods of making ... Still, collective thinking is good! It is necessary to write down, otherwise, when it comes to things, then sclerosis will visit ...

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I also have the notebook in store. Now it remains to start recording there

But I hated pumpkin before. and now I love her ...

I always like it.

[Ludmila]

Here are pictures of a couple of jars

Ludmila, what a beautiful and obviously tasty jam !!! I’ll go and see what the recipe is. I have a dozen more pumpkins on my balcony, among them are nutmeg. Frost soon, freezing - sorry. Two were lying on the edge, so I had already thrown it away.

No, the jam is beautiful, you will not say anything. We must try again to pile something with a pumpkin. But I'll plant it anyway. They grow healthy and beautiful pumpkins.

Explain to the woodpecker, plz, how is it - pumpkin nutmeg taste? And what kind of pulp does this variety have: sugar content, color, fiber / firmness / crispness?

Anastasia, there are many varieties of nutmeg pumpkins. I came across very dense, bright orange, with a strong pleasant aroma "not pumpkin". Not fibrous. One was a variety that remains in pieces in cooking, and the other turns into puree at least as you cook it. But the main thing they have is the aroma and the fact that there are few seeds and that the pumpkin is such an elongated zucchini type, half is pure meat, and in the other half, or even 1/3 of the chamber with seeds. Conveniently

[Veronica]

Veronica, for me, pumpkins are also very decorating for me. I have them little by little planted everywhere. And then I bought a bag of decorative, seemingly ordinary orange pumpkins. but small and should grow a lot on the lash. I think they will decorate the bridge, they will hang like lanterns (well, I hope so).

how does it taste like pumpkin? And what kind of pulp does this variety have: sugar content, color, fiber / firmness / crispness?

Nastya, I won't even describe to you what she is. Sweet - that's for sure. And I liked that there is a lot of pulp in it. I didn’t eat it raw - I immediately processed it into puree. Now I cook porridge, define it for baking.

[Svetlana]

Lyudmila, what a beautiful and obviously delicious jam !!! I’ll go and see what the recipe is. I have a dozen more pumpkins on my balcony, among them are nutmeg. Frost soon, freezing - sorry. Two were lying on the edge, so I had already thrown it away.

Svetlana, there are pears jam. And since we had problems with pears at that time, I cooked a little pear. I decided to try the pumpkins, the result pleased. I'll cook more this year. Look, there I have a report in the subject.

[Ludmila]

Ludmilayou are in the recipe

pear jam with cardamom and coffee

just replaced the pear with pumpkin?
That's it, I'm lost, right now I'm going to cook pumpkin jam!

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oh saw the answer, went to read!

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[Svetlana]

And then I bought a bag of decorative, seemingly ordinary orange pumpkins. but small and should grow a lot on the lash. I think they will decorate the bridge, they will hang like lanterns (well, I hope so).

Svetlana, I planted such. They looked very nice. True, I have no bridges and arbors (yet) to direct them to, but they are beautifully braided on the apple trees. I also liked that they are all different in color and shape (there were different seeds in one bag). Only someone said that you can't eat them, like GMOs. But I had enough other varieties for food. And then I fed the decorative chickens.

I also grow nutmeg pumpkin, last year there were 6-8 varieties. We like it very much. I didn't like pumpkin before because of its pumpkin smell, and nutmeg has its own flavor, not pumpkin. Delicious!!
This year I bought all the seeds of nutmeg that were.
Svetlana, pumpkin should be kept at home and immediately after harvest. There will be no waste. I have almost all the harvest saved, ahead of post and spring.

[Svetlana]

just replaced the pear with pumpkin? That's it, I'm lost, right now I will cook pumpkin jam! ________________________ ___ Oh, I saw the answer, I left to read!

Svetlana, I envy ... I already ate mine. Cooked a little. Until I realized how tasty it is (it must be infused for a month so that the coffee gives its aroma), I processed the rest on mashed potatoes.

[Marina]

This year I bought all the seeds of nutmeg that were. Svetlana, pumpkin should be kept at home and immediately after harvest. There will be no waste. I have almost all the harvest saved, ahead of post and spring.

Marina, in time we started talking about the pumpkin. I need to buy seeds, otherwise when I bought it in the spring, there was only one variety of nutmeg. but I didn’t know how delicious it was, so I wasn’t upset - I bought others. I'll be smarter this year.
Marina, when do you sow them on seedlings? I plant seeds right in the ground. and I feel that they still wanted to grow, but it was time to pluck.
And last season, I transplanted a few shoots into a potato field, where the sun is all day. Mulched with hay from a chicken shed. So, these 5 pumpkins caught up with their sisters planted in the garden near the house and overtook them. Conclusion - they need the sun, but in my garden after dinner there is not enough sun. This year I will plant them next to the potatoes.Only there is far to carry water.

[lappl1]

lappl1, Luda, the age of pumpkin seedlings when planting in the ground should be 25-35 days. I sow on April 15-25, put the cassette boxes in the greenhouse, the sprouts do not stretch, they have enough heat and sun. Nutmeg does not have time to ripen with us, it is imperative to grow through seedlings and in a sunny place. In September, after harvesting from the garden, it is not yet ready. She needs to lie down, she ripens and gains more sugars and nutrients. And her color becomes orange inside, and her appearance also changes. Turns from green to yellow.

We plant everything next to potatoes. Water only first, how much we plant (a lot). Then the husband sometimes pours from the hose. We feed the cattle all autumn until winter. We bring food to the apartment

(to the bedroom)

: girl_haha: There is a large one, we share with our neighbors, we have a lot.

[Marina]

Marina, Thank you! I understood everything. Yes, I had them small. This year I will do as you suggested.

Today I have rye flour bread (my mother's recipe). Cools down under a towel. Tomorrow I'll cut it up and taste it.

Tonya, we are waiting for the result. and I still will not dare to your "Village". There is no fresh yeast, but dry yeast, I think, will ferment in the heat. As we buy fresh, I'll bake it right away.

[Marina]

Marina, I know about what to keep at home. Only I have nowhere. All our beds are modern, they stand right on the floor. And I do not want to arrange around the apartment for two reasons: 1) that we will stumble over them and 2) we have prod. shops in the house and sooo I'm afraid that cockroaches will run over the edibles. For me, let the pumpkins freeze, than cockroaches appear. I'm afraid to kill them.

[lappl1]

lappl1, Lyudochka yeast needs to be fermented (we also call such bread persistent). The color is good, it smells like bread.