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

[Marina]

Alla, the process is the same as mine. Maybe we have such delicate leaves from cherry plums or collected at the wrong time (the humidity in the air was high due to frequent rains)
Lyudmila recommends not to skip withering, if I have time, I will try again ...

Marina, I wither all the leaves in fabric from 12 to 24 hours, and then send them to freeze.
And I wash all the leaves, everything is dusty and dirty, there has been no rain for a long time.

Well! Withering that is! Therefore, the leaf does not disintegrate! Alla, how do the rolls spin? Enough strength?

[Ludmila]

Ludmilaif I first made grape tea. as mono-tea, now I decided to twist other leaves with it, it's very convenient. The grape leaf is moist, soft, pliable, and you can wrap everything in it. Now I put the quince on withering, the leaf is large, dense. So now I'm not in a hurry with tea-making, there is a place in the freezer. Maybe I’ll collect something else, I want to go for a jigida, maybe it’s not dry yet (there is a stream nearby), and at the same time see what kind of berries they are.

[Alla]

The grape leaf is moist, soft, pliable, and you can wrap everything in it.

Alla, yes, it's good that he's so malleable. Only fireweed behaves so well with us. And the rest of the leaves are tough. I wrapped everything in fireweed. And now there is no fireweed, so there is not much to wrap up in. I have to torment the meat grinder ...

Luda, I'm like a real patient, I can't stop. I made 3 meters of excellent sausages, washed the meat grinder, let me, I think, I’ll play something for the soul. I like pear, very much! I decided to roll the pear and add pumpkin and zucchini leaves to it. Well, I can't live without an experiment! It turned out very tasty !!!

I decided to roll the pear and add pumpkin and zucchini leaves to it. Well, I can't live without an experiment! It turned out very tasty !!!

Lina, wow! Every day I walk past these squash-pumpkin burdocks ... And it did not even occur to me to let them into tea ... This mistake must be corrected! Urgently! The leaves are huge, easy to tear! Lina, did you wither them before the meat grinder?

Lyudochka, there was not enough time to wither. So they themselves are withered almost, despite the last rain. But I wilted the pear in the morning. But the aroma pleased me, the granules are strong, I set them to ferment overnight. I lit the stove and put it in to dry in the morning.

Lina, thank you for the pumpkin and zucchini idea. I'll pick the leaves tomorrow. But first I will wither, since I have very vigorous leaves.
Class! We now have new tea!

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, an interesting idea with squash and pumpkin leaves. And what kind of aroma is obtained from them? Now I can’t carry out an experiment, I’ll only have time to finish one last tea this season. There are grapes, strawberries and raspberries in the freezer, just a little, I will quickly have time to pick apple-cherry trees. Is it worth adding zucchini to this fruit mixture? Wouldn't the scent be rougher? I didn't find a lot of strawberries in the forest, but how tender the leaves are now! probably fresh ones climbed)

Girls, take your time! Today I tried tea from a mixture with a pear and purely from a squash with pumpkin - a complete disappointment! From the mixture - the aroma and taste of a pear with a light refreshing note (this one will pass). But from pure zucchini and pumpkin - no taste, no aroma, no color. Maybe because it hasn't wilted, but, most likely, this material itself is not suitable for tea. In general, you can add 1 or 2 leaves to the mixture for freshness and healthiness, but a separate tea won't work.

Girls, take your time!

Lina, I'll try anyway. Not independent, but Rural. I'm not going to pick a zucchini, only a pumpkin. I will definitely add cherries. Only now it rains constantly - there is absolutely no "window" for collecting leaves.

Oh, and I was just about to rip out the zucchini. Now I'm putting them into tea. All some kind of benefit.)

Abaldet, as I missed this topic ... ay-ay-ay. Read not re-read ...
And now it's not too late to stock up on something? Or are the current leaves no longer suitable? Otherwise I won't be able to study the flow of pages ...

[Inna]

Inna, there is still a lot of time (as I usually write - until the leaves fall)! So join our warm company. We will be glad!

Otherwise, I won't be able to study the flow of pages ...

That's for sure, you have to read for a long time. Highlights have active links in each recipe on the first page in the Notes. And, of course, ask any questions - we will answer. Here I wrote "Brief instructions for making tea" Description Scheme
Well, first, decide what kind of tea you will make - leaf or granulated. It depends on a few things. If you have a reliable, strong meat grinder, then feel free to make granulated tea. It is very simple, fast, easy and, for my taste, more aromatic and stronger.
If the meat grinder is weak, then make leaf tea by freezing the leaves.

Oh, and I was just about to rip out the zucchini. Now I'll put them into tea. All some kind of benefit.)

Girls, take your time! Today I tried tea from a mixture with a pear and purely from a squash with pumpkin - a complete disappointment!

Girls, went to the pumpkin and zucchini. The leaves are very juicy, so it will take a long time to dry.

Virgin, well, try someone from tomato tops, I'll point it myself

from tomato tops

Zhenya, let's not poison ourselves with leaves

Oles, so I'm afraid. Tomato tops are brewed from some pests

Zhen, I think they are poisonous!

But on the other hand, there are a lot of them, my fourth landing has already risen and will bloom from day to day

But there are many of them

tady must be done, do not waste the same good!

No, I read about leaves on the Internet .. Better not. They fight pests with a decoction of leaves .. And they made extracts from dry ones and tried them on rats .. With small doses, * stool * increases, with large doses - death.

[Zhen]

well, try someone from tomato tops, I give it a shot myself

Zhen, I have already cut off all my tops (from phytophthora).

At small doses * increased stool *, at large - death.

And can dry tea be folded into plastic bags with fasteners (I don't know how they are called correctly)? What's with the pumpkin and zucchini?

Virgin, well, try someone from tomato tops, I'll point it myself

I didn't make tomato
made carrot
specific seagull
I will report later

virgins, repeat for those in the tank
it was infa that you can add Jerusalem artichoke flowers and yellow dahlias to tea
dahlias are they? (and Jerusalem artichoke does not bloom this year, padlets, only stretches upward)

And can dry tea be folded into plastic bags with fasteners (I don't know how they are called correctly)?

Elena, I did not fold and would not do it. I have apple chips, dried very well, to a crunch, they manage to soften in such bags over the winter. I dry them a little two or three times during the winter on the dryer. And if the tea becomes damp, it will not be very good. And if you noticed, then no matter how tightly you tie something odorous in such bags, and not even in one, the smell still spreads strongly through them.

[IvaNova]

dahlias are they?

IvaNova, these are golden balls, it seems. I think they can be dried too.
And about carrot tops is very interesting! I have it very large. And more....

[IvaNova]

IvaNovaAnd about carrot tops is very interesting! I have it very large. And more....

then, about carrot tops
frozen, rolled sausages, cut them, fermented for 9 hours, dried in the oven
you do not need to freeze it - after defrosting it gives an incredible amount of juice
tea has the taste and smell of steamed carrots
I won't do any more, but I drink occasionally
when brewing, it is a good idea to throw in a zirtus crust or a few raisins
however, I warn you - extremely for the lover of seagulls

[IvaNova]

IvaNova, these are golden balls, you can. You can also tagetas, marigolds, marigolds. And in carrot tops there is too much potassium, so it tastes very bitter and causes diarrhea.

[IvaNova]

IvaNova, these are golden balls, you can. You can also tagetas, marigolds, marigolds.

Thank you!

Tomato tops DO NOT, as well as potato and pepper! They are all from the nightshade family, this includes, for example, henbane, tobacco, mandrake. All contain dangerous psychotropic substances. It is not for nothing that the psychos say: "What are you eating henbane?" And today I begged grape leaves from a neighbor, Isabella! Fragrance !!! They are dried, I will scroll and put them by the stove for the night. There is now a duck in apples with barley languishing.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, Linochka, we were joking, on the sly!

No, it's time for the falling leaves !!! And then, I feel, the people will dry up ... You can't, like small children, pull everything into your mouth ... The same carrot tops are not for everyone's taste, firstly, secondly, in the form of tea is not useful, Lina has already told ... What's next in line?
By the way, has anyone tried making tea from white acacia? This is a question for the southerners.

[Veronica]

Veronica, well, why immediately to the southerners, a white acacia grows in my country house, when there was a stunning aroma blooming!

Lyudmila, and if only 2-3 weeks to go home, well, I have nowhere to add here at the dacha, I will get to the city in 10 days, when my husband arrives, but I continue to make seagulls, I twist some kind of tea almost every day, now mostly rustic, today again with the child we picked leaves of strawberries, raspberries, currants, cherries, put them to dry, tomorrow we will add fireweed to them.

[IvaNova]

however, I warn you - extremely for the lover of seagulls

Another tea minus! Thanks for the experience, IvaNova... I think if you crush the carrot tops, and then twist it in a meat grinder, ferment for 20 hours, and when drying, fry for 30 minutes at 150 * at the beginning, then it will turn out very well. Or add my favorite cherries. The body needs potassium!
I know that they make tea from carrots themselves - they are dried almost to the point of coals and brewed like tea. I haven't tried it myself, but I read good reviews.

[Olesya]

Tomato tops DO NOT, as well as potato and pepper!

You can't, like small children, pull everything into your mouth ...

Lina, Veronica! Thank you! As always, we put everything in its place!

we were joking, on the sly!

Olesya, It's clear! But Lina and Veronica consider it their professional duty to suppress even the slightest thoughts on this matter. What if someone really decides to make such tea ...

[qdesnitsa]

qdesnitsa, I just myself until I was 12 lived in a solid white acacia, in Moldova, so I remembered about it. There the aroma is stronger, the sun is greater It also grows in Moscow, I know. But to try the leaves to ferment, in my opinion, no one has tried.
And about jokes - you are joking, but there are also experimenters in life, they will ferment some foxgloves mixed with your favorite fireweed, and then ... Who knows what comes to mind?
I sit in anticipation of dry weather, hugging a list of what still needs to be collected. Autumn will seem to be protracted, so plans are up to the sky. In the meantime, we are tasting, tasting ... Raspberries go very well. The scent is unearthly. I'm going to a neighbor's raspberry-tree, they have a big one, and I have a remontant raspberry, all in green berries. I'll leave mine for last. I did it with an apple 50 to 50, the granules turn out to be strong all the time, it dries perfectly. I just twisted it through a fine grate, so it turns out denser.

they will ferment some foxgloves mixed with their favorite fireweed, and then ... Who knows what comes to mind?

We can do this ... So thank you and Lina for being always on the alert ...

Raspberries go very well. The aroma is unearthly.

I also aimed at raspberries as a base.We have it even more than fireweed grows in the vicinity. And there is still a lot of time!

[Veronica]

Veronica, so you can't put your own head to everyone, the main thing is to direct us! and Zhenechka wrote about the tops, because in the Crimea, in the steppe, green grass cannot be found, but tomato is a lot ...

... there are still a lot of wild-growing blackberries

[Olesya]

Olesya, Mistletoe made tea from blackberries. Not much, though. And while it is difficult to assess it - little time has passed.

I didn’t risk it, but I liked the cherry sooo!

[Olesya]

Olesya, but with blackberries, there is just no risk - a very useful berry!
Yes, cherry is great tea! I already wrote many times that even a few handfuls of cherry leaves make tea from any leaves awesome! So, you can try to make blackberries with cherries. I'm sure it will turn out deliciously.

No, I'm still sick! I still taste borago (cucumber grass), wilted, twisted, set to ferment, but it is not enough. While the smell of fruit and cucumber, let's see. And Isabella is fermented nearby.

I'm still sick!

Nothing wrong! You can cure yourself!
I also have this cucumber herb - how the weed grows. Write, Lina, what will come out in the end!

[Linadoc]

I'm still trying borago (cucumber grass),

We have this weed along the river like shoe polish !!! Linadoc , I will also wait for impressions.

And today I opened my "bike". It turns out that withering and drying are not the same thing. Today I made an apple tree + a fireweed (a handful) + a cherry (a handful). The wet leaves were dried and wrapped tightly in a cloth. We lay there for 24 hours. The manual meat grinder spun gorgeous !!!!!! They walked straight with "sausages", did not break. And before that, I just dried the leaves of the apple tree, so they crumbled with me. Therefore, for myself, I decided to dry it in fabric!
Fermented for 6 hours, delicate fruity aroma! I really liked this combination !!!!

And today I opened my "bike".

And I haven’t “ridden” such a "bike" yet. In the fabric to lie - lay, but rarely and not for long. So I didn't really focus on this.
Ksyusha, did you turn around so easily? Then I'll try it too! Although, it seems, I don't wiggle leaves. And they do not crumble at me. I just regret the meat grinder.
Ksyusha, why are you doing it manually again?