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

[Vika]

Vika, I lived in Kazakhstan. And he grew up right in my garden. Now I would definitely make tea out of it. I liked him. I think that if you get a very tart taste, then you can mix it with another tea. Actually, I love the tart taste.
But I haven’t seen Ivan tea in Kazakhstan, at least not near Alma-Ata. It's hot and dry for him there. And he is not comfortable with you either.

Well, here it grows only in those who planted it. About Ivan-tea ... my mother is in Kazakhstan. Here, too, you can find only to go at least 50-70 km before it. St. John's wort closest to me is 250 km away

[Burunduk]

Burunduk, Tatyana, well, Thank God she has appeared! Since yesterday, as they began to report about the villages, the hair on his head moved from this horror. How do you survive there, this is what fear. Take care of yourself!
Here I am writing and asking myself the question "how?", Who would give a recipe for how this can be done in this nightmare and chaos, how to protect oneself from the stupidity and bloodthirstiness of the ruling leadership, from a stray bullet, from stupidly scattered shells to the right and left.
Lord, help all peaceful people in Ukraine to survive this nightmare, and crush the heads of all those who are involved in this lawlessness !!!
Tatyana, good luck and don't be lost!

[Eva3]

Eva3, lappl1, thanks a lot for the quick answers! This means that I am on the right track and it is possible and necessary to wash the leaves. I will continue the preparation further, I really like the result.

if a friend lives near the village of Luhansk, look for her in other ways.

No, my friend lives in Lugansk and with her and her family, thank God, everything is in order !!!

I was very much looking forward to your feedback on Irga. I went to grinder. And what kind of meat grinder you have, write, I can also buy it. I was going to buy everything electro, but I am very excessive and distrustful, and since yours turns all the teas, is it good?
Yesterday I made tea from lemongrass and, as in the movie, "not having disassembled" freshly dried color, no, and a day later it was like a weak green (color); the smell is a little like a "zhmykany leaf". I'll brew it in the evening and post a photo. And at the expense of a meat grinder I'm very interested in Pts.

At the expense of raspberries: I twist the raspberries, and after 3 hours the raspberries, so that they do not coincide in drying

Here's a new fermented tea recipe called Village Tea (Fermented) - Six in One.

I’m awful !!!! Lyudochka, well, you give !!!! (She ran for her hat to take it off)
yyyyy .... there are no words just .... I bow, sincerely I bow !!!! Thank you for your incredible work!

I also read about "six in one" GOOD MAN !!!
Spun irga after the freezer - did not like it, a lot of juice and foam; apparently it is necessary to twist the dried leaves, but how are you?
I’ll go hunting there I have an extra incense growing….

[Tanyusha]

About Ivan-tea ... my mother is in Kazakhstan. Here, too, you can find only to go at least 50-70 km before it.

Tanyusha, thanks for enlightening about Ivan tea in Kazakhstan! So, I will tell my friends that he is growing there. True, they live in Alma-Ata, but if they want to go.

St. John's wort closest to me is 250 km away

Far too far! And in the mountains of the Trans-Ili Alatau, there is sooo much of it! It was always collected and dried in the summer. But nothing, you have your herbs there ...

I’ll go hunting there I have an extra incense growing….

Oksana, what a hunt, there is a shower outside the window! How tired of all this ... (she said with incredible sadness in her voice)

[Aelita]

I will continue the preparation further, I really like the result.

Aelita, but I like what you like! Go on and on! Good tea to you!

At my dacha, the downpour ended before a new one started. Yes, the weather is finally - the warmest month - JULY ha-ha did not notice?

At my dacha, the downpour ended before a new one started.

This is how I conveyed my mood and note that I am still an optimist))

[Oksana]

what kind of meat grinder you have, write can also buy it. I was going to buy everything electro, but I am very excessive and distrustful, and since yours turns all the teas, is it good?

Oksana, yes, I already wrote that my meat grinder copes with all the leaves (mmm). It was difficult for me to twist the leaves on my hand, so my husband was entrusted with this matter. So he said that he had no time to play with toys, he would rather buy me an electric one. My demand was more powerful and reliable. I brought it and said that it was Belarusian, and I considered it that way. And now I just saw that she was not Belarusian, but a real China! Here is a deceiver! He knows that I trust everything Belarusian. Like everything Chinese, it is not very expensive. Now I don't remember how much it costs, but something up to 3 thousand rubles. But the third season works flawlessly. Photo of the box and herself:





In general, Oksana, you need to take a meat grinder of the highest power. She can handle everything.

[Oksana]

Spun irga after the freezer - did not like it, a lot of juice and foam; apparently it is necessary to twist the dried leaves, but how are you?

Oksana, I wrote about it yesterday in the answer number 519. Spun after withering - spun very well!
In general, girls, freeze the leaves if you are going to make leaf tea. And if it is granulated, then we wither the leaves. In principle, you can dry it for sheet metal. But then, personally, I do not have enough strength to squeeze the juice out of the rolls. And with freezing - a nice thing!

[Oksana]

Oksana , Check mark Thank you very much for your delight with 6/1 tea. I look forward to your reports on its preparation!
Well, in order for this to succeed, I am sending the heavenly office a request to improve your weather! Let the sun shine on you until the new year and give you the opportunity to collect tea leaves for a wagon and a small cart!

Well, in order for this to succeed, I am sending the heavenly office a request to improve your weather.

Oh, my God, Lyudochka, it would long ago be so)), the rain has ended and it has become brighter

Girls, question: did anyone make blueberries or blueberries ??

[Galina Iv.]

HA! he - the rain came back to us - very emotional, afraid that everything here would not dry out without him!
I stuffed the leaves into the freezer because there was nowhere to dry! I have a tailed living creature everywhere its nose pokes and strives to heal the leaves; I covered it with a newspaper - but no, it hurts they are curious - they crawl under the newspaper
Galina Iv., I've also thought about blueberries and lingonberries, but maybe later, closer to autumn?
lappl1, I am very granular. I liked the tea - that's why I'm trying to grind everything.

I've also thought about blueberries and lingonberries, but maybe later, closer to autumn?

Recommend until August for some reason ...

And I made cherry and apricot gulls in a lazy way. The smell when drying was really crazy - the apartment smelled for a day and even in the corridor in front of the apartment there was a smell. Of course I brewed it 'I tried it, the taste is still very delicate, I will send it to the pantry for ripening.
My question is how much you need to take in order to brew for one cup: in leaves and in granules? I understand correctly that you need to put less in granules and so it turns out more concentrated? Or is it a beckoning analogy with ordinary granulated tea confusing?

I also read about "six in one" GOOD MAN !!!
Spun irga after the freezer - did not like it, a lot of juice and foam; apparently it is necessary to twist the dried leaves, but how are you?
I’ll go hunting there I have an extra incense growing….

I was spinning normally without juice and foam, it can be seen because we have a heat, there was only one rain in mid-May. Maybe someone will send rain to us.

ABOUT! Is linden leaves also possible? And separately, how do they behave in the form of tea?
Country tea is good for everyone - yes, we have fireweed neetuuu!

I wanted to insert a photo, the Internet does not load very weak, I will add it later. My raspberries after the second freeze all darkened, 6 hours still withstood it and it smells like candy.

On the right is the same raspberry after double freezing, in my opinion the very thing.
In the center above it is the same, only after the first time.
At the bottom there were raspberries with a couple of handfuls - it was twisted first - the most beautiful party turned out.

On the left och expensive tea, which I happily drink (by the way, it is very hard), I almost rolled raspberries, which was not enough, almost like a pro. I made a conclusion: until I learn to do well, I will do it in small batches. Yablokovy is still in the lead (by color).

[Lyudmila.]

Maybe someone will send rain to us.

Lyudmila., it should be addressed to the Petersburgers! They have been flooding for a month!

[Vika]

My question is how much you need to take in order to brew for one cup: in leaves and in granules? I understand correctly that you need to put less in granules and so it turns out more concentrated? Or is it a beckoning analogy with ordinary granulated tea confusing?

Vika, You understand everything correctly. You need to take less granulated tea - 1 - 2 tsp. per glass. It all depends on what kind of tea you like. If strong, then 2 spoons, if not very much, then one will be enough.
And if you have loose leaf tea, then you can't pour it with teaspoons, and it's hard to pour it with tablespoons - you get enough sleep ... So I take a couple of good pinches per glass.
And it is better to choose the amount of this tea empirically. Brew with 1 tsp. If it is weak, then add two.

[Oksan]

HA! he - the rain came back to us - very emotional, afraid that everything here would not dry out without him!

OksanYou are not a writer, by any chance? Or a journalist? It is such a pleasure to read your posts, as if you are reading lines from some ironic story! Only short ... I want longer!

[Oksana]

On the right is the same raspberry after double freezing, in my opinion the very thing.

Oksana, this is not tea! It is a masterpiece ! How beautiful! I want it too!
Lyudmila, Oksana, you are already doing double freezing here. Is it possible in more detail? The result interests me. How is this tea different from tea made by single freezing or withering? After the first freeze, what do you do with it? Have you admired it and sent it back to the freezer? Or twisted rolls, then freeze? In general, share! We are all interested!

[Oksan]

On the left, very expensive tea, which I happily drink (by the way, it is very solid)

Oksan, I'm embarrassed to ask - is expensive tea bought expensive? Or got it at a high price, like collecting leaves for him in the rain and hail? Or she did it herself, but he is dear to my heart! And if she did it herself, then why is it very hard? In general, more details, please!

I made a conclusion: until I learn to do well, I will do it in small batches.

And this is already perfectionism! How much better?

[Tanyusha]

Is linden leaves also possible? And separately, how do they behave in the form of tea?

Tanyusha, I did not make a linden separately, I only used it in the village. So I can't say anything about her YET. YET - because I want to try making linden tea by myself. Maybe on Monday, otherwise tomorrow or the day after tomorrow there is no time - I receive guests. Then I'll tell you what and how.

Country tea is good for everyone - yes, we have fireweed neetuuu!

So do without fireweed! Take what you like into it. It will work well in any way!

[madam.stv1]

Girls, since we are talking about linden, I want to tell you that yesterday I prepared linden "honey" from linden flowers! According to this recipe madam.stv1
https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=197660.new#new.
I reported in the relevant topic, now I have come to tease you. I thought that nothing would come of this venture. But the result exceeded all my expectations. In general, the result is a delicious "honey".Transparent, thick, fragrant, beautiful, finally! While the linden is blooming, cook it, you will not regret it! Just right for our tea!
Here is one of the jars. Well, isn't it beauty?

While the linden is blooming, cook it, you will not regret it!

Do you have linden blossoms ?! And we have faded at the end of May!

In general, the result is a delicious "honey". Transparent, thick, fragrant, beautiful, finally!

What an interesting idea! It's a pity this season has already been missed ...

Do you have linden blossoms ?! And we have faded at the end of May!

Blooming! And strong! Our climate is colder, so everything blooms later and ripens!

It's a pity this season has already been missed ...

Nothing, Tanechka! There will be more seasons! Prepare honey for next year.

Yesterday I collected cherry and victoria leaves, today I played them. Only for some reason the cherry leaves immediately became very dark, almost black. Now they are fermented. By the way, I realized why when I scrolled the leaves of fireweed, there was foam, and not "sausages" - the knife in the meat grinder was not a cruciform, but a propeller with small teeth, you probably know this. Today I put the usual one and scrolled normally, only the knife needs to be sharper. There is still one doubt - in the meat grinder, the knife and the iron grate (rust), is it not very harmful when the leaves scroll?

Girls and whoever tried to make strawberry leaves? After all, you can probably mix strawberry pieces there?

[natKa_I]

Girls and whoever tried to make strawberry leaves?

natKa_I, so in the recipe I wrote about strawberries. And the girls also made this tea. Moreover, both granular and sheet. It makes very good tea.

After all, you can probably mix strawberry pieces there?

I don't think it will work out well. After all, the berry is very juicy, you get a very wet mass for fermentation and drying. But it is not only possible, but also necessary to dry the berries separately. And then mix it into any tea.

[natushka]

Only for some reason the cherry leaves immediately became very dark, almost black.

natushka, Yes, that is right. My meat grinder is made of non-oxidizing materials, but the cherry leaves immediately turn dark after twisting. This is oxidation with atmospheric oxygen. It's okay.

I understood why, when I scrolled the leaves of fireweed, there was foam, and not "sausages" - the knife in the meat grinder was not a cruciform, but a propeller with small teeth

It happens! Sometimes I forget to put either a knife or a grate if I'm in a hurry. It's good that everything cleared up.

I got (for a couple of days) to Moscow and a normal Internet, otherwise the connection is barely breathing at the dacha. There is an opportunity to provide some clarifications during the discussion.
The topics periodically raise questions about herbs and leaves as representatives of medicinal raw materials. Girls, if you want to prepare something for medicinal purposes, then it is better to do it as recommended by herbalists-pharmacognosts, that is, dry it at certain temperatures, which are different for different types of medicinal raw materials. If you ferment, you will get a delicious tea, but it is TEA, not a medicinal infusion. During fermentation, medicinal substances contained in herbs, leaves, etc., change their properties. Therefore, when preparing teas from medicinal plants, those useful substances that are present in properly prepared raw materials do not always work. And the properties of herbal leaves during fermentation can either weaken, or disappear altogether, or even change. Different parts of the plant may contain different active substances, and their different amounts are unambiguous. Therefore, most often not the whole plant is harvested for treatment as a whole, but some part of it - flowers, leaves, grass, roots. So if you make tea, for example, from the leaves of black chokeberry, this does not mean that it, like an infusion or decoction from black chokeberries, will reduce your pressure or act as a blood thickener.
I am a pharmacist by profession, and my grandmother taught me to herbs.From the age of five she helped her to collect and harvest grass-ants. Therefore, I went to the pharmaceutical faculty to study. And my grandmother is a military assistant, but she loves herbs very much. At one time she lived in the village, and even local health workers went to her for advice and herbs. And now the herbs are forgotten, I think, undeservedly.
To teas. My husband offered to plow the garden, so that he would not take up time, and start preparing teas ... In the meantime, he enthusiastically reads lectures "on the topic" to neighbors in the country. And I tear, dry, freeze, dry ...

[Veronica]

Veronica, thank you very much ! This post should have been printed in a larger font! And in general, place a link to it on the recipe page. I will try to find out how this can be done.
Indeed, I noticed this and wrote in the recipe that mint and lemon balm, for example, after fermentation, become very vigorous. And St. John's wort almost lost its bitterness. I noticed something, but as competently as you could not explain it.
Thank you, Veronica, for professionally putting everything in its place! We really missed this information. I hope that more than once you, as a specialist, will enlighten us, lovers of herbal and plant tea.
And send a huge thank you to your husband for popularizing the fermentation process. I hope he was joking about the garden. Cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots ... are also needed.

Lyudmila, thanks for the photo of the meat grinder, I was looking for it yesterday.
Tea, which is expensive, you can drink it as long as you feel the taste (I brew 3 of these things for 2 days), but solid tea, maybe the plant is "dubbing".
Making your own tea is entirely your merit,: a-kiss: I am happy to do this and will continue.
I'll get to the fields with Ivan-tea, can I collect it in July? (And next year I'll start from spring, see what are my far-reaching plans: girl_manikur: plans?)
Regarding double freezing, I think everything is simple: from the first time the leaves did not freeze and did not ferment, but remained dry. The second time there were already fewer of them and everything went as it should.
But the idea itself is interesting, after the first freezer I twisted the rolls (I was having fun until the night), and after 6 hours of drying (16 degrees) in the freezer again for the night and again 6 hours already 22 degrees (the stove was flooded). The smell is candy, the color is not cloudy and not green - honey, as it will be in a month and further - we'll see
I'm not not a writer - it's just rain ..... by the way, the Sun has returned, I suppose your prayers. (And just let someone say that he is hot-hearted: girl_mad: warm up !!)
Many thanks to VERONIKA for the explanation about the medicinal properties of plants, Hold on, blackberry, I'm coming !!!!

Thank you all for the "thank you"! I will try to answer the "herbal" questions if they appear. But it may not work right away.
And about the blackberry - Oksana, if you have normal blood pressure, that is, if you are not hypotonic in life, then you can safely consume the fruits (of course, not a pound at a time), and even more tea from the leaves. The medicinal properties of mountain ash have been exaggerated. It is not recommended, but again in large quantities, for people with a tendency to thrombosis. It thickens the blood, such an infection (fruits, fruits, not leaves !!!).
By the way, if you add dried berries to tea from leaves, then the properties of tea, as you understand. will change too. In this case, look at the properties of the plant's berries, not the leaves, because the main amount of active substances, and sometimes 100%, is contained in the fruits.

[Oksana]

Tea, which is expensive, you can drink it as long as you feel the taste (I brew 3 of these things for 2 days), but solid tea, maybe the plant is "dubbing".

Oksana, interesting tea! This is the first time I've heard of this.

But the idea itself is interesting, after the first freezer I turned the rolls (I was having fun until the night), and after 6 hours of drying (16 degrees) in the freezer again for the night and again 6 hours for 22 degrees (I flooded the stove). The smell is candy, the color is not cloudy and not green - honey, as it will be in a month and further - we'll see

And in a month it will become even better. I also found raspberries dry after freezing. Now I will definitely try to do it.Although I wrote about such a natural method, things did not go beyond the first freezing. Thank you pioneer!

By the way, the Sun has returned - I suppose your prayers

I tried to! Well, now you and Galina will prepare even more tea!

It is not recommended, but again in large quantities, for people with a tendency to thrombosis. It thickens the blood, such an infection (fruits, fruits, not leaves !!!).

In the light of new knowledge, now I will also allow my husband to drink this tea, otherwise I took care of it (husband, in the sense) ...

girls, please tell me
I make tea from cherries, but a little differently
I froze the leaves, then thawed them and immediately cut them (a bit large, it seems)
put in a saucepan and put oppression
they did not change the color much. to be more precise, we saw them in different colors - dark and green, more green
should they give juice?
do you need oppression?

[Pity]

Pity, after freezing it was necessary to mash them properly, so that the juice was given whenever possible. And oppression on such a method is needed. The dark leaves are the ones that have produced juice and therefore will ferment better. Green ones - they did not give juice, so they will ferment worse.
I can recommend doing as I wrote above Loksa-Oksana... Put them back in the freezer. Then defrost, shake well and ferment again. Oksana has the best tea.

[Pity]

should they give juice?

Pity, they will not swim in juice. The sap is secreted on the surface of the leaves, and therefore they darken. And the fermented mass is just wet.

they have stood under my yoke for 10 hours .......
and no smell ...

put in the freezer?
besides, so late I am no longer able to dry them

[Pity]

Pity, sorry, just went to the computer and saw your question. 10 hours fermentation is more than enough. The smell could go away due to overexposure of the mass during fermentation. And also due to the fact that you put leaves with an intact structure to ferment. Well, you've already done something with the leaves. Please write later what exactly you did.