Country tea (fermented) - seven in one

Yes, I slightly dried it and wrapped it in a rag, as you taught. Today I arrived late, and the weather is not good either. I'll continue tomorrow.

It's good that she didn't take the linden there. ...

yyy .. I would take it, but there was nowhere.

Now I twisted a bucket of leaves in a manual meat grinder .. I remembered many forgotten Russian words. We urgently need to take from Boshik's house. Even though it's scary to ruin.

I would take it, but there was nowhere.

Oksana, it's good that there is nowhere! And as I felt, I didn't put a lot of linden - I shook the fresh leaves, sniffed, but I didn't like the smell ...

Now I twisted a bucket of leaves in a manual meat grinder .. I remembered many forgotten Russian words. ...

Yes, yes, I understand you!

We urgently need to take from Boshik's house. Even though it's scary to ruin.

Or buy cheap China, like mine. Serves faithfully for three seasons (mmm) ...
I have this:

Or buy cheap China

Exactly !!! And there is no need to carry it back and forth .. and it’s not so a pity if it bends. Thanks for the idea!

but I didn't like the smell ...

And now I smell my hands, how delicious it smells !!!! I also added quince there, it turned out 6 in 1. At first I wanted to make it separately, but how the "dance" began with a meat grinder. mixed everything ..

About the gooseberries! I was busy yesterday and was able to pick just a couple of handfuls, mixed it with quince leaves and raspberry. Worth fermented in a cup. Tellingly, fresh quince didn’t smelt much to me at all, but during fermentation, the aroma manifested itself! It just smells incredibly and interrupted the gooseberries and raspberries. I have a small quince bush, but I will cut off my relatives as much as possible without harming the plants.
Badan never darkened from a series of slightly yellowed, I am already drying it. It is darker from green leaves. In general, I will dry cherries and thorns, quince and bergenia en masse. These come first!
Ivan tea is beyond competition!

I was just going to ask about the aroma of quince leaves, and now the answer is ready. Thank you for sharing your impressions.

Exactly !!! And there is no need to carry it back and forth .. and it’s not so a pity if it bends.

Will not bend. Take the most powerful of the available!
When my husband and I watched the meat grinder in the store, I saw a cool Belarusian meat grinder. About 3 thousand. But we had no money with us. And when my husband later brought me from the store and said that she was Belarusian, I faithfully believed him. I didn’t read anything on the box and turned it around calmly until the day when the girls in the subject asked me what kind of meat grinder I had. When I saw that this was China, it was good that my husband was not there. Then he replied to my claims: "It works!" So you can watch Belarusian, or you can see Chinese. In general, the new hobby must be provided technically as well. But again you will forget those Russian words that you remembered today.

Take the most powerful of the available!

And yours is normal? Looked at her price is very humane.

It twists very well - does not groan or squeak!

And now I smell my hands, how delicious it smells !!!! I also added quince there, it turned out 6 in 1.

Still would! I ground such deliciousness! So you are the first to do "6/1" in a meat grinder! I haven't done it yet, I just twisted it by hand. Need to try. I think it will be no worse than sheet.

[Rada-dms]

Ivan tea is beyond competition!

Rada-dms, agree !

Stunned how it smells !!!! Even stronger than ivan tea.

Well, there is so much smelly you put on! Have you dried it already?
And you haven’t fully figured out Ivan-tea! Now try to ferment more - 15 hours.

I just put it in the oven. I'll start today, finish tomorrow. I sit and smell my hands.)) Plus, the room smells like the pan was in. I didn’t even expect such a scent to be.

Yes, I'll try Ivan tea, as you say. You just have to guess the time so that you don't sit with him until morning.)

You just have to guess the time so that you don't sit with him until morning.)

It can be fermented in the evening and dried in the morning. Or vice versa - in the morning for fermentation, in the evening - for drying. I have adapted to ferment at night.

I have adapted to ferment at night.

Well, if for 15 hours. then it is possible for the night. But at 7 - nothing. in our village they don't get up so early.

I didn’t even expect such a scent to be.

Yeah, the scent is mind blowing. After drying, it will "hide" somewhere, but then reappear.

But at 7 - nothing. in our village they don't get up so early.

You need to get chickens - you need to get up to them, if you don't want to!

Well, yes .. then it certainly won't be time for tea.

Listen, it smells impossible !!!! Straight all over the house already !!!!!

well, it smells impossible !!!! Straight all over the house already !!!!!

Yes Yes! I warned! And it's impossible - how's that? Good or bad? I hope the first is pure aromatherapy! And so every day!

Stunned, how good! I stir on a baking sheet with my hand, so I also smell !!! You can hang it in a bag and over the bed.) Every day I don't know where to get so many leaves. Today I went to the river - nothing useful !!!

Well, in my room where I sleep, Ivan's tea is now being dried in a bag (it's cold outside)! Sleep so well!

Every day I don't know where to get so many leaves. Today I went to the river - nothing useful !!!

At the neighbors! Correct address!

Sleep so well!

It is necessary in August to wave firewood pillows! As it starts to fluff, then collect it, this fluff. If in the old days they stuffed pillows and mattresses with this fluff, why not try it?

Oh, mother, wait with peace! Let the leaves fill up !!!

Well, I persuaded you! I'll wait (until August)! Well, Spock. nights! We all have fragrant dreams!

I'll keep watch.

[lappl1]

lappl1, aaaaaa, also pillows !!! it's a ton to be recycled! But you can decide on a small one, on such a flat mmmmmmm ...

[Rada-dms]

Rada-dms, Omela, I have not tried it yet, but there is a very simple technology. Tear off not fully ripe seed pods, put them in a bag and leave it in the sun. The seeds ripen, burst, and fluff appears. After the bolls are completely dry, shake this bag. The boxes all end up at the bottom, and we shift the fluff into a pillowcase. The pillow is ready. If the ancestors even stuffed mattresses with this fluff, then I think that we can gather seeds for one pillow. Here's how much fluff is on only one fireweed plant:

aaaaaa, also pillows !!! it's a ton to be recycled!

I see the girls have already gone ... for pillows.
This year, too, I have planned for all my relatives for the New Year (or by March 8 - as I have time) to make charm pillows. You just need to dry the herbs you need. And I will use cattail as a filler. I don't need to go anywhere for it, collect it faster and it doesn't wrinkle very quickly if someone wants to put it (that is, a pillow) under their head.

[Marina]

Marina, so I have a lot of this cattail too ... I did not think that it could be put into a pillow. Thanks for the tip.

Lyudmila,
This is information from the Internet, directly, at the first link that comes across:

For a pillow, cattail is harvested in early autumn, when the cobs turn brown - such an Eskimo. The ears are dried in the sun or, if the weather is damp, under a canopy. When the tips of the ears are fluffed, they are placed in a pillowcase, leaving a small gap. The pillowcase with cobs is dried. Authentic - on the stove, and I think that even in a drying drum, it will work out and even better: shaggy will increase.The completely dry fluff will fill the pillowcase, and the stems can be removed through the gap left. After making sure that there is only one fluff left in the pillowcase, the hole is sewn up.

In the spring, cattails cannot be harvested, because insect larvae winter in it, waking up, they will reach for beauty, leaving behind many small holes.

A source: 🔗

True, yesterday I walked past the river, so we have it already "popsicle". Maybe you need to tear

[Marina]

Marina, thanks for the stuff! We, too, already have an "popsicle" sticking out of the pond. I think we can still wait, let them ripen properly!
By the way, fireweed has a very similar method of making pillows. Definitely, you need to try! Natural pillows are good!

My "Village": apple, plum, cherry, Japanese quince, mountain ash, ivan tea. Fermentation 6.5 hours.



Due to the fact that the meat grinder was manual and periodically "chewed" the leaves, which had to be picked out on the reverse, a mixture of granules and leaves was obtained. As the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining. I really liked this option.

[Omela]

Omelatwisted all the leaves at the same time? Maybe I can do that too? I'm just afraid one scent might overpower the others. I have now frozen: quince, plum, cherry, raspberry. Red Ribes.

twisted all the leaves at the same time?

Yes, I mixed all the leaves together. I really liked it.

Lyuda said raspberries and currants shouldn't be done in a meat grinder. Only twist.

So I will twist raspberries and currants.

[Ksyusha]

Ksyusha, very nice tea! I wonder how it happened - both strong granules and leaves! I like this too! Well done ! I also need to twist everything in a meat grinder.

[Alla]

Lyuda said raspberries and currants shouldn't be done in a meat grinder. Only twist.

Alla, yes, currants and raspberries crumble after a meat grinder. Therefore, it is better to twist them manually.

Lyuda, thank you! I really liked this option. As soon as I get to that dacha, I will again collect a little of everything.

By the way, I bought a large mesh and did not manage to twist the cherry on it ... b. And on small everything is ok.

[Alla]

Omela, twisted all the leaves at the same time? Maybe I can do that too? I'm just afraid one scent might overpower the others.

Alla, this is how we achieve it! make tea blends. And then we mix everything at once!

Lyuda, thank you! I really liked this option. As soon as I get to that dacha, I will again collect a little of everything.

Mistletoe! How glad I am that you liked it! Do it for your health! And do not be trifles! Collect more! But then a new meat grinder is needed so that forgotten Russian words are not remembered ...

I bought a large mesh and did not manage to twist the cherry on it ... b. And on small everything is ok.

Leaves are scattered if they are badly wilted. But on the small one they wilted ... Strange ...

if they are badly wilted.

I just thought maybe the other way around, overwhelmed. I'll try it now on strawberries.

[Ludmila]

Leaves scatter if they are badly wilted

Ludmila, and at what point to wither, I missed something.

[that is, the remaining moisture in the sheet should be 60–62%.]

I just thought maybe the other way around, overwhelmed.

Oksana, it’s unlikely ... The twisted leaf will not crumble. I found a clever book about the production technology of the tea we are used to. Here's what they write about the withering process:

The leaf can be wilted normally, underwired or overwrought. A relatively heavily withered leaf curls better and produces more good teas by the nature of the leaf than an unfinished leaf. Experiments in India have found that the best tea is obtained with a dry matter to water ratio of 1: 2, that is, the remaining moisture in the sheet should be 60–62%. A leaf is considered to be well wither when all flushes in a batch have wither more or less evenly. However, it should be borne in mind that perfect withering does not exist, since parts of the flush contain different amounts of moisture and have different evaporation rates due to the unequal density of the outer covers. In production, the end of withering is determined not only by the water content in the withered leaf, but also by a subjective method., the essence of which boils down to the fact that the stem of a withered flush should not break under mechanical action, but with a strong compression of a handful of withered leaves into a lump, it should not open

[Alla]

and at what point to wither, I missed something

Alla, after collecting the leaves, before the meat grinder ... Here, in the recipe for Ivan tea, I write about this:

Withering leaves
This stage is needed in order to make it easier to roll the leaves in the future. The collected leaves are examined, the damaged ones are removed. And there may also be snails, we remove them too. It is better not to wash the leaves before wilting, since you can wash off the beneficial microorganisms involved in the fermentation process. Then the leaves are laid out in the shade on a cotton or linen cloth in a small layer (3 - 5 cm).



On average, the process takes 4-8 hours, depending on humidity and air temperature. On a dry, sunny day, the process is faster, on a rainy and cool day - longer (a day or more). Therefore, you need to control the process and periodically stir up the leaves every hour so that they wither evenly. The readiness of the leaf is determined by squeezing the leaf in half. If the "crunch" of the central vein is felt when the leaf is folded, then the leaf is not yet ready. If most of the leaves "do not crunch", then it's time to move on to the next stage.



If the leaves have already withered, and I do not have time to deal with them, then I wrap them tightly in the same cloth on which they dried. So the leaves can lie long enough until we are free.

Lud, I'm not tired of those here ?? I could not stand it, I brewed it today. Here is:



Delicious!! She was not limited to one cup. This, apparently. like with homemade bread, when you just start baking it, you eat in tons and you can't get enough.

Lud, I'm not tired of those here ??

I'm only glad to be asked or bragged about! "So bother me more!"

Delicious!! She was not limited to one cup.

It is most important! I am even more happy about this! When people get what I share, it's a complete thrill!

This, apparently. like with homemade bread, when you just start baking it, you eat in tons and you can't get enough.

That's for sure! It seems to me that I will never stop being surprised and happy with bread! And now tea ...

I could not stand it, I brewed it today. Here is:

What a beautiful tea you have! And today I also could not stand it and brewed 18-hour fireweed! Super tea turned out! I envy myself. I recommend everyone to try to ferment a little longer, who has not done it yet. Tomorrow I'll take a picture and post it. And then today with the guests spun ...