Almost sassafrass time!

[mike692]

Lotsa new members so I thought I'd bring this up again. There was an old thread, but I figured it was just as easy to start a new one. ;D

I didn't dig any last year cause of time, so I plan to get out later this month and dig a mess.

[oldminkman]

When I lived in Virginia and worked on a landscaping crew we dug a lot and used to have tea making contests.


Oldminkman-

[muskrat24]

we found some sassafras saplings that the roots were the only thing that was a live so we had some sassafras tea two weeks ago. Any body have an tips for harvesting or making the tea? Not to nlknowledgeable on this subject .

[oldminkman]

If I remember right-we pulled the roots up, washed them in water to get the dirt off and boiled the roots till the water turned a stained tea like color-let it steep and strained the roots and pieces out -add sugar when hot and enjoy. Just like regular tea the longer you boil it will make it stronger.

It's been over 20 years since I made some , but I believe this is the way I used to make it ;D

Oldminkman-

[muskrat24]

The fella that made it peeled the outer skin off of the washed roots and used the peelings. I didn't know whether there was more then one way to "skin a cat" so to speak. lol.