Page 22 of 24 FirstFirst ... 122021222324 LastLast
Results 421 to 440 of 462

Thread: backwoods menu/Wild tea.

  1. #421
    Novice Fisher and Trapper
    Join Date
    Aug 2014
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
    112

    Default

    Raspberries... deer...turkey


  2. #422
    Senior Member randyt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    tip of the mitt
    Posts
    5,258

    Default

    except no substitutes, Chaga, just another gift from the birch tree. One thing about chaga I noticed is that it's usually eight feet of the ground. This can make it a challenge to harvest. I came across a birch grove earlier this year, just loaded with chaga, at a reasonable height to harvest. I may hike back there on monday and get me a pack full.
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?

  3. #423
    Woodsman Adventure Wolf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    North Carolina
    Posts
    388

    Default

    Down here we have a lot of wild berries. There's an area not to far away from where I live were a patch of blackberries grow, so every season I pick them wild. I pick them and my friend makes cobblers and pies out of them or I eat them plain. Love blackberries. Mulberries and black walnuts are also extremely common, and easy to find if you know where to look. Nettles are common, and are good when cooked up. Dandelions are in abundance.

  4. #424
    Administrator Rick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Central Indiana
    Posts
    58,832

    Default

    Blackberry leaves also make a pretty good tea. Just don't consume it in large quantities.

  5. #425
    Senior Member randyt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    tip of the mitt
    Posts
    5,258

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    Blackberry leaves also make a pretty good tea. Just don't consume it in large quantities.
    how come?????????
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?

  6. #426
    Administrator Rick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Central Indiana
    Posts
    58,832

    Default

    Blackberry leaves contain a tannin. Hydrolysable tannins such as gallotannins and ellagitannins (yes, I googled it. I had no idea what the names were). If you drink a lot of it not only can it cause gastric problems and diarrhea but liver problems as well. I drink it from time to time but I'm not a big tea drinker of any kind.

  7. #427

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Go_army2 View Post
    Frog legs and craw dads!
    YUUUMMMYYYY !!!!!!

    I also like sassafras tea, blackberries, mulberries (tree in my yard) lambs quarter (goosefoot), cattail roots, wild mint tea, dandelions, walnuts, hickory nuts, chess nuts, fish, squirrel, rabbit, deer, groundhog, quail, grouse, turkey, doves, turtle, etc etc etc
    Lamewolf
    Manu Forti
    Roadkill, its whats for supper !
    www.angelfire.com/electronic2/qrp

  8. #428
    Senior Member hunter63's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    SE/SW Wisconsin
    Posts
    26,866

    Default

    Tried to replant some sassafras trees in Wisconsin Coulee Region, for tea....got them from south central Missouri, (seems to be similar terrain), didn't make it....then I found out about the carcinogen in it so backed off.

    I do like chamomile and rose hip tea.
    Geezer Squad....Charter Member #1
    Evoking the 50 year old rule...
    First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
    Member Wahoo Killer knives club....#27

  9. #429
    Resident Wildman Wildthang's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Ohio
    Posts
    3,825

    Default

    I like that tea that has the name of a state, Long Island I think!

  10. #430
    Junior Member cavkid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    high desert, Hesperia California.
    Posts
    2

    Default

    Hello, was reading all of the posts here and I can see you commented on Oregon, can you tell me if there is any off grid living their in the mountains? Just wondering.

  11. #431
    Senior Member hunter63's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    SE/SW Wisconsin
    Posts
    26,866

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by cavkid View Post
    Hello, was reading all of the posts here and I can see you commented on Oregon, can you tell me if there is any off grid living their in the mountains? Just wondering.
    Can you be a little more specific?........ 23 pages of comments.....?
    Geezer Squad....Charter Member #1
    Evoking the 50 year old rule...
    First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
    Member Wahoo Killer knives club....#27

  12. #432

    Default

    Backwoods jan/feb 14 issue has an article on natural coffee substitutes,dandelion etc....pretty interesting,im gonna try it this summer

  13. #433

    Default

    Golden purslane, squirrel, and raspberries. Purslane because its sweet, sour, and crunchy. It goes really great in salads, soups, pickles, etc. Squirrel because it was the first thing I killed, gutted, cooked, and tanned all on my own. Raspberries because there sweat, and there my second favorite berry. (Strawberries are my favorite, but I've never harvested them from the wild.)

  14. #434

    Default

    I like Leptospermum teas, Smilax glyciphylla tea, Nettles, Deer, Goat and Kangaroo meat, (Goanna meat is delicious too, but you can only have it, if it is killed by Aboriginals), Quail, Pigeon, and Raven meat, Trout (smoked with spice mix and brown sugar!), Yabbies (Cerax destructor), Hyridella australis & depressa (fresh Water mussel), Bogong Moths, Quandongs and Sandalwood nuts (fried in oil), Bunya pine and Macadamia nuts, Lactarius deliciosus funghi (Saffron milk cap), Cissus hypoglauca (water vine grapes), Ficus coronata (Sandpaper Fig), Microseris lanceolata (Murnong root).

    Heaps more out there, but these are off the top of my head.

  15. #435

    Default

    Top 3 plants for me would be:
    1. Chile Pequin(little bird peppers)
    2. Prickly pear fruits
    3. Wild mint

    I've had a few others and exotics like lotus root, galangal, pickled fig leaves....And some really crazy ones :-D

  16. #436

    Default

    Hazelnuts, Wild Brier and Elderberries.

  17. #437

    Default

    My favorite thing has always been making white fur needle and wild ginger tea when it's really cold. So relaxing.....
    I also LOVE pine nuts, but I would love to try making acorn cakes.

  18. #438
    Trail Zombie DeadLeaf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    everywhere
    Posts
    33

    Default

    Blackberries and walnuts for me. I like most plants with a lemony tang or sweet nectar as well.
    I need to take my time and research a lot of info on wild plants. I only know just enough to get by in my state.

  19. #439
    Senior Member randyt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    tip of the mitt
    Posts
    5,258

    Default

    Back to the chaga, I've been in search of a pair of climbing spikes to facilitate harvesting the chaga that grows high on the tree.
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?

  20. #440
    Administrator Rick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Central Indiana
    Posts
    58,832

    Default

    Randy - If you get a set of hooks make certain the gaffs are for trees. Pole gaffs are shorter since there is no bark to penetrate on a pole. Good brands are Klein, Buckingham and Bashlin. Bashlin makes a set with two gaffs on each stirrup. I don't know if the other guys make similar or not. The gaffs for trees are generally 2 3/4 inches long while the ones for poles are a full inch shorter. Be aware too that there are different styles of gaffs. The difference is in how they connect to the stirrup. Like knives there is a set way to sharpen them.

    You should be able to pick up used ones on ebay. Just make certain all the parts are there. Adjustable stirrup, gaffs, ankle strap and connecting ring, shin pad and shin strap. I just gave two sets of pole gaffs away. I wish I'd known you were looking for a set I'd have given them to you. Even if you purchase hooks with pole gaffs you should be able to change out the gaffs for the larger tree version. You can buy new gaffs online just make certain they connect the same way the old ones do.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •