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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

hunter

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15. My favorites -- herbal wines

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 06:45 PM

Nov 2012

I can't guarantee my own favorite 2-litre-soda-pop-bottle fizzy wine and ale recipes won't go wrong and kill you, but here's a site I bookmarked some time ago...

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/newsletter/09/may/herbalwine.php

Or you might google "dandelion wine" recipies.

But I do like bubbles and the trick is to use plastic soda bottles. Flick the bottle with your finger or squeeze it. If it seems harder than an ordinary soda bottle fresh from the supermarket, loosen the lid a little to vent some of the carbon dioxide.

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Harvesting ornamental & wild plants for food and other uses [View all] Kaleva Nov 2012 OP

Be careful out there. My father once got a bad mushroom and almost died. cbayer Nov 2012 #1

I'll probably stay away from mushrooms all together. Just to be on the safe side. Kaleva Nov 2012 #2

My uncle used to say every part of the pine tree is edible. eShirl Nov 2012 #3

Chewing gum from Spruce trees! Now that's interesting! Kaleva Nov 2012 #6

Adding lamb's quarter to a salad Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #4

and there's Queen Anne's Lace (wild carrot) and Golden Rod Kaleva Nov 2012 #5

What do you do with goldenrod? Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #7

Well, it's a darn good thing I didn't rush out and eat a belly full of lamb's ear!! Kaleva Nov 2012 #9

My husband was an Eagle Scout and led survival courses in the Smokey Mtns... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #8

Yes, I believe it would be fun thing to learn! Kaleva Nov 2012 #10

Late summer and fall, I munch on safeinOhio Nov 2012 #11

Chickweed, sorrel and dock (curly or yellow) are very common and often even grow Tanuki Nov 2012 #12

The extent CaliforniaHiker Nov 2012 #13

Pretty much the same for me too. Kaleva Nov 2012 #14

My favorites -- herbal wines hunter Nov 2012 #15

I have done this for years Mojorabbit Nov 2012 #16