Nicely done video, Grierwolfe. Clearly narrated, good shots, no annoying camera movement, and a pleasure to watch. Entertaining to have your daughter help out. The sumac you used was smooth sumac, Rhus glabra, and it has the largest range of any sumac in the US and Canada, so it was a good choice. Staghorn sumac, Rhus typhina (Rhus hirta is a synonym), is more of a Northeastern US species. The easy distinction between staghorn and smooth is that staghorn's drupes are densely covered with hairs. The tips of the branches often are covered with a velvet-like brown fuzz, just as a buck's antlers are in the summer. Since another name for a male deer is a stag, that's how the name "staghorn" sumac came to be. Smooth sumac doesn't have that velvety look as it is smooth (hairless). The fruits making up the cone-shaped fruithead are called drupes, not berries. Berries are typically juicy and have multiple-seeds. The sumac drupe has a shell with a single seed inside it. Its shell is covered with a skin that may have very few, short hairs on it, as in the case of smooth sumac and winged sumac, or lots of hairs, as in the case of staghorn and fragrant sumacs. There's a better way to make consistently good-looking and good-tasting sumac lemonade. If you'll send me an email address, I'll send you a pdf explaining how. My email address is MikeKrebill@aol.com.
What my daughter and I do is collect the buds as you did, wrap them in cheesecloth whole, and soak them in a gallon jug overnight. As you probably know, the longer they soak, the darker and richer the water becomes. One of the things Id add to your very good information is how high in electrolytes sumac is. So it is very refreshing and energizing. We also like to add lime and other fruits to it. Thanks for the post.
Lemonade? That is new to me. Half a century ago, we boiled shiny new steel traps with those red berries to blacken them, and take away the shine. And for flavors that heat will not hurt, an old fashioned coffee percolator is good for extracting the soluables from the solids.
Hi, ya wow! All these years, this plant was on the sides of the ditches in the N,W, OHIO and know one was able too explain or even try too tell us that it was a medicine plant! I will try it as soon as possible! Stay safe and enjoy life!
Got some out back but, no berries. Native Indians also use to smoke it. I had never heard of the lemonade. Most definitely going to try it next time I see berrries. Thanks and Enjoyed. ATB - Stan
good stuff , i had a chance to try sumac several times this year. didn't now about the uses of the leaves.. thanks justin for the info and a great vid with with your daughter. ..bill
Awesome plant, Justin. Great natural history information. Next time I am an area where sumac grows, I'll make lemonade! Yummy. Thanks for the upload.American Beautyberries are ripe in southeast Texas and theyt make tasty tea and also repel mosquitoes. ATB. Ken
Good stuff man. I've been trying to harvest some for two weeks, but I have just been so busy. Now it rained, so I think I need to wait a bit. Man, it looked good!
Very informative ! I never knew you could do that. Make it a little strong, mix with honey, would be great for sore throat. The honey will help it coat your throat. Thank You for sharing !
Hey buddy great vid you my friend are a wealth of knowledge i love this kind of stuff it empowers a person to know you can live off the land and be able to pass it to our kids that is awsom. thanks again Dan
It's funny that you put this up. Because this is a plant I've been looking for. But I really need to make my "know your resources" videos like this one. But I've been studying sumac and If I can find a good staghorn I'll post my way of remembering the difference between staghorn and poison sumac.
That kid is craking nice whit a lot ov wizdom. right away she said sugar. the wolf got shadowded by the munchkin kiddo, lol still the mix is good word of advice used a blender or mixette, and dont forget the honey ! patrice montréal
Nicely done video, Grierwolfe. Clearly narrated, good shots, no annoying camera movement, and a pleasure to watch. Entertaining to have your daughter help out. The sumac you used was smooth sumac, Rhus glabra, and it has the largest range of any sumac in the US and Canada, so it was a good choice. Staghorn sumac, Rhus typhina (Rhus hirta is a synonym), is more of a Northeastern US species. The easy distinction between staghorn and smooth is that staghorn's drupes are densely covered with hairs. The tips of the branches often are covered with a velvet-like brown fuzz, just as a buck's antlers are in the summer. Since another name for a male deer is a stag, that's how the name "staghorn" sumac came to be. Smooth sumac doesn't have that velvety look as it is smooth (hairless). The fruits making up the cone-shaped fruithead are called drupes, not berries. Berries are typically juicy and have multiple-seeds. The sumac drupe has a shell with a single seed inside it. Its shell is covered with a skin that may have very few, short hairs on it, as in the case of smooth sumac and winged sumac, or lots of hairs, as in the case of staghorn and fragrant sumacs. There's a better way to make consistently good-looking and good-tasting sumac lemonade. If you'll send me an email address, I'll send you a pdf explaining how. My email address is MikeKrebill@aol.com.
how cool to have such a cute taste tester. Most kids don't want to try anything new but your Daughter just jumps in. Thank you for a great vid.
My daughter will try anything new if I get it out of nature but if my wife makes a new dish for dinner then she wants no part of it. lol...
lmao
Very cool bud. Glad to see the little one has no problem trying it and finding out she likes it.
She loves trying things like this. Now trying to get your to try new dinners. That's another question. lol....
I live in maine and see these all the time, good to know about these.
What my daughter and I do is collect the buds as you did, wrap them in cheesecloth whole, and soak them in a gallon jug overnight. As you probably know, the longer they soak, the darker and richer the water becomes. One of the things Id add to your very good information is how high in electrolytes sumac is. So it is very refreshing and energizing. We also like to add lime and other fruits to it. Thanks for the post.
I was going to ask about including the stems because I see other people do.
@@melissaschaible9159 I snip the bud off at the base and throw the whole bud in
Lemonade? That is new to me. Half a century ago, we boiled shiny new steel traps with those red berries to blacken them, and take away the shine.
And for flavors that heat will not hurt, an old fashioned coffee percolator is good for extracting the soluables from the solids.
My grandmother made a very good jelly from sumac
Hi, ya wow! All these years, this plant was on the sides of the ditches in the N,W, OHIO and know one was able too explain or even try too tell us that it was a medicine plant! I will try it as soon as possible! Stay safe and enjoy life!
Thank you Larry.
Thanks Justin. Been wanting to try this for a long time. Looks like I need to go foraging this weekend.
You will love it.
Great . Add sumac and lemon juice on to Avocado...
Excellent video. If I ever find some I'll give it a try. Thanks for sharing atb.
You should. It was very good.
Cool video, man! I like to take the dry seeds and crush 'em up and use it as a seasoning for fish.
I'll have to try that. I'm just learning all the great stuff about the Staghorn. Thanks man.
Ah, yes, this was what I wanted to know! I want to do both- lemonade and also for spice.
Got some out back but, no berries. Native Indians also use to smoke it. I had never heard of the lemonade. Most definitely going to try it next time I see berrries. Thanks and Enjoyed. ATB - Stan
Yeah, I've heard of smoking it also. Defiantly try it. You will like it.
I haven't made lemonade but I have chewed on them dried and it tasted like lemons.
Yeah, they are pretty tart but still good.
these tree`s grow everywhere here in sw Ontario.
good stuff , i had a chance to try sumac several times this year. didn't now about the uses of the leaves.. thanks justin for the info and a great vid with with your daughter.
..bill
Thank you Bill. What did you think? I love it!
guit sugar some time ago, i love the natural teas . sumac,holly,and others. even mac Donald's unsweet tea..lol.
Awesome plant, Justin. Great natural history information. Next time I am an area where sumac grows, I'll make lemonade! Yummy. Thanks for the upload.American Beautyberries are ripe in southeast Texas and theyt make tasty tea and also repel mosquitoes. ATB. Ken
I'll have to look them up. I don't think we have them here, but still good information to know.
***** Unfortunately, Amerian Beautyberry plants are only found in southeastern US. They don't like freezing temperatures.
good job...all correct except that is NOT rhus typhina -staghorn, its rhus galbra, ( smooth sumac) ... same thing :)
+Paul Hearn That's is good to know Paul. Thank you sir for the knowledge. Much appreciated.
Good stuff man. I've been trying to harvest some for two weeks, but I have just been so busy. Now it rained, so I think I need to wait a bit. Man, it looked good!
Yeah, wait for another week or so. The rain washed all the goodness away. lol...
Very informative ! I never knew you could do that. Make it a little strong, mix with honey, would be great for sore throat. The honey will help it coat your throat. Thank You for sharing !
Hey buddy great vid you my friend are a wealth of knowledge i love this kind of stuff it empowers a person to know you can live off the land and be able to pass it to our kids that is awsom. thanks again Dan
Thank you Dan. I love knowledge and do my best to try and learn something new everyday. Glad you liked it.
Thanks for a great video !
How to get Sumac? What countrey plant sumac
Have you thought about just throwing them in a juicer?
I'm sure it would work. I just don't have a juicer. lol...
Been drinking this for years. But then again I'm native. lol
That's awesome! I'm glad I finally learned about it. I loved it.
Good video bubba heard about the tea but never tried it gonna have to now
Thank you sir.
Thank you sir
I didn't see this video till after I made my video good job man on yours
It's funny that you put this up. Because this is a plant I've been looking for. But I really need to make my "know your resources" videos like this one. But I've been studying sumac and If I can find a good staghorn I'll post my way of remembering the difference between staghorn and poison sumac.
Cool. It's really easy to know the difference once you really see the two. I don't think they look like each other much at all.
Yeah, I mean the simplest way I've found is poisonous sumac has white berries and staghorn has rust colored berries
Not only that but they grow completely different as well. Staghorn grows vertical in a cone and poison sumac grows horizontal.
Yeah I was noticing that. Also the leaves have different textures as well
can find in singapore pls let me know
Can get it from Mustafa Ctr..2nd Floor
Inshaallah I will go there thxs for your info Mr Thaifoodin otman
That looks good, put a whole pitcher in the fridge.
Ice cold on a hot summer day. Yummy!
Does it taste anything like cranberry juice ?
Not at all. It really taste like a pink lemonade. It even tricks the body into believing it's cooler. Perfect on a hot day.
I need to plant some sumac over here
It has been too wet here for us to harvest it for tea so far this year, and I am longing for it.
That's no good.
Great tips!
Dang another tree bush / plant to be on the look out for lol
It's a good one. :)
I actually think that the ones you showed in this are the smooth sumac.
Ian Moone my thoughts exactly, staghorn is fuzzy all over, even the berries, and the berries are tightly packed. This one wasn't fuzzy.
Nice! Thanks for sharing bro. I'm gonna have to hunt some down.
Do man. You will love it.
Looks good but being on the paleo diet you ruined it when you put sugar in it, lol.
Jason
lol... So just stick with the honey. I tried it again with double the honey and it was awesome!
interesting thanks for the info
Yes sir. Thanks for watching.
love that your daughter wanted to try them first! LMAO
She always is willing to try that kind of stuff. It's nice.
A other bed wetting cure passed down from my Grandmother is a tablespoon of honey at bedtime.
I'll remember that one as well. lol..
Cranberry juice is also supposed to be good for this. You said you were going to show some pictures of the poison sumac, but I didn't see any...
That kid is craking nice whit a lot ov wizdom. right away she said sugar. the wolf got shadowded by the munchkin kiddo, lol still the mix is good word of advice used a blender or mixette, and dont forget the honey !
patrice montréal
Thanks man.
Oh so finger licking good
You need to try it with the honey and a bit of sugar. Oh man it was good!
lol I am like hmmm....I should subscribe to this channel, then I look and notice that I already am lol lmao fucking weird lol
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