Spring Wild Salad, Elderberry Syrup, Ceanothus Flowers
April 8, 2012
April 1st-8th 1 I collected Ceanothus (also called Buckbrush, Ceanothus cuneatus) flowers to dry and use to treat poison oak this summer. They were also used as soap and smell wonderful! 2 Watercress salad collected during a hike. It is slightly bitter but delicious! 3 I collected fresh Alder bark to experiment for […]
Wild Celery, Currant Flowers, Bay Leaf Ice Cream
April 1, 2012
March 19-31 19 Manzanita/Douglas Fir Cider Simmer 4 cups leftover seeds/skin from making Manzanita sugar to 12 cups water for 20 minutes. Add 4 cups Douglas Fir branches and turn off heat. Let steep for 10 minutes. Strain and refrigerate. Use within 1 week. 20 I tried Currant flowers on my salad (Ribes nevadense). […]
Meadow Restoration
March 19, 2012
Pulum Koyo: Year 1800 and 2011; Future To be Determined (Pulum Koyo means Grinding Rock Meadow in the Maidu language) Late Summer 1800; Pulum Koyo. Singing softly, a woman, ceanothus and redbud pack basket beside her, uses her mahogany digging stick to pry the papam tubers from the ground. Later she will string them and […]
Wild Lilac Wake Up Tea (Ceanothus), Bay Nut Chocolate Clusters, Ceanothus Baskets
March 11-18 11 Wild Lilac Wake Up Tea After I tasted the Ceanothus variety called Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus), I decided to send it to the lab to verify how it compared to green tea. It had many of the same, health-promoting antioxidants without the caffeine. Today, I powdered the dried leaves first, and then used […]
Nettles, Manzanita Muffins, Venison & Rose Hip Tea
March 1-10th March 1 Manzanita Blossom Jelly. It turned out more like syrup than jelly, but tastes delicious and is a beautiful, deep crimson color. I’ll use more sugar next time or just plan on it being enjoyed as a syrup. 2 Miner’s Lettuce Salad; Nettle Tea I found nettles coming up in my garden! […]
