dandelion coffeelike drink

[okiedoo]

has any one tried this before you bake the roots in a slow oven grind and perk i was jut wondering before i tried it out how good or nastyit is

[zelph]

I've tried it once. Tastes "Earthy".

Maybe I used too much!!!:(

Did'nt give it a 2nd chance.

This year I'm trying the seeds from the Kentucky Coffee Tree, roasted and ground. Found a place where there is a group of about 35 trees to collect some seed.

[Topcat]

I read about people substituting chickory for coffee before, wonder if that would be similar?

[okiedoo]

i just read abot a tea made from catnip

[Stonewall]

i just read abot a tea made from catnip

I've been told it is pretty good. unforthunatly haven't tried it myself yet.

[zelph]

I read about people substituting chickory for coffee before, wonder if that would be similar?

I've had chicory coffee when I was stationed in France. Took me awhile to get used to it. I don't think Kentucky Coffee tree coffee is going to taste like chicory.

I heard also that catnip tea is good tasing. I think I'll try some of that also.

Leaves of the New Jersy tea plant make a really good tea. For sure search out what that one looks like and collect some of it's leaves for tea. It is a native american shrub, growing to 3 feet in hieght, has tiny white flowers growing in umbels (like the Queen Anne's Lace) Attracts humming birds, they eat the tiny insects attracted to the tiny flowers:) Used extensivley during the civil war when there was a shortage of tea and coffee.

[Dances with Mice]

A mix of dandelion & chickory was used as a coffee substitute at various times in US history - the key word being substitute rather than replacement.

Both Luzianne & Community brand coffees from Louisiana have a nice chickory tang, Luzianne is maybe a tad stronger. Both are my favorites, though my wife prefers a 50/50 mix of Luzianne & a dark roast coffee.

So, rather obviously, that's mostly what I drink except at work where I can French Press my Luzianne straight.

[Alligator]

Make sure you prepare the seeds correctly because the raw seeds are poisonous. I've never tried it.

http://www.noble.org/WebApps/PlantImageGallery/Plant.aspx?PlantID=57&PlantTypeID=3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnocladus

http://www.kdla.ky.gov/resources/kytree.htm

[VictoriaM]

Another caution: dandelion is a diuretic. I wouldn't recommend drinking dandelion tea daily under any circumstances, especially while out hiking for days at a time. If you do choose to try it, take extra steps to hydrate yourself the rest of the day.