Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 To wild craft you need to have a couple good books with pitures ,color pics, of the plants in your area. Then you decide which ones you want to use for what. The books have to also tell you this. You don't want to just go out and pick any plant it could be poisen. Don't pick along roads and don't pick in any field that has been sprayed. You can make tintures or just dry them for teas. Also diffrent plants have to be picked diffrent times of the year. I aldo read that the best time to pick them is bettween 10 in morning and 3 in afternoon they are supposed to have the strongest power then and also make sure it has not rained for couple of days this also makes them stronger. Never wash them. Don't pick dirty herbs. Try to find ones that arn't dirty. Now roots that is a diffrent story you have to wash them and break or cut them up smaller to dry proper. Hope this helps And i am going to make some extracts. I will get organic stuff to use. I would love to know how to make liqures! Sounds so good. Pat M - " Do not be afraid of enemies; the worst they can do is to kill you. Do not be afraid of friends; the worst they can do is betray you. Be afraid of the indifferent; they do not kill or betray. But only because of their silent agreement, betrayal and murder exist on earth. " - - -- Bruno Yasienski - " The Plot of the Indifferent " (1937) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 to make make them is very easy but also very hard because it is all done by taste. it is usually done by getting vodka -adding herbs or flowers or fruit adding the two together and add a sweetner. since vodka has no taste all you taste is the fruit or the " thing that you use for flavor " cordials has been around for hundreds of years-so has some recipes here is a link on the history and how to make your own. http://www.dragonbear.com/cordrecs.html http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/recipes/cordial.recipe.html http://www.recipesource.com/cgi-bin/search? search_string=cordial & imageField.x=18 & imageField.y=7 http://www.liqueurweb.com/herbsandspices.htm http://astray.com/recipes/?search=liqueur it not a long read and not bad for information to get your feet wet. the jist of the whole thing is to take fruit ,mash it,put it into vodka and add sweet liquid the strain the whole thing and poof you have a cordial. if your giving these out for presents i think adding a little bit of dye is appropriet. just pretend its a tincture -same rules apply-only you could drink it without dilluting it. androshi` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 OH Androshi Sounds delicious. I know I hate the tast of vodka but I tinktured some Yarrow in vodka and it came out tasting right good. So I belive a little fruit would do the same. Thanks Pat M " Do not be afraid of enemies; the worst they can do is to kill you. Do not be afraid of friends; the worst they can do is betray you. Be afraid of the indifferent; they do not kill or betray. But only because of their silent agreement, betrayal and murder exist on earth. " - - -- Bruno Yasienski - " The Plot of the Indifferent " (1937) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 thanks so very much for all the links and all the recipes! i really do appreciate them along with everyone else i am sure! many smiles and hugs, trishaMonchello Androshi <warlocke_rising wrote: to make make them is very easy but also very hard because it is all done by taste.it is usually done by getting vodka -adding herbs or flowers or fruit adding the two together and add a sweetner.since vodka has no taste all you taste is the fruit or the "thing that you use for flavor" cordials has been around for hundreds of years-so has some recipeshere is a link on the history and how to make your own.http://www.dragonbear.com/cordrecs.htmlhttp://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/recipes/cordial.recipe.htmlhttp://www.recipesource.com/cgi-bin/search?search_string=cordial & imageField.x=18 & imageField.y=7http://www.liqueurweb.com/herbsandspices.htmhttp://astray.com/recipes/?search=liqueurit not a long read and not bad for information to get your feet wet. the jist of the whole thing is to take fruit ,mash it,put it into vodka and add sweet liquid the strain the whole thing and poof you have a cordial.if your giving these out for presents i think adding a little bit ofdye is appropriet.just pretend its a tincture -same rules apply-only you could drink it without dilluting it.androshi`Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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