Pine Needle Tea, dissapointed

[Matthew.Passmore]

nice old thread


if it was any good there would be Pine needle tea plantarions and packets of the stuff in Tescos

Ray didnt seem that impressed at the tea stuff he got this week in his new series

is Yew actually poisinous
i know the stones in the berries are if you chew em

ATB

Duncan

Yew is Incredibly Poisonous, only the red flesh of the berry is non toxic.

The toxins are especially potent in the seeds and fresh tips.

 

[Dylan_J]

Must say I tried making PN Tea yesturday, tasted of Hotwater.

But it cleared my cold over night. Would be good if it had a taste to it.
Prehaps I did it wrong?

 

[grumit]

i find if you crush the needles first it make it stronger i make it at work when i run out of tea bags and to idle to go to shop

 

[Landy_Dom]

if you're at home, peel an apple and lob that in a pan of water with the chopped up pine needles
tastes like....well, nothing else really, its just lovely

I did this on a scout camp - cucked an apple core in with scots pine needles

We called it Pine-Apple tea and the scouts loved it

Dom.

 

[Dylan_J]

We called it Pine-Apple tea and the scouts loved it

Dom.

Very good! Can't stop chuckling after hearing that.

 

[VirusKiller]

I tried some pine tea last week at home after a walk. Chopped up the needles and put a good measure of them in a cup of boiling water to infuse.

I can't say I was bowled over, but it certainly tasted similar to what I'd imagined it would taste like; due to the aroma no doubt. I'm sure it would taste better in the woods.

 

[demographic]

Must say I tried making PN Tea yesturday, tasted of Hotwater.

Yeah, I noticed that about most speciality infusions, they taste like a blend of Hot water and Diet Nowt