Tea in the wild?

[leon-1]

I dare not ask wat 'monkeys bags are' :yikes: some jungle speciality no doubt, or another army lingo
Heavy-Mesh Snap Tea Infuser, 2.5"

Monkey Bags = PG Tips since it is advertised by chimps (not just the ones on-screen)

I used to use one of those tea infusers, they are a really good bit of kit as long as you don't have morons about that think it would be a bit of fun to release the leaves from it

 

[Skippy]

they are the little beauties, where, when, how much, gimme gimme, want one....

 

[Skippy]

I can picture it now.....200 hardened bushmen sitting round the camp fire in Ashdown Forest......DUNKING TEA BALLS :rolmao:

saying: i have pine needles in mine ole chap!! how about you..

 

[PurpleHeath]

has anyone never used rosehips for tea?

 

[Pict]

I'm a coffee drinker myself. Strong... I figure if I can survive my cup of coffee then nothing else can kill me that day.

In the wild I'm very fond of sassafras root tea. It really can't be beat as long as you have a little sugar. Silver birch bark is mighty good too. Mac

 

[leon-1]

has anyone never used rosehips for tea?

Yep made some about a month and a half ago, quite nice and refreshing

 

[Ed]

Yes, I've made rose hip tea but I can't say I'm a big fan of it. I much prefer birch-sap and pine needle or just a straight nettle tea to be honest.


Ed

 

[tomtom]

ooh birch sap.. ive not tryed that... will have to do it at ashdown as i hear there an abundance of birch there! does it taste good?

 

[leon-1]

ooh birch sap.. ive not tryed that... will have to do it at ashdown as i hear there an abundance of birch there! does it taste good?

tomtom, there are birch and pine there in quite large numbers

 

[Ed]

ooh birch sap.. ive not tryed that... will have to do it at ashdown as i hear there an abundance of birch there! does it taste good?

It tastes great, quite sweet. There have been a few threads in the past about tapping birch trees for their sap. Have a search about for more info on how to do it.


Ed

 

[Great Pebble]

I've been known to fill a began side pocket entirely with the round Tetley bags... No point asking me to do anything without having a brew first and one after, and maybe a couple "during".