Comments on: Taste-testing the Evergreen Teas

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:03:01 +0000

Hello Dave! Remarkable that you share your name with a pine — we had never heard of that species! You have us beginning to wonder what marvelous brews might be made with conifers from around the country.
Also, we’re excited to explore your blog! We had seen you at the festival of the trees, but hadn’t yet gone through all the articles. It looks like a great line-up =)

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:46:02 +0000

What a cool post! If you ever decant Coulter pine (Pinus coulterii) let me know : )

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:41:42 +0000

Thanks Dave! There are so many edibles to try out there, aren’t there? We’re making an effort this summer to try to taste every wild edible we can find — it should be a fun adventure. Let us know what you think of white pine when you give it a try!

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:02:52 +0000

Great post! I’ve only ever had spruce and fir tea, never white pine – despite the fact that we have plenty of it and Euell Gibbons touted its health benefits. I’ll have to go experiment.

By: Festival of the Trees #34 « the Marvelous in nature

Festival of the Trees #34 « the Marvelous in nature — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:16:53 +0000

[...] Wild About Nature Blog – Taste-testing the Evergreen Teas A different take on enjoying evergreens. Fact: Not just a pleasant drink, pine tea has also long been used by Native Americans as a prevention and cure for scurvy, as the needles contain 5 times the amount of vitamin C that lemons do. [...]

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:37:59 +0000

We were thinking the same thing as we read your post on the Lake Tahoe trees! We haven’t tried cedar — they grow just a bit north of us, so we’ll have to gather a bit the next time we’re up there. It would probably be an interesting tea! If you do try yours, let us know how it is!

By: Beetles In The Bush

Beetles In The Bush — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:09:01 +0000

What a fun idea. Unfortunately, we only have two conifers here in Missouri – shortleaf pine and eastern red-cedar. Maybe I’ll try a head-to-head between those two.

I’m kinda wishing I’d seen this before I went to Lake Tahoe with its eleven conifers – I could have had a heck of a tasting party!

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:45:11 +0000

Hello Carl! Great to hear from you =) Thanks so much for visiting — it would be interesting to see what the different evergreens up in northern Minnesota taste like when brewed into tea!

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:39:01 +0000

This is so great. Love all your sights and journel. Very enjoyable.

By: Kenton and Rebecca

Kenton and Rebecca — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:44:28 +0000

Indeed, we should have gotten a picture of Rebecca swirling the tea in her cup as she delicately sniffed in order test each tea for aroma. It was pretty funny. =)