Ivan tea (fermentation of fireweed leaves) - master class

And melissa also needs to be fermented, otherwise such a gorgeous bush has grown in the garden. I just thought to dry it in an electric dryer, or do I also need to ferment?

OO !!!! All my childhood and youth were spent in the thickets of lemon balm at my grandfather's apiary! The bees love her and they calm down from her smell (at least my grandfather the beekeeper thought so), so we could mow her with a scythe! And they brewed it constantly! Fresh leaves are much tastier than dried ones! Good in combination with black currant. Chilled such an hour very well refreshes in the summer heat ... They collected and dried simply by sprinkling it on a newspaper in the attic (they did not even hear about dryers then!) And then they added to tea all winter ... And now neither grandfather nor summer cottages , not lemon balm ... and the taste is in your mouth as it is now ..... Take care of your bush, it sows itself beautifully, you see, you will soon have a plantation ... if of course you like it.

[Verunchik]

I collected herbs in a large box of eggs, worked for a long time, not 1 or 2 hours, dried in a cast-iron frying pan, it seemed to me not 1 day, but the result was impressive. The second year she burned the meat grinder, but she did not refuse the grass.

VerunchikThank you for your experience and confirmation of the wonderful properties of tea. It took you more time due to the volume of processed leaves. I don't do much. One packet at a time. This is due to the size of my mini oven. And if there is as much raw material as you have (a box of eggs), then, accordingly, more time is needed.
And at first I twisted the leaves in a mechanical meat grinder - for a long time and not very easily. I began to ask my husband to twist the leaves, but he, without hesitation, bought me an electric meat grinder. For the third year she has been in working order (mmm). But I give her a rest periodically to cool down.
It's great that we shared the results from the use of Ivan tea. I confirm - that's right! Thank you again! Good luck in preparing tea for the new season!

[MomMax - Anna]

Thank you very much! It is read in one breath .... I will definitely try! I read about Ivan tea several times, but it was always scared off by the huge amount of handmade work

MomMax - Anna, thank you for your detailed response! I would be glad if you make tea. Indeed, there is still a lot of time! You never know what you can do till you try.
And that lemon balm bush is not with me, but with Deva. But I don’t stay without it - the neighbors also have a huge lemon balm bush, and they just mow it and give it to me. And I'm glad, I send it straight to the dryer, I don't ferment it. She already gives a wonderful aroma and taste. And fermented very vigorous turns out. I don't drink tea from it separately. I add only 2 - 3 grains to tea mixes - quite enough for a tea bouquet.

[Irina]

This year I will try, as my friend did - I will put a 40 g pan on the first tray of the dryer. It's so cold in our apartment now, it's unlikely that even a blanket will help, and it's more convenient for me to do this.

Irina, of course, do as you like, especially since you have already worked out this process. It's cold in my house, too, so I'm wrapping blankets and wrapping a pot of tea.

I have to try to plant fireweed here, and suddenly ... It remains to get hold of seeds.

Zhenya, I read that he takes root well even in summer cottages. So you can try. And let someone bring the seeds on occasion in August. And also roots - it will grow faster.
In the meantime, the fireweed is not planted and has not grown, you need to make tea from the fermented leaves of other plants - cherries, apples, currants ... I am already writing a recipe (I will post it soon). It has its own characteristics of fermentation, but the principle is the same. The tea is also wonderful.So, you can practice for now.
And the husband is great! Supports his wife! Perfectly!

tea made from fermented leaves of other plants - cherry, apple, currant ... I am already writing a recipe

Oh, how interesting, I'm all in anticipation - I will look for Ivan-tea, but with cherries, apple trees, currants, there are no problems at all

[Ira]

Oh, how interesting, I'm all in anticipation

Ira, I will try to quickly lay out the recipe ... Now, just tea from cherry leaves in the oven is drying. Smell!!!! You can eat with a spoon !!!

Lyudochka, we have a problem in the hot summer dry winds of the steppe, whether the fireweed will withstand such a mockery. But I will try anyway, all the more I wait for guests at the end of summer. And we are waiting for the cherry gull

[Zhenya]

Zhenya, but here I can not say anything. I think that he will not stand it, otherwise he would have settled there himself. But you can try, maybe it will come out.
And cherry (and not only) on the way. Thank you, Zhen!

Lyudmila, take an armful of delight! Interesting, informative, and how much labor I like tea, herbal or especially with additives. In the Russian bathhouse I love seagulls, but with honey in the bite ... mmm. Soooo, where can I find him? We must look at phyto-m. If I could grow it myself ... there is a lot of space, but are the seeds or roots sold? Let's look
I'm looking forward to the recipe and MK of currant tea + raspberries + cherries, etc. everything is still there, but we are drying simple on trays ... village

[Sima]

Sima, thanks for the kind words! I am very pleased !

I like tea, herbal or especially with additives. In the Russian bathhouse I love seagulls, but with honey in the bite ... mmm.

How did you describe it all deliciously !!! I already wanted to go to the bathhouse! I love it all too. Therefore, I was carried away by fermented teas.

Soooo, where can I find him? We must look at phyto-m. If I could grow it myself ... there is a lot of space, but are the seeds or roots sold? Let's look

Sim, hammer into any search engine "buy Ivan-tea" and you will see a bunch of offers. The seeds are on sale, but very expensive! And I didn’t see the roots in Internet shops. It is easier for friends to order if there are those who live in places where willow tea grows. In August, willow tea fades and seeds can be collected.

I'm looking forward to the recipe and MK of currant + raspberry + cherry tea, etc.

I have already written the text, it remains to edit and make a photo. I think I'll post the recipe next week.

Well, look at her! For another week, I will be tormenting us under the cherry and picking the leaves, and she

[Zhenya]

Zhenya, no, no, wait two or three days! Just a little left - I haven't made a photo yet, but I haven't corrected the text. And cherries are not going anywhere - you can make tea from them until late autumn.

Oh, Lyudmila! Let's get other leaves! And then today we went to the forest, and our fireweed has not yet begun to bloom. Only in one place I saw one trunk with flowers. I had to take what was: strawberries, its leaves and mushrooms.

Luda, what a fine fellow you are! I went to print. I do not guarantee to do it, but at least I will get acquainted with the text.

[Mariii]

Oh, Lyudmila! Let's get other leaves! And then today we went to the forest, and our fireweed has not yet begun to bloom. Only in one place I saw one trunk with flowers.

Mariii, I am doing my best! Wait a little longer! And fireweed can not be plucked. I read that even from May fireweed, very small leaves are made into tea. And they say that this is the best tea obtained. Like, in it, as in a young plant, there is a lot of strength. I have not tried May, but I did it from non-flowering fireweed. These leaves are young, very juicy, fermented well. So, you can still make tea from non-blooming fireweed. It will work out well anyway. And then wait for the blooming one.

Ksenia, thank you! Your praise is worth a lot!

I went to print. I do not guarantee to do it, but at least I will get acquainted with the text.

No, that will not do! You need to make seagulls! And I don’t believe that you ... you won’t do it! It doesn't sound like you. So I look forward to your impressions of tea!

Yes Yes! In the article I was doing, it was generally written that it is advisable to collect the leaves before flowering.
Lyudochka! You got me started with this tea))) I want - I can't ...

Lyudochka! You got me started with this tea))) I want - I can't ...

I hoped to collect at the dacha, as it was pouring rain, everything was wet. Now I have to wait until next weekend, but I can't stand it

Here we went to the bathhouse with herbal tea (we had already broken the broom), and now there is nothing but talk about Ivan-tea. This miracle is not growing here. We need to find kind people from the middle lane. I want real seeds

[Sima]

This miracle is not growing here. We need to find kind people from the middle lane. I want real seeds

Sima, no problem. I will collect, send.

And fireweed can not tear a blooming one

Thanks for the tip, but you still have to wait until the weekend. Moreover, where we were, there is not so much of it, and when it blooms in the eyes everywhere rushes, it will be easier for me to find it. And this week I will make from different garden leaves. Now, really, all the same ... there will be no peace until I ferment everything possible

[+ Gala +]

+ Gala +, Galya, I loved it anyway, but now I’m going to shame ... but what is barter for?

... and what is barter for?

[Zhenya]

You got me started with this tea))) I want - I can't ...

Zhenyaso do it! Of everything that the eye falls on! Moreover, you have done before and you know what and how. Delicious from everything - cherry, apple, pear ...! You probably have peaches there. I think their leaves will work well too. By the way, their leaves are very similar to fireweed.

[Mariii]

And this week I will make from different garden leaves. Now, really, all the same ... there will be no peace until I ferment everything possible

Mariii, and it is right! And you will excuse me for not having laid out the recipe for tea from other leaves yet. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow I will do it!

[Mariii]

Mariii, + Gala + -Galina, GenyaF-Zhenya, Sima, after all, indeed, I got you! Didn't even expect it!
Girls, for whom this miracle does not grow - do not worry! Ivan tea, of course, is beyond any competition, but other teas are also good. Today I drank last year's teas from cherries, pears and apple trees. And I envied myself! Sometimes I stare at the tea boxes and don't know which one to brew. I want everything! And immediately! So since there is no Ivan-tea in stock, make from what grows. There, of course, there are some peculiarities of cooking in different plants, but the principle is almost the same!
That's it, I went to write a recipe ...

Zhenya, do it! Of everything that the eye falls on! Moreover, you have done before and you know what and how. Delicious from everything - cherry, apple, pear ...! You probably have peaches there. I think their leaves will work well too. By the way, their leaves are very similar to fireweed. More details: https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/in...on=com_smf&topic=389191.0

And who promises us a recipe from cherries for a week?

You need to make seagulls!

Ooooh, you have to ... you just wrote the drain there .. you have to take a bath, have a cup of coffee gather up the spirit.

And who promises us a recipe from cherries for a week?

has a week passed? I didn't even notice. I no longer sleep and do not eat - I write and take pictures, take pictures and write (and this is in a garden of 10 acres).
Zhen, yes cherry and not very different from fireweed. We can say that it is not at all different. It only needs to be fermented a little longer and dried a little less, and the rest is the same. Well, I want to decorate it beautifully, so I'm digging ... So, Zhen, spin the leaves in a meat grinder ... And everything will work out.

Oooh, you have to ... you just wrote down the drain there .. you have to take a bath, have a cup of coffee with the spirit to gather.

Get ready, get ready ... I am writing another recipe the same ... Well, maybe a little less ... Also notable teas are obtained ...
And I wrote about it ... Yeah, not a little ... I'm afraid to look at this text myself ...

[lappl1]

lappl1 what a smart girl you are, now all the herbs are ripening.
I can't even imagine what a titanic work it is.
Although I make Kaporsky tea, I would not have succeeded in making me so interested, but about such charms should know everything.

I have never seen this plant here - what a pity!

[Verunchik]

Verunchik, Thank you! I am very pleased with your assessment!

now all the herbs are ripening

I posted this recipe for this season. There is a lot of time to stock up on tea for the year ahead!

[lappl1]

lappl1, I am delighted with your work! You are a real popularizer - I am sure that more than one hostess, like me, was fired up with the idea of ​​making teas by yourself :-) And what a presentation - mmmm! ...And the technology, and the history of the issue, and the comparative analysis - is so expensive! Thank you very much

[Tatyana]

I have never seen this plant here - what a pity!

Tatyana, not your climate. But nothing, I just posted a recipe for fermented teas from other plants. Delicious too!
Thank you, Tanya, for such an assessment of my work! I am very pleased!!!

Girls boys! Here https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=389380.new#new I posted a recipe for fermented teas from garden and wild plants - cherries, apples, pears, chokeberries, currants, raspberries, etc. Cook them too, you will not regret it. And this recipe is useful for those who don't grow fireweed!
Thanks to everyone who waited for this recipe!

Congratulations on your well-deserved victory in the "Best Recipe of the Week" competition

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, congratulations on a well-deserved victory!

So today I am making tea from raspberries and I think: so many people who want to buy this tea (and others like it) have run up ... will they really not be given a reward for such a wonderful recipe (as for me, this is a thesis, no less)? And then rr-times! And the award has found its winner! Heartiest congratulations!

[Lyudmilka]

Lyudmilka, with a well-deserved award, YOUNG MAN!

[Chef]

Chef , Ksyusha , Marina , Tanyusha , thank you thank you thank you! I just came from the beds, and here is such news! Wow! I was already at a loss! I am very pleased ! I am glad that this recipe was appreciated by the residents of their favorite bread machine, and did not think about any competitions at all. Moreover, it's nice! Thank you for your congratulations!

[Marina]

I'm making raspberry tea today

Marina, You are the first "swallow" with tea! Well done ! Be sure to share your impressions!

For such work you need three medals at once !!!

Well-deserved reward !!!

[Rada-dms]

Rada-dms , Tanyulya , thanks, girls, for the congratulations!

Congratulations, very good. deserved
Until they make tea, we wait - from the weekend

[Verunchik]

Verunchik, thanks a lot for the wishes !

And I join in the congratulations, thank you again for your work! : rose

Lyudmila! Good day! I accidentally learned about herbal fermentation from a friend who lives in Finland. Interested ... Having turned a lot of literature on the Internet from cover to cover, I decided to try it myself. This weekend: wood, wilting, fermentation, drying. and when the job was done, I came across your master classes. And what was my surprise !! I didn't have to read anything, just your notes and that would be absolutely enough, everything is clear, capacious, just wonderful, thank you very much !!! (and even with a bow))).
I was afraid to re-ferment Ivan tea and dried one batch in the evening after 9 hours of fermentation, temp. at the dacha it was about +20, it got a herbal smell (((, I left the second batch overnight, dried it in the morning. Now, when you open the jars, the first batch gives off grass, it is less dark, but the second ... mmmmm ... this scent is worth it, that you can get enough of one aroma! Made by hand. From the first time it was difficult for me to guess the process of starting drying.
Thank you for the second part of your master class. Yesterday I printed it out and while I was on the subway I already read inside and out twice. This will be my reference book. If possible, share your new research, we look forward to it!