Enjoying a cup of my homemade roasted dandelion root tea. I love it. The dandelion roots came from my own garden. I scrubbed & trimmed them, ground them up in my food processor, and then slow roasted for about 3 hours. My garden is big, with an unlimited supply of dandelions, and in the spring I eat the greens daily, because they are so good for my liver. I roast at least one batch of roots every year in the fall, because it’s a great tea for me in the evening: all the depth and boldness of a black tea, none of the caffeine.
Over the last few years I’ve been adding more herbs to my garden for evening tisanes, for medicinal brews, and for the bees & other insects to enjoy. I don’t plan on starting a business, I just love gardening and I love tea. :)
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I need to try this!
This sounds delightful. Your post makes me happy just to read about this happening out in the world.
I’ve been roasting my own dandy roots for awhile. I really want to add some chicory to my collection, the funny thing is I always thought they used wild chicory (the blue flowered weed), but turns out they roast the roots of endive & the various cultivated salad chicories. I plan to try growing some of those, enjoying the greens, and then roasting the roots in the fall. Anyway, I love gardening, I love tea, I dried a lot of herbs in fall, and although I prefer them fresh, the dried ones transport me momentarily into last summer’s garden, with visions of this spring :)
I need to try this!
This sounds delightful. Your post makes me happy just to read about this happening out in the world.
I’ve been roasting my own dandy roots for awhile. I really want to add some chicory to my collection, the funny thing is I always thought they used wild chicory (the blue flowered weed), but turns out they roast the roots of endive & the various cultivated salad chicories. I plan to try growing some of those, enjoying the greens, and then roasting the roots in the fall. Anyway, I love gardening, I love tea, I dried a lot of herbs in fall, and although I prefer them fresh, the dried ones transport me momentarily into last summer’s garden, with visions of this spring :)