sun tea

[svrn]

it is cool. I make it. You should too.

[Dorothy]

What kind?

[TylerDurden]

Put nonsense, non-rawpalaeo topics like these in the Hot Topics forum in future where they belong.

[Ferocious]

Put nonsense, non-rawpalaeo topics like these in the Hot Topics forum in future where they belong.

lol

[jessica]

y'all had grumpy tea for breakfast

[raw-al]

y'all had grumpy tea for breakfast

ROFLMAO

[svrn]

Put nonsense, non-rawpalaeo topics like these in the Hot Topics forum in future where they belong.

Its probably not paleo since they didnt have glass jars (unless you could get the same effect without glass, I havent tried) but it is raw since its being heated by the sun, which happened to the herbs their whole life anyway. Unless you want to call a fruit that fell from the tree and was laying around for a day not raw then this tea is definitly raw.

I put barberry root bark, dandelion root, milk thistle seeds, and oregon grape root in the glass jar with water and leave it out the whole day. It gains the same color as a tea with hot water and just as much flavor but I dont feel somewhat cloudy minded and weighed down by it like when I made tea with water heated in a stove. ( never boiling though.

[raw-al]

Its probably not paleo since they didnt have glass jars (unless you could get the same effect without glass, I havent tried) but it is raw since its being heated by the sun, which happened to the herbs their whole life anyway. Unless you want to call a fruit that fell from the tree and was laying around for a day not raw then this tea is definitly raw.

I put barberry root bark, dandelion root, milk thistle seeds, and oregon grape root in the glass jar with water and leave it out the whole day. It gains the same color as a tea with hot water and just as much flavor but I dont feel somewhat cloudy minded and weighed down by it like when I made tea with water heated in a stove. ( never boiling though.

Trollofthedungeon,

Let's not be too hasty here. There may have been a forest fire (which is paleo) which melted some sand which dripped into an animal track, creating a jar, maybe a bird passing overhead carrying plant material to make a nest, dropped some which landed in the cooled jar, then it rained and the rest is gourmet history.

Sounds reasonable considering some of the leaps that anthropologists make.

[Ferocious]

Its probably not paleo since they didnt have glass jars (unless you could get the same effect without glass, I havent tried) but it is raw since its being heated by the sun, which happened to the herbs their whole life anyway. Unless you want to call a fruit that fell from the tree and was laying around for a day not raw then this tea is definitly raw.

I put barberry root bark, dandelion root, milk thistle seeds, and oregon grape root in the glass jar with water and leave it out the whole day. It gains the same color as a tea with hot water and just as much flavor but I dont feel somewhat cloudy minded and weighed down by it like when I made tea with water heated in a stove. ( never boiling though.

wow thats a great idea! i'm gonna try it

[raw-al]

wow thats a great idea! i'm gonna try it

Exactly and it's just as likely as the story somebody made up about lightning being the start of life. LOL


 Wow I guess that makes me a scientist. Hey Mom I finally did something with my life.

[raw-al]

Actually we used to make the tea. It's probably not strictly paleo, but it's raw and it does actually taste good, depending on ingredients of course. So it does not result in upset stomach like regular boiled tea does for me.

At one time we put a large glass water dispenser out on the porch where the sun could get at it. One of those upside down 5 gallon jars which drained into a porcelain jug with a spout.

The water was pleasant.

[Dorothy]

I have about half a dozen sun tea jars! Traditionally sun teas were made with delicate leaves and flowers. Interesting how you used tough barks and seeds. Sounds like a very nice mix. I'll have to try your "brand" of tea.

[raw-al]

The original Ayurvedic texts mention a list of hundreds of tree barks that can be used as laxatives or purgatives for general cleansing.

[Dorothy]

The original Ayurvedic texts mention a list of hundreds of tree barks that can be used as laxatives or purgatives for general cleansing.

With sun tea or were those tree barks made in boiled water tea, decoction or tincture?

[raw-al]

With sun tea or were those tree barks made in boiled water tea, decoction or tincture?

I was reacting to your mention of his mention of barks.    It would take some research to determine.

Kinda vague answer I realize..

[Dorothy]

I was reacting to your mention of his mention of barks.    It would take some research to determine.

Kinda vague answer I realize..

That's ok - doesn't really matter since Troll has proven that sun tea works with barks too! That's nice to know. I never would have thought to try that.

[raw-al]

Exactly and it's just as likely as the story somebody made up about lightning being the start of life. LOL
Wow I guess that makes me a scientist. Hey Mom I finally did something with my life.

I didn't read your reply properly Ferocious. Then I reacted! LOL I thought you were replying to my reply. It's all to confusing, maybe i need some sun tea. LOL

[svrn]

I never even thought about if barks and seeds worked as well with the sun tea. I just took the tea I would normally make and did with the sun instead. And it turned out better than usual.

[Dorothy]

I never even thought about if barks and seeds worked as well with the sun tea. I just took the tea I would normally make and did with the sun instead. And it turned out better than usual.

Just shows to go ya that sometimes studying what everyone else has done before doesn't always work the best. Points for serendipity.