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Edible wild plants: Staghorn Sumac - Rhus typhina (Wilderness survival tips and courses) Video

Sumac, is one of 250 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera, in the family Anacardiaceae. Sumacs are shrubs and small trees that can reach a height of 110 metres. "sumac-ade," "Indian lemonade" or "rhus juice". This drink is made by soaking the drupes in cool water, rubbing them to extract the essence, straining the liquid through a cotton cloth and sweetening it. Native Americans also used the leaves and berries of the smooth and staghorn sumacs combined with tobacco in traditional smoking mixtures.

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Sumac stems make ...
Sumac stems make effective hand drills when thor­oughly dried. When green they? also make good basket-weaving material. After burning out the center pith, you can use the stems for blowtubes and pipestems.

@stmarysks peak. ...
@stmarysks peak. lawl.? Hence "peaksurvival".

it tastes pretty ...
it tastes pretty good and its a good source of? vit c

Never seen this one ...
Never seen this one but seen its coson smooth sumac. We have the smooth sumacs and some areas of? indiana in the north have poison and the babe was talking about

can,t find pick.com ...
can,t find pick.com nor pic.com how do you spell? it?

You want warm water ...
You want warm water and not hot or boiling or you? leach the tannins out. Tannins make it bitter. The ascorbic acid (vit c), which is the source of the tart flavor your after, is on the hairs of the berries, not in berries. Try to collect when the weather has been dry.

yay? I love ...
yay? I love learning about plants

thankyou with? love
thankyou with? love

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hottie! love? it...

Good? information. ...
Good? information. And she's hot. Double whammy

@PeakSurvival I ...
@PeakSurvival I remeber making thiat? in summer camp 20 years ago.... brings back good memories. Thanks for showing! Survival

Pennsylvania's? ...
Pennsylvania's? palm tree..

In what? regions ...
In what? regions will you find that plant?

we have? a few ...
we have? a few around over here too..we call it "Indian lemonade"

you pick the red ...
you pick the red seed pod and steep it in water, it does really taste like? lemonade cold

So your using which ...
So your using which part to make the tea ? The seed pod? or the leaves ? Sumac is everywhere around here.

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