Slippery elm bark, a gut healer from stem to stern
Slippery elm bark from Ulmus Rubra is an elm tree native to North America. It has traditional use stretching back thousands of years. One...
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Sylett Strickland
Jan 11, 20233 min
Preserved Lemons and How to Make Them
I have always wanted to make preserved lemons. They seem like such a unique culinary ingredient and such a rich source of umami flavor...
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Sylett Strickland
Dec 2, 20225 min
Booze you Infuse!
Why make infused spirits? • Infused alcohols are a delightful way to expand one’s cocktail repertoire and make unique gifts for...
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Sylett Strickland
Nov 25, 20223 min
Drinking Vinegars! Shrubs, Oxymels and Switchel
Drinking vinegars are the basis for several old fashioned but delicious drinks, Shrubs, Switchels and Oxymels. Based on the ancient...
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Sylett Strickland
Nov 11, 20223 min
Why making garlic honey is easier than you think.
Garlic honey is a great addition to your winter diet!
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Sylett Strickland
Dec 28, 20201 min
Red Drink. Drinkin with the Ancestors.
Hibiscus sabdariffa is a plant indigenous to Western Africa and comes to the Americas via the Atlantic Slave trade. It forms the basis of...
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Sylett Strickland
Feb 22, 20192 min
Funky food!
I love Kim chee. I first had Kim Chee at this tiny Chinese restaurant called Wah Kee in Madison WI in about 1992. It was served with my...
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Sylett Strickland
Apr 8, 20183 min
Cordials!
Cordials are a curious thing. They remind me of Victorian parlors and cut lead class vessels holding all manner of liquid delights. I...
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Sylett Strickland
Jan 16, 20152 min
Things that go BOOM!
Well it's been a while since I last posted because I've been sick since mid October! One sinus infection after another which led to my...
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Sylett Strickland
Oct 14, 20143 min
Water Kefir!
Water Kefir. Tibicos. African Bees. These are all the names for the same bacteria and yeast colonies used to make water Kefir. You may...
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Sylett Strickland
Oct 8, 20144 min
Milk Kefir!
Milk Kefir! For my next installment of jarred weirdness I present to you a dairy delight. Fermented milk kefir. I was introduced to this...
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Sylett Strickland
Oct 4, 20144 min
More on Kombucha
I first had kombucha at the amazing Wise Woman Center in Woodstock NY run by the indefatigable Susun Weed. There on the counter was a...
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Sylett Strickland
Sep 20, 20143 min
Kombucha and Kefir after the move.
Well, I'm back after our move from Dallas to Allen TX. I'm happy to report that all the weird shit I had in jars made the move without...
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Sylett Strickland
Jun 16, 20142 min
Weekend's work
I was a busy bee this weekend. My rose tinctures were all ready to decant and several other things called out to be tinctured. What you...
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