How to Make Sassafras Tea
It has been estimated that one cup of strong sassafras tea could contain as much as 200 mg of safrole, more than four times the minimal amount believed hazardous to humans if consumed on a regular basis.", Find a sassafras tree., Get permission from...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: It has been estimated that one cup of strong sassafras tea could contain as much as 200 mg of safrole
Aromatic oil derived from the sassafras root bark was formerly much utilized in flavoring confections, soft drinks, and pharmaceutical products.
Such use was banned by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration in 1960 after safrole was found to be hepatocarcinogenic (liver-cancer-causing) in the rat. (Stich) -
Step 2: more than four times the minimal amount believed hazardous to humans if consumed on a regular basis."
It is found in cool damp shady areas in the southern United States.
It is a thin tree, usually with few limbs, and leaves that have three unequal lobes opposite the leaf stem.
When the sap is down (the tree is dormant for winter), the bark and roots have a distinctive root beer odor when scraped. , Tress-passing and removing trees, or anything else from private property is a criminal offense. ,, Keep them in a cool, dry place during the drying time to prevent them from rotting. , The bark is where the tree stores its sap during the dormant, winter months.
Store these strips of root skin in airtight containers like zipper freezer bags until ready to use. ,,,, -
Step 3: Find a sassafras tree.
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Step 4: Get permission from the landowner before going onto private property to search for sassafras trees.
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Step 5: Dig or pull the tree up with its roots
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Step 6: remove them
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Step 7: and wash and cut them into 2 to 3 inch (5.1 to 7.6Â cm) pieces.
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Step 8: Allow them dry for a week or so.
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Step 9: Strip the bark (or skin) from the roots after they have dried
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Step 10: cutting it slightly into the woody part of the root.
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Step 11: Boil about 2 to 4 ounces of this bark in a quart of water for twenty minutes or so and then allow it to steep until it cools.
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Step 12: Add the same amount of sugar you would for regular Iced Tea adjusting it to your personal tastes.
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Step 13: Add more water to make it a gallon and enjoy.
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Step 14: To make your tea stronger or sweeter add more or less roots / sugar.
Detailed Guide
Aromatic oil derived from the sassafras root bark was formerly much utilized in flavoring confections, soft drinks, and pharmaceutical products.
Such use was banned by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration in 1960 after safrole was found to be hepatocarcinogenic (liver-cancer-causing) in the rat. (Stich)
It is found in cool damp shady areas in the southern United States.
It is a thin tree, usually with few limbs, and leaves that have three unequal lobes opposite the leaf stem.
When the sap is down (the tree is dormant for winter), the bark and roots have a distinctive root beer odor when scraped. , Tress-passing and removing trees, or anything else from private property is a criminal offense. ,, Keep them in a cool, dry place during the drying time to prevent them from rotting. , The bark is where the tree stores its sap during the dormant, winter months.
Store these strips of root skin in airtight containers like zipper freezer bags until ready to use. ,,,,
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