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You've found an Eating the Ozarks Tree Tag! Our goal is to educate you on the Wild Foods the Ozarks have to offer.
Unless I am on your property,
Please don't take from me.
I need a safe place to educate :-)
*Always check your ID with 3 sources before consuming any new-to-you plant!
You've found an Eating the Ozarks Tree Tag! Our goal is to educate you on the Wild Foods the Ozarks have to offer.
Unless I am on your property,
Please don't take from me.
I need a safe place to educate :-)
*Always check your ID with 3 sources before consuming any new-to-you plant!
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Parts Used: Berries, Leaves and Stem all have various uses and culinary uses! Green berries are used in the making of Gin. Ripe blue berries are a common ingredient in sauerkraut, meat marinades and more. I love adding whole branches in beans when boiling for extra flavor.
Find It: Junipers are also referred as Eastern Red Cedars. They are an evergreen tree, that is soft to the touch, unlink most true Cedars. Junipers have berries that variety from green to deep blue/purple.
When to harvest (ON YOUR OWN LAND): The berries take several years to ripen so you’ll often be picking around 1st and 2nd year berries whenever you harvest. If they are ripe they are ready. The easiest method I’ve found is placing a sheet below a berry loaded tree, then take a stick and whack it on the outside branches. Ripe berries will easily fall.
Find It: Junipers are also referred as Eastern Red Cedars. They are an evergreen tree, that is soft to the touch, unlink most true Cedars. Junipers have berries that variety from green to deep blue/purple.
When to harvest (ON YOUR OWN LAND): The berries take several years to ripen so you’ll often be picking around 1st and 2nd year berries whenever you harvest. If they are ripe they are ready. The easiest method I’ve found is placing a sheet below a berry loaded tree, then take a stick and whack it on the outside branches. Ripe berries will easily fall.
Do you have a Juniper in your yard?
Try Juniper Conserve:
Originally published in 1937 Herbal Delights, by Mrs C. F. Leyel.
“Cook berries in water until soft without breaking them, then press out the pulp and mix it with three times its weight
in loaf sugar, well beaten together”.
Chef Notes: Conserves are popular in Sweden, where they are used from anything from dessert, to marinades and even cocktails. I love to put little drops of Juniper Conserve in the center of ricotta or goats cheese toast.
“Cook berries in water until soft without breaking them, then press out the pulp and mix it with three times its weight
in loaf sugar, well beaten together”.
Chef Notes: Conserves are popular in Sweden, where they are used from anything from dessert, to marinades and even cocktails. I love to put little drops of Juniper Conserve in the center of ricotta or goats cheese toast.
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Wild Foraged the Book is all you need to learn about wild foods found in your yard, garden or closest forested area!
Written by the owner of Eating the Ozarks! |