Wild Food Foraging- Raspberry Leaf Tea
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2016
- In this episode I make some delicious raspberry tea. I also talk about how to properly identify a berry plant and process it's leaves to make tea. There are many different species of berry plants, and so the guidelines I give will apply to most species.
The plant that I used was a Black Raspberry plant, which can easily be misidentified as a Blackberry or even a Red Raspberry plant. Although all 3 species of berry plants have many things in common, there are ways you can tell them apart. However, all 3 species of berries are edible and their leaves can be made into a tasty medicinal tea.
Here's a quick way to tell the 3 species apart:
Black Raspberry:
Leaves- White on the underside.
Berries- Have a hollow inside the fruit.
Thorns- Are medium sized (compared to the other 2 species), and
are sparsely distributed along the stocks.
Red Raspberry:
Leaves- White on the underside.
Berries- Have a hollow inside the fruit.
Thorns- Are small, hair-like, and cover the stocks.
Blackberry:
Leaves- Are NOT white on the underside.
Berries- Fruits do NOT have a hollow.
Thorns- Are twice the size of Black Raspberry thorns, and are
sparsely distributed along the stocks.
*Pregnant women should consult with their doctor first before drinking raspberry tea. 
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love how knowledgable this guy is, another way to identify blackberry is by the stalk, it's square whereas raspberries are round. He has a great cattail video that's worth a peek too.
Great video. I have a tonne of black raspberries on my property. I also have crabapples. I make and freeze pectin from the crabapples to make wildcrafted jams and jellies. The blackberry jelly is delicious. My favourite way of using the small, seedy berries though is to completely fill a mason jar with them, pour over enough vodka to fill the jar to the rim, and stick in a dark cool place for at least six months. The resultant liqueur-like drink is astonishingly good, but potent. I use it at Christmas, having made it in July. It's wonderful poured over ice cream as well or drizzled over cake.
your videos are great. especially your voice, you should read children's books, they would love it. it's incredibly soothing. thanks for sharing. can't wait for cabin videos.
Thanks Cory! lol Maybe I'll start a second career.
We have a tremendous amount of wild red Raspberries they have thorny stems and taste quite delicious and are small
Thank you for this tutorial
And to dry them completely is best as you say The fermenting seems a nice way to try them
Thank you
I used to live in Columbus ga. for a few years, I lived near a lot of property (which I believe was a farm) but was abandoned and all torn down, near the stairs leading to the property there’s a HUGE stand of wild blackberries! Some are on the property too! I would always have a field day picking and eating them! I just went back a few weeks ago and remembered they were there by this video! Thx for reminding me of my blackberry stand!
I love, love, LOVE black raspberries! They’re the one good thing about me still living with my parents 😅 ‘cause we live on a rural property that has quite a few berry patches, and I’ve learned which patches grow the biggest, sweetest, best berries.
oh yeah this is one of my favorites! done this many times and have even added mint leaves to the batch too! awesome to show everyone this idea. thanks again!
Must try that. Thanks
What a great idea!
I eat these alllll the time! They used to grow wild in our backyard
Your amazing and so thorough!
epic knowledge man you should think of publishing a book with pictures and such, like how to ferment the leaves, which plant is the right one, a pics of the wrong ones, ect.. i got a book but it doesnt contain a lot of the things you have posted
i've watched the black walnuts, the rose hips and the tree cambium episodes and i really appreciate the information you shared. great job and i'm anticipating more eye-opening vids!
Oh got forget tea! Black raspberrys! The best of the Rubus genus!
Mark my words, I WILL be trying this when I am an adult 🙂i can’t wait to see how it taste😋
Really well done! I appreciate your comparison process immensely. So educational.
I definitely wanna try this. Blackberries are my favorite berry, next to blueberries, and that tea with the berries in it looked amazing. Also, chamomile is one of my favorite teas, so that's an added bonus lol..
Just found your channel and I love these foraging videos
Got a whole bunch by my house. Gonna make a bunch of tea!!
Very nice video.Thank you for sharing.
Good straight forward info!!!!!
When I was younger some of my family members would pick blackrasberries at my nans. Sometimes their would be so many they could fill up to, two gallons of them. 🤣
🍵very nice tea ✨👏🏻👏🏻
The grandchildren are here this weekend and so are the black raspberries I guess this evening we will be trying something new. Thanks for another great video.
Glad I could provide some inspiration!
I never thought to do this. Thanks for the heads up as well as the great vid.
This is so random but so awesome and helpful. Last year a black raspberry bush sprouted out of my neighbors wooden fence to my side of the yard and I got a bunch of berries from it lol. I looked it up first, of course, because I never even knew there was such a thing as black raspberries! I didn’t know you could make tea out of the leaves either until now lol. Thanks for the great idea! This may be a stupid question, but does black raspberry tea have caffeine?
Nice to know and thank you very much 👍
Awesome!
Wow! Thank you....What a great channel this is!!!💝
Thank you for all of the great videos
Thanks Cassandra! My pleasure.
New to your videos and you do a fantastic job. You're very educated and your voice is calming. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
going to give that a try. I am always interested in a quick tea while out in the bush. This should be a nice change.
Thanks for sharing.
Another great video. Thanks
Super cool 😎
Love your videos and series. I do have to comment and I have already read some of the previous comments in regards to pregnant women. Always check with your doctor or midwife or medical professional.... before consuming. But from my own personal experiences, while pregnant myself and when my German Shepherds were in labour it helped with making contractions faster and harder. I do enjoy a cup now and again to this day. Keep up the great work.
Raspberry Leaf- With its pleasant, fruity taste raspberry leaf is a popular addition to smoking blends and herbal teas. When used in tea, raspberry leaf helps to stabilize blood sugar and adds flavor and essential vitamins and minerals. It can also be smoked, either alone or as part of a blend, to help soothe sore muscles and promote relaxation.
I'll bet that any of those combinations of tea would be amazing iced!
Thank for this video!
Great video!!!!!
I grew up picking wild black raspberries in northeastern ohio. Such fond memories!
Awesome video! We never heard of this before! We immediately went to gather some raspberry leaves after we watched your video and gave it a try! It was delicious! Thank you so much for sharing!
Awesome! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it.
You’ve just earned yourself a new subscriber!
I have some raspberry plants and I wan tot try this out!
You've got a great channel, sir! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Great video. Good close ups too. ☆☆☆☆☆
Thank you, after all these years I never new that Black berries were red when unripe :) Fantastic videos mate, and always so well made. Was the tea cold water, I ask because I didn't see any steam coming off the water?
no....these are BLACK RASPBERRIES if you did not grow up with these in your area you might not recognize them , they are very tasty and diff tasting than blackberries it is tough to not eat a whole jar of freezer jam from these in one sitting
@@commonconservative7551 Awesome thanks for pointing that out.
I used to give my little ones raspberry leaf tea for diarrhea. Worked great.
Thank you.. I can't wait to do this.
You're welcome Andrea!
Wanted to let you know that I am obsessed with this tea.
what are some good books to start learning about eating wild? i live in North Carolina, but drive a truck and harvested some sumac n wild black berries for the first time I found on a hill in West Virginia. I'm curious to start harvesting and dehydrating more wild edibles without dying from the poisonous ones 😂
Isn't West Virginia beautiful?
notastelikehome.org/articles/the-top-75-wild-and-feral-foods-in-western-north-carolina/ took me 5 seconds on google, you are welcome, safe driving, greetings from germany.
There are books on wild edibles specific to your actual area of the nation. You just have to chose one for the area of the country. Mine would not help you because I live in northern Minnesota, but I even found one that has actual recipes.
Great information Thank you for sharing
My pleasure.
Awesomeness...much appreciated...Thank you...I am new to your videos...I like them!
Thanks Colette!
I have red raspberry and blackberry bushes, both thornless so the thorn tip doesn't help. I find that raspberries grow in canes, so you have a bunch of mostly straight stalks shooting up alone from the soil, or a junction just above the soil. These start green and turn brown and woody in later years. They have stiff hair like structures all over their canes, that break away easy but don't really work like thorns unless you really push hard against them. They are all over the canes as opposed to "now and again" of thorns.
The blackberries grow more like vines, long and flexible, its their natural "bramble" like tendency, and they have much more offshoots than only at ground level. Their shoots don't turn as woody but have more of a redish/purplish tinge to them rather than green. Also, blackberries tend to have a longer fruit kinda like a mullberry.
Man; talk about a thorough detailed video on the subject . Within the hour I will raid my raspberries to begin the processing. Thanks for your help Brian 76
Thanks Brian!
great job.....
Thanks again Mike!
very wholesome
great video.
Thanks Allan!
nice
I have white/pink raspberries in my garden. The fruit tastes great, will have to see if the leaves are safe
Our raspberries are pretty done for the season, so I'll give it a go in a month or so when they put out another flush of growth. Plus my three year old niece really likes tea, and I want to encourage her to value the environment in this way.
Great idea! The more I learn about nature, the more I value and respect it; which is why I know your niece will too.
Just subscribed...awesome videos
Me too
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Where did you acquire your knowledge for wilderness edibles?
Anyone who is planning to consume berry tea should read up on the risks of tannic acid. Berry leaves do contain tannic acid although not in as high concentrations as other plants.
I was planning to try this recipe. How can I avoid getting tannic acid by drinking this tea? I can't find anything on the Internet
Tannic acid is one of the important medicinals that is in berry leaf tea. So if you are planning on using the berry leaf tea for medicinal purposes there wouldn't be much of a point to extract it. Also extracting the tannins would be difficult and would most likely make the tea taste like regular water. (If you did want to avoid any large concentrations of tannins just making berry tea would be much more efficient.) Keep in mind however one glass of the tea isn't going to do any harm I just wanted people to do proper research on the subject before ingesting it because ingesting large quantities of tannic acid can have health consequences. Tannic acid is the same chemical that renders acorns inedible unless properly processed.
If I am not mistaken the tannic acid can be removed by boiling, as that is how it is removed during acorn processing.
Tannic acid is in many plants, teas and wines, it gives that leathery mouth feel
I think I have , I can find no sources of tea related poisoning at all , lots of horses and cattle eating acorn sites though. Can you link a source tyvm
Black raspberry, red raspberry, blackberry, whatever they’re still going in my gullet
Great posting.
Your voice sounds real familiar.
Any thoughts if this would also work with Wineberry leaves? I have multiple spots with never ending amounts of berries which I harvest around July- August, but never considered the leaves for tea. Also I just came across your videos today and i must say after watching three of them you're doing a really good job!
Thank you for the detailed information. Would freezing the leaves be nutrient rich?
I would say so
Wild blackberry looks very similar except it grows in smaller quantities but still grows the same outward from the plant. Wild blackberry also has red ones but those are usually the pre-ripe ones. They are native to temperate areas like central Florida.
I find these videos to be spiritual
TFS
What camera do you use to get these nice focused closeup shots?
How do you tell young raspberry bushes from poison ivy? I wouldn't look twice at the vine you showed because of the adage "leaves of three, leave me be". Do you deliberately mark out the bushes once you know where they are or is there some other method of identification that won't require you to get close enough to check the stem for thorns?
I live in northwest Missouri the only place in North America with a certain type of black rasberries. They grow Like weeds here, and are Said to be the best for pies of all the black rasberries.
At first I wondered why a plant would produce fruit if not to be eaten.
But thinking for a few moments.
The nutrients are for the seed.
So it's like an Egg
I wonder if the nutrients from the fruit keeps other things from germinating and crowding it out? just a thought
Can you use the leaves for tea using red raspberry leaves
Yes yes yes, but what about the cabin??
Seriously, thanks for the recipe. I have dried it before, but not fermented, so thanks for the tip.
lol The cabin is coming along slowly but surely. The next update video will be out this Saturday. And I'm hoping to have an actual "Log Cabin on a Budget" out by mid August.
Wow I might’ve been eaten the wrong berry my whole life 😅😅
What about at my mom's house in the back yard there is a tree and not a bush that grows berrys that look just like these berrys.
can you do a video with wintergreen berries
Would this work on black caps?
Wow! A ton of great information! I always wondered about the differences between blackberries and black raspberries. Btw, a looong time ago, I bought some tea bags that you could close by ironing shut the open end. They were really useful and I wish could remember where I got them.
Thanks Jeanette! Those tea bags would be great! Let me know if you ever remember where you got them from.
If I run across them again I'll let you know.
Black Raspberry continue producing new branches and leaves until it gets to cold, so there are always new leaves in branches that have not fruited.
Can you do dew berries
What area do u live in? I don’t believe some of these plants grow around here but I’m unsure
i have a lot of tea at my house is what i am learning i know know of 2 more
A-1 info!!!
What part of the country are u located?
Raspberry stalks are round. Blackberry are square.
:D black caps
The leafs look a lot like salmonberry but the taste is far different with less sweetness.
sixth!
Can you use red raspberry leafs?
When i was a child,my grandma use to make red raspberry tea,but out of stems,not leaves.It was my favorite tea.I'm sure you can use any part of the plant.
You sound like the text to speech voice used for Caillous dad in GoAnimate videos.
GROUNDEDGROUNDEDGROUNDEDGROUNDEDGROUNDED!
Stop putting your axe in that stump...🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍(you video's are good work)..
What If the stalks have no thorns at all
Then it's black caps.
some are thornless
Black caps
I used to eat those when I was a kid
Aren't Black Raspberries just Blackberries?
Edit: Nevermind
Whoa! ‘LEAVES OF THREE, LEAVE IT BE.” Very confusing. No THANK you.
black raspberrys are quite a treat, they don't grow wild just anywhere, when I moved to a different state they don't have them except one scraggler here and there, nobody will eat them because they are not the normal berry