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RE: Surviving in the Smoky Mountains
Many tree barks can be eaten, but one of the safest is Pine and it's pretty easy to identify for almost anyone. The pine needles for tea is something that is supposed to actually taste good and be very healthy for you. More then a daily dose of vitamin C.
Apparently, most needled trees are good sources of Vitamin C - just make sure you know a yew as that's deadly!
Or let someone you don't care much about drink it first ;)
lol - yeah.
Actually, there is exactly one part of the yew that is not deadly and is actually nutritious - and that's the fleshy part of the berries. Unfortunately, the big seed inside it is poisonous! (I've seen this in multiple places now - but I've not been brave enough to try it.)
They sell pine needle drinks here in Korea! 😝Tastes aweful!
What is wrong with people...yuck. I mean I ate it once because it was part of thing we were doing and I was the brave one that raised my hand to volunteer. But no way I would be paying for it on purpose.
I like trying new things but this was the first and the last time for me! Elderly folks make it a hot seller, however.
at some point taste isn't as important as the health benefits. Maybe that is where they are at.
Lyn, Dark, you guys ever notice how all good-for-your-health things taste unbearably bad while the sweet and delicious stuff tend to deteriate our health to a degree? Lol you know what I mean? Name me one thing that's irresistable to our taste buds yet is not damaging to our health.
Well, the tea that this guy was making tasted like sh*t, but he claimed it was very good for you 😎
i did a few survival posts quite awhile back, here's one...
https://steemit.com/survival/@primal-buddhist/survival-101-lesson-acquiring-meat