Making Sun tea is easy, and takes advantage of the summer sun and brew up a jar of flavorful tea! Learn how to make sun tea, and take part in this essential summer ritual, plus get the recipe and suggested flavor combos here!
Drinks
Elderflower Cordial (with or without alcohol)
Learn how to make your own batch of elderflower cordial with this easy recipe! Perfect to add to sparkling water or mix into a cocktail to savor the sweetness of summer.
Creative Rhubarb Cocktails
Rhubarb cocktails take the deliciously tart taste of rhubarb and dress it up into a fancy drink worthy of a night on the town. All it takes is a quick walk out to the rhubarb patch (or a trip to the farmer’s market) and you can make your own fancy rhubarb drink for a special … Read more
Knotweed Gin and Tonic
Japanese Knotweed Cocktail anyone? It’s the plant that everyone loves to hate, but knotweed stalks actually taste pretty good and they’re completely edible. The raw shoots taste quite a bit like rhubarb, with a tart fruity flavor. That makes them perfect for a wildcrafted knotweed gin and tonic!
Finnish Fermented Lemonade (Sima)
The tradition of mead or honey wine goes back millennia in Nordic countries, and it’s no surprise that countless variations have developed over the years. Sima is a quick fermented lemon soda, that’s technically a mead at heart. It’s only fermented ever so slightly, just enough to make it a bubbly effervescent lemonade suitable for … Read more
Quince Liqueur
Quince have a delightful fragrance and warm fall fruit flavor that infuses perfectly into quince liqueur. They’re an ancient fruit, that’s been enjoyed since Roman times and they’re just starting to find their way into modern grocery stores.