* CHEROKEE LEMONADE & SUMAC JELLY ~ HARVESTING SUMAC *

Hello friends, today I’m Harvesting Staghorn Sumac and making Cherokee lemonade, ( also known as Sumac- ade) and I’m making Sumac jelly. It’s easier than you think, and has tons of medicinal benefits. It’s super high in vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, and potent antioxidants. It’s also great for an anti-inflammatory. It taste like strawberry lemonade, and can be used as such ( that’s how the Cherokee used it), but you can add it to iced tea, Or mixed with apple juice, and seltzer water. That same strawberry lemonade flavor comes across in a Summertime jelly. This is great on biscuits, or pancakes.
Sumac Lemonade~
Juice extracted from sumac bobs
Sugar or honey to taste
Strain through cheese cloth and ice
Sumac Jelly ~
5 cups sumac juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
6 tbs pectin
5 cups sugar

[@dcdm.1148]

My wife's Navajo mother uses this to make a pudding and uses the branches to make baskets. The bush is slightly different, Rhus trilobata, or three-leaf sumac. Thank you for other cooking options.

[@LovelySummerOrchid]

Thank you for this video! I just harvested some today and wasn't sure if I remembered how to prepare it correctly!

[@72wick]

Try pouring out the handle of those bowls.. that is what they are for, my grandma taught me that when she started to teach me to can.

[@Sunneetyme]

Wow 🤩 this was very interesting. I really enjoyed💕

[@cookyladyyaya9821]

I'm happy to see this!

[@cat07777]

Thank you for the recipes. Love the tree and the tart flavor of the fruit. 😋

[@sydneywalker2966]

Well, I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend :)

[@lhea57]

Recommended by a friend. So glad to see this, thank you!

[@HOPROPHETA]

Thank you fot sharing and for the Cherokee attribution.

[@FieldFarmForest]

Awesome! I love sumac. I used to have a tree when I lived farther south. My kids used to call it a monkey tree because it was so fuzzy. Thanks for sharing. ☮️❤️☕️

[@willothewispl]

Wow looks yummy. God Bless.

[@crystalmasters8582]

So glad I found you Sister 🙏🏽💜💜

[@Chiq20101]

Thank you so much for this video. It's been so helpful 😃

[@nariseconnor7775]

Thank you for sharing!

[@janetwilliams782]

Wow very interesting..never new u could do sumac..thanku for explaining this..looks great..tyfs♡

[@pickinanddiggin9128]

I didn't know much about this plant until recently, thanks for sharing!

[@TinaGolik]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jonfia1108]

You said it taste like strawberry lemonade wow I'm interested

[@2ndWindQueen]

Learning a lot from your videos and your Daniel fast cooking videos look delicious! Haven’t done a fast in a few years it’s time. Thank you beautiful sister continued abundant blessings to you and your family 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️👑👑👑

[@TinaGolik]

Thank you so much! Im so pleased to hear my videos are helpful. YES, Its time to do a fast. As we know how horrible last year was, I feel this year will be on the same lines. We need to have strong, sharp discernment for anything this year brings. Gods favor be on you sister!

[@KGB.83]

It's some good ass stuff regardless. Just call it tribal tea!

[@arrrdor1225]

Yesterday, at around 10-30 in the morning, me and my family drove to Owasco Lake and visited my actual grandfather. When I say actual, I mean it's my dad's actual dad. I saw a lot of Staghorn Sumac trees and berries. My aunt julia told me that you could make lemonade out of the berries. It's a very interesting plant.

[@TinaGolik]

Sounds like you had a great day! I don't know what lake you are talking about because I don't know which state your in. I live in Washington State. Let me know if you try making the lemonade, or jelly. You will love it!

[@aleciaclark1150]

I had no idea Sumac is consumable. We have it all over our land. It can be quite invasive.

[@ChristopherJones16]

Just be careful its not poison sumac.. which is like the most poisonous plant/tree in the united states.. its more poisonous than poison oak and poison ivy. Also the Staghorn Sumac isnt as invasive as you think.. its the Tree of Heaven thats very invasive and quite often confused for Sumac. I have all three growing in my neighborhood.. Everyone hates the trees because they think all three trees are just one tree.. and they think that invasive tree is the one with the fruit and also think its poisonous.. they dont realize theres three different trees that can be found growing next to each other and are almost identical at first sight till one gets closer and examines the leaves and bark.

[@storyoc]

wonder what some honey/sumac wine would taste like???-i think they just flowered here in fl so ill keep a eye out for the berries and maybe make some hooch-

[@kelvin4975]

This is the cure for Covid

[@charlenecody1]

Would you share some of your Cherokee recipes with me? I would love to have them. I’m interested in herbs, old time remedies. I’m going to be make this, this summer. ❤️ I’ve have always been told my Great Great Grandmother was Cherokee came from North Carolina.

[@TinaGolik]

My family is originally from North Carolina. We have a town named after us, and our own church, and grave yard. My Indian family sir name is Whitmire. I would be happy to share other Cherokee recipes with you, but Im having trouble uploading any new videos right now. (My channel is being censored) You are welcome to follow me on Instagram..I do share things on there as well.

[@TorahFirma]

So, do you not need to strain the 5 cups of juice through a cheesecloth before adding it to your pot before you start making the jelly? Thanks! This was very interesting, and I'm looking forward to trying it!

[@TinaGolik]

Yes Train the Juice like I show in the video. It will have fuzzy bits in it that you don't want in your drink, or jelly. Let me know how it turns out!

[@gailschumacher4147]

How invasive is Smooth or Staghorn Sumac? I was thinking of growing it along my chain link fence line for privacy, but I have no idea regarding whether it will become a problem plant due to invasiveness. How tall does it get? Could it be a good plant to grow? I wonder if I could utilize it for profit.

[@TinaGolik]

It can be invasive because it spreads very quickly. (similar to how a vinning maple spreads) I would say if you want to contain it, and grow it in a big pot you could still use the berries, but prevent the plant from spreading. It does get very tall, and a pot would be a good way to control that as well. I have a vinning maple in a whiskey barrel pot for the same reason, and it does great, and has grown well in it for many years.

[@dwtocher6806]

How do you start the seeds

[@Trikerchic]

Is there a certain time of the year to harvest sumac? I’ve made the lemonade but now I have to try the jelly! Thank you!

[@TinaGolik]

Melissa D. I can't believe I forgot to say in the video! lol Yes..usually its ready for harvest in mid August..its been such a weird year though..mine is ready now..You'll know its ready by the bright red color, and taste test..lol

[@sydneywalker2966]

@@TinaGolik I'm doing this for the first time today. Yours is the second video I watched. The first video mentioned that the sumac berries are sticky when they are ready. Mine are definitely sticky! I don't know if this is true of all sumacs or just whatever kind I have, but that might be a good way also.

[@simplegirl1285]

I made the jelly and tasted it after adding 1 cup of sugar & so glad I did cause it was already sweet enough for me! I can’t imagine adding 5 cups!! 😳 Just making sure recipe isn’t a misprint?

[@joan-lisa-smith]

In the washing process more of the lemony hairs on yours may have rinsed away so it's less tart.

[@TinaGolik]

Did the jelly set up? The amount of sugar is not only for taste, but it helps the jelly set up, and become thick. Id say if 1 cup worked for you, then stick with it. The best part of sharing recipes, is trying them, and making them our own by changing things how we like them. :)

[@dayrabaez4045]

What if you find worms inside the little berries and their poop? How would you get rid of them and or clean the fruit

[@TinaGolik]

Ive never had that happen, and never heard of it. I would say if you do, its boiled so nothing will survive..

[@carvedwood1953]

How was this? We always use cold water and time to reduce the bitter tannins?

[@TinaGolik]

It was perfect. My Cherokee family has made this for many years. It is a favorite item request for Christmas as well. I’m getting ready to harvest now for this years batch.

[@carvedwood1953]

@@TinaGolik Thats awesome. I know the heat would speed the process up I have just always heard not to use heat with sumac. I am hoping to make some sumac spice this year instead of buying it on amazon. I love cooking trout with it and garnishing with wood sorrel which I believe is a Cherokee recipe, but I am not Cherokee so I can't confirm that for sure. I am also hoping the recent rain hasn't washed away all the flavor from our sumac. Great video!

[@rhondaschexnider372]

How many bobs do you need for the recipe?

[@gorangriso3758]

Don't they loose flavor when washed

[@TinaGolik]

If washed to long, yes they can. You want to just run water over them long enough to knock off dust or bugs. A fast rinse!

[@brycekime5285]

My understanding is the berries are edible, but the leafs are toxic.

[@libertywolf8767]

Oh my mom had a cut Christel pitcher like that belonged to my grandmother. She poured something hot into it, I think over ice and it cracked! please be careful!

[@Royburns567]

Okay I know you don't know much about sumac I am an entomologist I study most plants and bugs there is no such thing as a poisonous sumac what you got is called Staghorn sumac it is very edible that is very true there's this thing called poison sumac toxicodendron vernix but it ain't a sumac

[@TinaGolik]

I did explain how to identify the plant and warned against the poisonous variety in the video. Did you comment without watching? 🤔