Confederate Army DANDELION COFFEE | Civil War Era Recipe | Hard Times -- food from times of scarcity

[@ReFoRmEdCoCo]

Ooo yea! It's Emmy time 😊

[@adamhenry6793]

Ooo, yeah!

[@kimberlys8422]

_Can you smell what the Emmy is cooking?_ (Lame joke I'm fully aware) 🤣

[@johannesalexandrius5749]

Oh yeah! I'm starting to have a crush on Emmy

[@kimberlys8422]

@@johannesalexandrius5749 I do and I'm a heterosexual woman

[@klmeyer9907]

@@kimberlys8422 me too. She's so stinkin cute!

[@drflash36]

Try running the dried & roasted roots thru a spice grinder first, then boiling & filtering it as you would for ground coffee or tea. Betcha that would have a stronger flavor then!

[@arsbadmojo]

I was thinking the same; just hope it wouldn't foul up my grinder.

[@dlr978]

Dandelion jelly is incredible! It tastes and resembles honey!! Make a tea with yellow petals, let steep 24 hours, make jelly as normal. After tasting it once, it became one of my favorite foods! Please try it!!

[@lizardfishbird]

dlr978 my mom and I made it all the time as a kid. I loved it

[@aintplayinggames7086]

Dandelions are very healthy.

[@Mzmissy215]

Never even knew that was a thing

[@laurametheny1008]

That sounds awesome! Dandelions were part of one of my highschool classes...tho I don't remember which now. As kids we thought teach was nuts! But we learned. I wish ours were out at least for the bees but it keeps freaking SNOWING here lol. In IL.🤔💕🤘🌻⛄

[@Yenneffer]

I remember making dandelion honey with my grandma (it's more like dandelion syrup, but grandma called it honey). Also spinach out of stinging nettles. :)

[@erarebirth]

You mentioned your husband thought you were baking something when you were roasting the dandelion root, my husband thought I had lit a scented candle when I was roasting mine :)

[@mikespike3962]

I don't know what I did to get recommended a Confederate dandelion coffee video, but I'm going to say that this channel and this Chef is one of the most interesting and satisfying pages I've ever found. A true hidden gem.

[@cynthiacrawford1573]

Also dandylion is good for your liver

[@cyrilcabahug2619]

Confederacy that lost

[@tomcollins5112]

It's almost hard to believe she didn't get youtube strikes for endorsing something that was made by the old Confederacy.

[@MrEach1Teach1]

@@tomcollins5112 Thing is the confederacy was not the only people that used coffee in times of war. It goes back way further than the civil war! Like the Ottoman Empire!

[@Rachel0731]

@@cyrilcabahug2619 we know, what’s your point?

[@antilogism]

My lawn is dandelions. I gave up fighting and just enjoy them now. I need to try this.

[@cynthiacrawford1573]

You can sell dandylion to people who sell herbs.

[@ESMILYC]

If you can't beat them, eat them xD

[@JJ-yu6og]

Pull them up and give to neighbors

[@cynthiacrawford1573]

Sell them

[@NejiRaven]

Emmy: the time for dandelions is now as we approach spring! Western Canadians, watching it snow into May: /redirected to the maple syrup snow candy again for the 6th month

[@ladypseudo6096]

I just love how you let the chickens out and they were like 'MOM! Hi Mom! Hi!' That was cute.

[@daniellecmann]

I'm at work just listening to Emmy describe dandelions and call chickens ladies in a respectful manner. She's already made my day brighter. ☀

[@markiangooley]

For the caffeine kick, try yaupon, a holly native to the southeast U.S. Probably you can get it dried... maybe it could be added to dandelion root. Don’t be put off by its scientific name being Ilex vomitoria. You have to drink a LOT for that.

[@bgishy]

Emmy, when I was a kid in the late sixties I remember a ton of recipes using condensed Campbell’s soup. I ran across a chicken enchilada lasagne one last night while I was looking for something else and thought it would make a fun video series for you.

[@sarahslovely08]

bgishy would be very interested in that series

[@GreenAppelPie]

She has chicken already

[@bgishy]

For anyone who wants to give this old recipe a try... Chicken Enchilada Lasagna Combine these ingredients for sauce: 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 small can green chilies 1 and 1/2 cups chicken broth Layer ingredients in a 9x13 pan like you would for lasagna: Sauce (above) 3 cups of chopped cooked chicken 1 pkg flour tortillas 3 cups grated cheese Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

[@RowantarotBlogspot]

@@bgishy My mother used to make something similar to this only instead of flour tortillas she used salted tortilla chips! Change out the cream of mushroom and cream of chicken for a can of Rotel tomatoes and a can of cheddar cheese soup.

[@babykitty7052]

@@RowantarotBlogspot yum!!

[@kaigaku4ever]

dandelions are the best!! they help bees and you can make teas, wine, salad, tonics, jams/jellies, etc. i just pinch off the heads of dandelions before they're about to go to seed so they don't spread at an uncontrollable rate or get into my vegetable beds :)

[@lisa-mariebarta8111]

You should make Dandelion Honey, it is very delicious and we make some every year! Loved the video, greetings from Austria😁

[@S0cke007]

Hey! Gibt's dazu vielleicht ein Rezept von dir? :) Lg aus dem Waldviertel

[@karac9473]

I could watch you interact with your chickens for hours. Absolutely precious!

[@cherrhg]

I've had dandelion root tea before, which is pretty much the same thing and it really helps with bloating and upset stomachs! I'm not too fond of the taste, as it reminds me of Chinese medicinal herbal tea, which my mother used to force me to drink haha. I'll definitely be on the look out for ways to make it more palatable for me now that I know how easy it is to make!

[@m.dilitto5488]

Dandy Blend is my favorite coffee substitute ever. Dandelion root, barley, rye, beetroot and chicory (all the stuff the confederates used to sub for coffee during the blockade, incidentally), hot or cold it's delicious.

[@Loungemermaid]

Sounds delish! I love chicory coffee

[@MayimHastings]

You did a GREAT job describing this tea! I’m not a fan of it, personally, because of its horehound-like bitterness, but it has great digestive benefits. Thank you for honoring our history and making us all more mindful of the world around us. Oh, and welcome home 😘💨

[@sandraf8923]

You have such a mild manner and soothing voice, you a pleasure to watch!

[@fell5514]

I'm in love with the grumpy noises your chickens make.

[@gotmama2]

Dandelion roots are high in inulin, a resistant starch which lower blood glucose. You get more benefit, though, if you harvest the roots in the fall. The plant has been storing energy as inulin all summer long and is no longer putting energy into flowering.

[@ghidorahs1fan209]

You should try dandelion jam as well omg it's soooooooo good.

[@nicolelollipops8268]

Blaise Payne I’m convinced

[@MayimHastings]

Blaise Payne For REAL!? I gotta find some of that! How fascinating! 🖖 I’m dying to try that rose 🥀 jam, but it’s so expensive. Any idea where to get dandelion jam? ❤️

[@ghidorahs1fan209]

@@MayimHastings sorry hun I have no idea were you can buy it. My family just makes it every year. There are lot of recipes online that make some brilliant dandelion jams I just can't give you my families recipe as I'm not old enough to know it yet.

[@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal]

I gotta try that too

[@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal]

Tay Leigh you can make ur own Rose jam. We call it gulkand

[@nopeyadayadayada1248]

In the early 1970's I met my great, great, great grandmother who was 113 at the time. One of the things I remember her saying about living during the Civil War was that food was hard to come by as they had to resort to eating grass and weeds. Also that the great Depression was like a banquet compared to the Civil War.

[@K3L53YYY]

I think I may try this!! I harvest dandelion greens in my yard to feed to my guinea pigs, snails, lizards, tortoise and chinchilla and they LOVE the greens as well as the flowers!! It always makes me happy to see the bees in the yard too, I always leave most of the flowers for them

[@Stuckinpueblo]

Great idea to feed animals

[@Voult_Bioy]

Don’t chinchillas need dry food?

[@K3L53YYY]

@@Voult_Bioy of course! But it should never be their only food source. 70% of their diet just timothy hay, fresh dark leafy greens account for another 10-15% beside high quality hay based pellets :) its fruits, veggies and nuts they cant really have.

[@Stuckinpueblo]

What's a chinchilla?

[@Stuckinpueblo]

Nvm, google... basically a mouse looking squirrel? Lol

[@Absolia24]

Those chickens are gonna love you for upturning all that dirt. Plenty of fresh dirt full of bugs to dig through!

[@johnhmaloney]

Great video, seeing the process of preparing the root was very interesting. I can't wait to see the dandelion wine video. Ooo, yeah!

[@kimberlys8422]

I want to see her do apple Prison toilet wine first!🤣🤣🤣 I love watching her do those prison recipes

[@ferociousgumby]

I LOVE the piano music at the end of this video.

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

I have a friend in Scotland that sent me the recipe to make this and one of the things he said (after I'd already dug up roots from plants WITH flowers), that tastes even better when you harvest them from the plant with no flowers, or dead flowers. I'm going to try with mine from with flower plants first and will then try the other way. Fun video! Glad I found you in my search! Getting ready to check out your Great Depression Dandelion Salad next! #NewSub

[@1new-man]

Dandelion is delicious and it's root is so good for you! The leaf is great in salad. Chicory makes great coffee too!

[@donaldknottjr.835]

Washing the Dandelion flower is great for salads. Really good for the complexion and full of anti oxidants. Dandelion greens are great for salads .

[@trenamaxson1641]

Those are probably the cleanest and prettiest chickens I have ever seen!

[@MimzyKuppycakez]

I've been dying to see someone actually make this!

[@notmyworld44]

I purchased a 1-litre bottle of a cheap dry white wine and added about 1 cup of dandelion blossoms to it. I let them soak the bottle for about 2 weeks. Then I strained out the flowers and enjoyed the end product. It was definitely better than the wine alone. The flowers imparted a floral fragrance and a slight bitterness to the wine. It was very enjoyable. Later this summer I did the very same thing with chicory blossoms and got the very same results. Excellent. Chicory is a very abundant roadside plant here in Arkansas, and actually I find them nowhere but along roadsides. The plants grow about waist-high and have sky-blue flowers on them about the same size and shape as dandelion flowers. They are in the same family of plants, and the roots of both are a good coffee extender.

[@juliamorganscott9384]

So glad someone else loves the many little weeds in the yard.

[@4626761]

If I was a chicken i would want emmy to own me.

[@mysigt_]

Kinky?

[@crazybamboo77]

@@mysigt_ Oh my.

[@alienindisguise5546]

I'd live with her Bees

[@jader4935]

She’s engaged btw

[@lukasdaugis2860]

hey my beautiful lovelys its emmy today we're cooking organic chicken

[@f1rehawk99]

Your backyard sounds like my dream yard

[@LadyPoing]

I just love the noises the chickens make and they are so cute ❤️

[@rj1620]

I wonder if you were to grind the baked root, would it be stronger? Just a thought...love your videos, you are so creative!

[@MarySullivanFrasier]

@RJ I was thinking the same thing!! I would imagine that a medium to coarse grind would give the "coffee" a more full-bodied flavor without increasing the acidity too much. Hope she sees your comment and tries it!

[@OuriLLusion]

Yes, it is a lot stronger if you grind it. There are companies which make an instant dandelion coffee mix. It's quite strong, a really great coffee alternative.

[@MrSheckstr]

I may be wrong about this but my 2am OCD brain insists it makes sense.... while there may or may not be much caffeine in dandelion root whenever you dry and and then roast a starchy root you are freeing up the dietary sugars the plant stores there , it’s not enough to taste sweet by our standards but by mixing it with their own dwindling coffee beans and sugar supplies they were restoring some of the energy punch their normal cup of coffee would have in it with the bitterness restores the robust flavor that is otherwise thinned out when forced to use less coffee bean per ounce of water

[@adonis819]

I make dandelion tea whenever I can and it's everyone's favorite, including the neighbors. I live in a condo complex and harvest everything I can and then brew and share. It's better than any other tea. Try it people! Dandelions used to be grown like corn and they're delicious to brew and to eat!

[@Tonyphotoplus]

We use dandelions as a salad for years. This year we made dandelion tea, and we love it! We dried the petals and middle, it dries like cotton wool. The taste is amazing, it really is. And it's free and easy to make.

[@dylswife8048]

I cannot wait to go outside tomorrow and try this!!! Amazing,thanks so much!

[@jenc9532]

Oh Emmy you should try to make dandelion jelly

[@MrBalaki97]

Someone get this Amazing lady an Emmy in all seriousness though you do us all a great service in these videos thank you Emmy 😊

[@JohnJohn-wr1jo]

About 60 years or so ago we had a family from Italy that would ask permission to pick our dandellions every spring. They would clean out every yard in the neighborhood of dandelions. It was before people fertilized their lawns. They used the roots for tea and the greens for salads. Made jelly out of the flowers. That was the only thing I ever tried.

[@davidodonovan1699]

Oh, BTW, here in Ireland, such as in "Black 47", ie; the great famine, of 1847 (there was a movie made about it that's on Netflix called "Black 47" for anyone with Netflix, that's interested) and the famines generally around that period in Irish history... ...and two of the things that the desperate pesants, like my relatives would probably have done, was to eat bettle soup from boiled nettles and also even to eat grass. No, I'm not kidding, eat grass...the population was reduced from... two things I just looked up when double checking the numbers here: "This map shows the catastrophic decline in the population of Ireland during the decade from 1841 to 1851. The census taken in 1841 recorded a population of 8,175,124, while the 1851 census counted 6,552,385, a drop of over 1.5 million in 10 years." brilliantmaps.com/potato-famine/ "...the period was contemporaneously known in Irish as An Drochshaol,[2] loosely translated as the "hard times"..." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_%28Ireland%29

[@lasenoritacometa1977]

David O Donovan just read about it and I also studied it in school . This has more detail though . Thanks for the history lesson.

[@davidodonovan1699]

@@lasenoritacometa1977 Your welcome. Wow, they thought about it in school in, I presume this school was somewhere in the USA? :) Enjoy your day. :)

[@davidodonovan1699]

@@lasenoritacometa1977 Oh, that would make sence because of the Irish immigrants coming into the USA because of the great famine, the smaller famines and general poverty. Plus the Irish communities in the USA would also presumably, like to learn about there history that brought there ancestors to the USA. Thank you for that information. :)

[@itatane]

My ancestors left Coleraine in 1816, and even then, some Irish were worried about the monoculture farming that the British encouraged. 1816 was the "Year with no summer," and fully half the 200,000 deaths in Europe from the 1816 famine are thought to be Irish. Robert and Rosanna Pennel saved up and liquidated a years worth of linen work to bring themselves and ten children to America. Hard times seem to be an Irish tradition, don't they?

[@davidodonovan1699]

@@itatane Yeah. But drink, and the money spent on drink, that could have been better spent on charity and on our children did play a massive part in times of plenty. Thankfully, the drinking culture is not what it used to be 50 years ago, but I've seen what it can do to men , women and all those around them that have to deal with it. It wastes money and turns people more selfish / self-serving and rash / quick to judgement, and un apologetic then they would normally be if they never drank.

[@007romryan]

Thanks for sharing. I'm also in New England and have been a Civil War reenactor for many years. Never tried this coffee before. I guess I will have to now. Great video!

[@jamesmihalcik1310]

Just came across this video. The descriptors and instructions are perfect. Coffee is over $10.00 a container in the US now, $14.00 for my brand. Dandelion is sounding pretty good about now!

[@iMitchell423]

I love your videos, Emmy. They are so fascinating and informative. :)

[@messenger3478]

Yeah! Now I know what to do with my dried dandelion root! Thank you!

[@LS-pv4dh]

Ok, im totally convinced. This pretty lil lady has a complete affinity for dandelions. Im waiting for the meat substitute phase.

[@Crurned]

How to roast dandelions "You dandelions have no caffeine and your mom had little or no nutritional value"... EDIT: That was terrible, but thanks for the likes!

[@ntr10me]

ba-dump-TISH XD

[@rinrin6454]

I think you burnt them a little there too. You should lower the temp you roast them at.

[@bonanzatime]

I know a lot about the Civil War, but I did Not know this.. Thank you👍

[@karenabrams8986]

It’s been raining where I live so I dug up a bunch of dandelions and tried this. It’s really good!!!!! I could not believe it! 👍👍👍

[@greghelton4668]

Emmy, is there a reason you didn’t grind the roasted dandelion?

[@Ravenfyre_88]

Well technically it’s a root tea, not a coffee. It’s like calling strawberries “strawberries” even though they’re not berries. Coffee comes from beans, tea comes from roots, petals, herbs, etc. Anyway, to answer your question, grinding coffee causes it to lose some of its flavour as the natural oils in the bean would evaporate in the air during the grinding process, hence lessening the flavour. Grind coffee is more or less a preservation technique for longer shelf-life. If you’re drinking it right away rather than storing it, grinding isn’t really necessary.

[@greghelton4668]

The Scottster fascinating. I enjoy gathering wild veggies and mushrooms and never came across dandelion “coffee”. I do add the leaves to my salads however. Thanks for the feedback!

[@houngandave]

@@Ravenfyre_88 If you want to be technical, coffee comes from seeds. The coffee "bean" isn't. Tea is only a product of the leaves of the tea plant, of which are very few recognized varieties, the most well-known and accepted being Camellia Sinensis, all else are either tisanes, herbal beverages, infusions, etc.. In certain parts of the world, there are very clear laws not only defining what may be called tea, but describing the ways you might prepare it and still call it tea. Another common misnomer is chai, which is simply the word for tea in a few languages. If you want your Indian-style spiced tea drink with milk, for example, you should order masala chai, which is a reference to a spice profile popular in India for tea. If you just ask for chai, you are possibly going to be served plain tea, or a plain milk tea - some of that depends on how long your server has been in America, and is aware of the cultural appropriation that has occurred. Sort of how lemonade in the U.K. does not mean a lemon-sugar-water based beverage only.

[@chrismead1464]

I like to make dandilion jelly and dandilion syrup. in fact, I even made a large planter box just for dandilions to make them easier to harvest.

[@elly_angelic]

the way emmy says "enjoy your day" to her chickens,,, for some reason is so wholesome

[@hollyobrien9021]

About once a year I dig up dandelion roots and make coffee. And then I decide to never make it again! It’s a lot of work!

[@richardprescott6322]

23rd April is traditional day to pick Dandelions as St George's Day in England. Have made Dandelion wine before and it was awesome. Will have to try the coffee. Thanks very much - UK still in lockdown until June so it's on the things to do list

[@rebeccamd7903]

Soldiers were already familiar with dandelion tea. Eastern Woodland Natives used dandelions for tea as well as many other foods and medicines long before the 1800’s and it was a normal part of early Appalachian culture for hundreds of years.

[@ratmane3543]

Nobody: Emmy: Greetings my beautiful lovelies!

[@voosum]

:3

[@thelindsaymaestefon4157]

Love these hard time recipes! Thanks Emmy!

[@IHeartTomomi2]

What are your lovely ladies' names?

[@theurgist9559]

Arianna

[@theurgist9559]

DaddyGirl Omg!! WOW really?!

[@aeressulit1901]

Ariana, Demi, JoJo, Tori, Cardi

[@anomikak1062]

The flowers heads are also delicious. Just pinch them off. Rinse and toss in a pan with some garlic butter. And yummy. Everyone who comes over loves them. We can't keep them in the yard.

[@261Pro]

Thank you 😊 made my backyard dandelion dish .. sautéing dandelion leaves in garlic onion..avocado oil with sea salt black pepper. White wine vinegar and kalamata olives 🫒 topped with parmagane cheese

[@JohnnyReb]

As a Confederate reenactor you have my seal of approval. They also made coffee from gumballs from the gum tree. They often traded tobacco with Union troops for their coffee between the lines as well.

[@Dylan-pl6wv]

As a Union Reenactor you have my seal of approval. I've made this too Johnny

[@rvrotter1]

How do you do that! ?I have gazillions of them!

[@JohnnyReb]

@@rvrotter1 Make gumball coffee?

[@sammyross5158]

My wife makes dandelion jelly from the flowers. It is so good, we call it "sunshine in a jar. "

[@crowznest438]

I love dandelion coffee - love how it smells like baking a chocolate cake when it's roasting and the taste is wonderful.

[@PissMasterPlus]

I drank some years ago at a relative's place, coffee combined with dandelion tea. I remember it being a very good combo. Now I know why.

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

Can ya'll imagine Emmy in a confederate army uniform?

[@leechowning2712]

Not uniform. Dress. She would look so cute.

[@mundylunes7755]

@@leechowning2712 There's a confederate dress?

[@SAfirefighter]

@@mundylunes7755 there were ladies called Vivindiers or Cantiniers (pardon the spelling) that were on both sides of the civil war. Many were the daughters of officers or wives of NCOs. They would cut down one of their husband's coats to fit them and wear a field skirt of the same or similar color. They generally brought water to the injured troops on battlefields and helped to some extent in field hospitals. Some even fought along side the men, though documentation of that is hard to find as they were not members of the military, but lots of stories have been handed down.

[@keole6738]

why are you guys romanticizing the confederate army? you do realize slavery is a big part of it?

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

@@keole6738 Because the topic of the video is Historical Confederate soldiers' food.

[@aliciafranken8602]

Ooo, yeah! May the rest of your day be effortlessly productive and blissfully drama-free!

[@robertcole9391]

Just now found your channel and subscribed. Interesting your doing dandelion. Have been using these for years... Can't wait to see the wine video. Grew up here in the south and we used the leaves, roots and flowers growing up. Still quite viable today. On the note of coffee.. if you go back another 100 years. You'll find that here in America, there was a nation wide coffee embargo.. Yes, crap from good old England. Anyway.. the colonist would roast wheat berries. And use that as a coffee substitute. Many did not know the difference and only a person with a serious coffee addiction, would notice the difference. But back to the dandelion. After drying our roots, which we did whole after washing, we would chop them up, then grind them in a coffee mill. Place the grinds into a sack and steep. More or less considered a tea, but was and still today very excellent. Thanks for the upload. :)

[@gabonyabean]

The inflation is the South was bonkers. Coffee went up to $20

[@leechowning2712]

Considering that 1 dollar at the time was equal to over 50 dollars now... I expect it was much higher. But that is why we made coffee with other things.

[@scoobysnacks3740]

I never new that the roots get that big. Great video.

[@rockabye63]

We also live in New England & I grew up on dandelions in every sort of ways. I've just recently made "Pickled Dandelion Greens" (I've never heard of them, but made some anyway) and they turned out amazing.

[@pandorafox3944]

Also many health benefits to drinking Dandelion Coffee or Tea... Now I want to try this! Except, I have dogs...

[@kimberlys8422]

I'm from the south and I've never heard of this! I also have a dog and he pisses all over the place where he so chooses.

[@Perktube1]

Also cats. Thats why I can't harvest lemon grass.

[@tomjones2202]

You did and outstanding job describing this substitute coffee. It's NOT Folgers, nor Starbucks. lol. You have to remember its something that replaces what the southerner could NOT get toward the end of the Civil War. And YES it does have that taste of coffee you describe so well. I've made it ,, as well as dandelion wine. The Dandelion is WAY undervalued in our society today! Thank you for your post of Clara!! I followed her when she was still living and she was AMAZING to listen to! So many good things she brought to us before she passed away. If I may suggest another author whos book I read till the pages fell out is by Euell Gibbons. "Stalking The Wild Asparagus". People my age will remember him but he has so many wonderful recipes from out in the yard! lol,, Or foraging as he calls it. Thanks again for this awesome post! Think I'll go dig up some Dandelions just for fun! :):)

[@fluterific00]

I collected some seeds so I can be growing them year round in a pot indoors maybe for this purpose! We'll see how it goes. Dandelion flowers also feel good on your face and can be drunk in a tea form.

[@kentuckybackwoods7114]

Dandelion coffee was around but chickory root was much more prevalent. Some modern coffee blends still use chickory in their grindings. Chickory grows just about everywhere in full sun. Light blue flower in late summer similar to daisy petals. It'll be from knee to waist high with strong stringy stalk and small leaves. It's not hard to spot.

[@evetteblea4287]

Thank you. I love dandelion. Never thought of making coffee.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Simply fantastic. I already eat the blossoms rare and in salads/soups and the leaves in salads/soups. So I will try this for sure. Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved. Postscriptum: Dandelion is called Löwenzahn (lions tooth) in German... I guess maybe because of the characteristic shape of the leaves!?

[@willowleaves2008]

You're one of my favourite channels. I discover so many new recipes I've never heard of before. The way you describe the taste of the flavours you taste are fascinating to listen to. Keep it up! ♥️

[@grannyfisher3863]

Thank you for this great video! Old-timers here in the South used to pick dandelion greens as a liver detox in the early spring.

[@celestialskye1]

Sometimes I wonder about you at the end of the videos 😂😂😂😂💚 As Greeks ~ my Mom Always made dandelion greens and kept the water that she boiled them in to use as a laxative when needed.

[@chloegreenfield2134]

There is a dandelion and chicory root coffee substitute that is soo good called Dandy Blend, use it like instant coffee.

[@barb.gerhard9501]

I watched a video from Far north Bush Craft called "Making Dandelion Root Coffee from start to Finish " and he used the roots in the fall when the dandelions have gone dormant and all the nutrients are in the roots, I think he said it was more sweet he didn't mention any bitter taste, so making it in the fall might mean a drink with more of the good sweet flavour. so make it then as well I'm going to try it now and in the fall just before winter freezes the ground.

[@bobbyhill1005]

I made wild mushroom tea from the mushrooms around the yard. I was up for 3 days and saw things!

[@kaylathomas1679]

I have a YARD FULL of DANDELION sprouts trying this for my dad cuz he likes coffee... then the honey, wine and whatever else for me... 😁 thank you and I love your videos been watching for awhile ❤

[@cairoinc]

One of my grandmothers used to fry dandelion blossoms. Tasted a lot like fried mushrooms.

[@fell5514]

If I recall correctly there was actually a project to genetically engineer a dandelion that can produce caffeine, in order to create a suitable alternative to coffee that's tolerant of temperate climates.

[@WillieStubbs]

@5:46 her husband has a funny sounding voice, LOL I like how she used the portable propane burners to heat the water.... kind of like the Confederate soldiers used to, LOL.

[@tinajessup2530]

Around the turn of the century into the 1920s dandelions were considered a decorative flower and people could buy seeds to plant dandelions in their gardens.

[@rebeccafrost6858]

Ooo, yeah! I just pulled a bunch of dandelions from my garden and am definitely going to try this!

[@maybesomaybenot1652]

I pull the dandelions in my yard and feed them to my chickens.. They love the flowers, leaves,and the roots... (They also love spaghetti O's, tho)

[@dandanjordan]

I think what makes it coffee is roasting the plant before you steep it. Whereas tea you just dry the plant and then steep it.

[@alexjerome5429]

Just eating the dandelions will give you way more energy

[@reeepingk]

When I was a kid we used to eat (and make tea/soup) out of a small yellow flower in western PA. It wasn't a dandelion (cause I know what they look like), but it was much smaller, maybe only a cm across or smaller, and I think they sprouted in bunches. I remember them tasting somewhat sour but still very good. I quickly googled but there are too many yellow edible flowers from that area for me to find it. :(

[@kennethturk7629]

Boy you have to be really hooked on coffee to go through all this , I don't care for the stuff myself!

[@sdaniels160]

The leaves are very delicious too.

[@hmmn4769]

Emmy, I love your content! Informative & also interesting!

[@BusbysChair17]

that dandelion root brought back my fear of potato eyes that I haven't had since I was ten lol. It's awesome that they are able to root so well in lawns but DAMN those things are terrifying lmao

[@uweschroeder]

Dandelion coffee has been around for centuries. People in Europe had it long before they could even afford coffee or tea. You can also try roasted burdock root - gives you a little different flavor. My mother used to give us dandelion "coffee" when we were kids because we weren't allowed to have real coffee. Of course this was some 40+ years ago when fields weren't heavily sprayed or not sprayed at all and there was tons and tons of dandelions. When I got older I made wine from dandelions and other flowers/fruits I could harvest. I called them panty droppers - LOL. Of course I used plenty of sugar so I yielded maximum alcohol... Thanks for the trip back in time. On a note for all those who don't have access to dandelions or want it a bit more convenient: you can buy dried dandelion root at online stores like starwest botanicals. Then you just have to roast them.