Wild Coffee Alternatives! (Dandelion Root, Persimmon Seed, Kentucky Coffee Tree)

[@ladydovile]

As you collect and use acorn anyway, you should make some acorn coffee. It’s deeeelishious! It’s definitely labour of love, but you two don’t seem to shy away from such projects. You made ketchup after all! I make my acorn coffee how my Lithuanian grandmother used to make it. After peeling the acorns, she used to cook whole pieces in full fat milk (she used to have her own cow). That’s how she leached the tannins. I also tried water leaching, but they stayed rather bitter for my taste. Then she would drain and air dry the acorns (not until they’re fully hard, just until the milk dried off), and put them through a meat grinder (I use food processor as it’s what I have). Finally she’s roast it in thin layers in the owen until dark brown, but not burn. To make the coffee, you cook about a heaping table spoon per cup in some water and milk. I also add some honey when I feel decadent. It’s got such beautiful nutty, comforting flavour. I think I’m going to go make myself a cup right now.

[@mountainsidefarm8357]

Yaupon is a wild shrub that grows across the US. It’s a tea not a coffee but it has caffeine and when roasted I thinks it’s closer to coffee than tea.

[@sirinminner7461]

Yay! I'm happy you guys made a KZbin! I found your tiktok and loved it. Hope you're very successful on all platforms and continue making content for as long as you enjoy it. Excited to learn more about your lifestyle.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you! We're so glad you're enjoying our videos.

[@eleonorabartoli2225]

Roasted barley is used in Italy as a caffeine free coffee.

[@tomikoprichard6932]

Chicory root use to be used for coffee, some what bitter but your honey would take care of that

[@shortspin1972]

Great to see your journey! It would be amazing to hear you talk why you chose the path of self sustainable living and showcase your garden if possible. ☺️🤗

[@Chirpieshome]

I use dates seed as an alternative. I'd just roast it n powder it. It exactly taste like coffee

[@DeterminedDIYer]

You can grow a Camellia sinensis (tea plant) in your house :) Then you can have black tea and green tea.

[@kirstenstoremski3874]

Kentucky coffee bean also takes so much effort to get into them!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Haha yea that was certainly a lot of work. I edited out the part where I tried smashing them with a hammer for 10 minutes.

[@moonhunter9993]

You can also make coffee out of date seeds. Tastes great.

[@sarahs9036]

Long time follower of your IG, and I just found your KZbin channel. Super glad to have this long form content, keep it up!

[@emileepippen2911]

Loving watching your living off the land challenge!! I hope you make more YT videos 😍

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you, we're glad you're enjoying it! What type of videos do you want to seem more of?

[@emileepippen2911]

@@HomegrownHandgathered honestly everything but maybe the processes. From gathering, washing, canning ect! And definitely recipes too!

[@NerdyMaiden]

You guys are awesome! Keep up the content. Very fun to watch.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you so much!

[@Katy_living_simply]

You should try mesquite bean coffee. It really tastes like coffee and its also delicious❤ We live in NM so its abundant everywhere.

[@Stephanie-yx2ql]

I also make this, Its delicious 😋

[@nic7761]

Such a handsomecouple, and inspiring!

[@jenniferdennis7090]

I just saw you can do same thing with sticky weed or cleavers idk what it’s called the one you toss at your friend and they stick on you. Wait till they turn dry and brown and roast. Might be interesting. Cleavers grows wildly in abundance

[@JauntyCrepe]

Do persimmons grow in PA? Very cool! Thanks for sharing

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yup! Southern PA is at the top of their range. They're generally pretty rare though and we mostly get ours from a tree near Silvan's parent's house in North Carolina. We also have a couple that we planted in our yard, but they haven't produced fruit yet.

[@chocolatepie84]

You can make coffee from date seeds as well. To me, it doesn't smell like coffee until after you have roasted & grinded them. When you smell it then, its mind boggling how much it smell like roasted coffee. Kinda tastes like coffee. I think the stronger concentration it is, the more it taste like it.

[@MrNavelorange]

Yummm

[@dariyanda167]

Know that pods nuts and roots can be posion to dogs and cats plus chickens.

[@heiditony2753]

Watch out, Starbucks!

[@acreations153]

Cleavers!!! Relative of coffee! Grows like a weed, has caffeine!

[@acharyajamesoermannspeaker6563]

Yaupon is not hard to grow in colder climates if you use green houses, cold frames, or bring inside for the coldest part of the year. I'm not sure your coffee grinder would enjoy the abuse of those KCT beans. I've heard KCT is basically nasty no matter what. No chicory????????

[@sandrafarley7967]

dandylion is a very edable plant