The Southern "Lemonade Plant" That Puts Store-Bought To Shame!

[@JohnBiewald]

40 years ago I was 7 and arguing with a friend about how he shouldn’t eat these because we all knew poison sumac and he said they use this to make lemonade and we all thought he was crazy 🤪 I’ve thought about this so many time’s and now I have some closure! Thanks for the video

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Haha wow! A 40 year mystery solved!

[@dtoy1809]

And that kid probably still remembers and would happily shout SEE I TOLD YOU

[@wedding_photography]

You still owe him an apology

[@jillhumphrys9349]

Yeah its commoy dried and used as seasoning in middle eastern countries

[@gg-gn3re]

almost all the sumacs are edible.. which is why the one specific one is named poison sumac

[@dioad1739]

My grandfather taught me about sumac when I was a kid his mother taught him she was creek Native American, he told me it was also useful to help you if you were thirsty while on long hikes to put the berries in your mouth until you get some water, thank you for what you do.

[@brandyweems8326]

That's awesome!!😊

[@annai157]

@@Brandon-kg9ue That was really rude : (

[@ZomPaul2113]

​@thingsweshouldkno nah it needs to said.

[@matthewbolton4289]

@@ZomPaul2113 did it tho

[@Gizmodi]

What you done did not hear? You ears stuffed with cowboy toilet paper? Come now you not see but try now teach? 😅

[@Barbaralee1205]

Because of you I now eat a perilla leaf every day, used wild lettuce for pain and comfrey salve for skin problems!! Thank you Matt

[@Sedgewise47]

🤔 Isn’t perilla supposed to have some toxicity in it?

[@dianeleirer9878]

What is the benefit of perilla?

[@Barbaralee1205]

@@dianeleirer9878 folk remedy for allergies, dementia and high blood pressure. Since my doctors are all ignorant of natural remedies, I choose to eat more “medicinals” uncommon in every day diet in hopes of being a little healthier 🤣

[@dianeleirer9878]

@@Barbaralee1205 Thanks. I am intrigued. I have an invasion of perilla (my ‘fault’😊). I know perilla is used to flavor/color vinegar for sushi.

[@TheRealWadeW]

​@@Sedgewise47no more than what 3M is pumping into our bodies daily

[@terryrogers7899]

as a kid I'd pick these when they were dry, and suck on them. I loved their sour lemony taste. some mid east dishes use these berries ground up as a sour spice additive.

[@theresabettison5458]

I would love to hear more about it's other uses

[@rharris22222]

Oh yeah! I did that too! Suck on a few sumac berries, then get a drink of cold water from the hose! Close to 50 years later my mom still has that now aging sumac in her front yard!

[@unapieza25]

Yes put it in zatar

[@markkeneson6806]

Yes, the dry ground up spice is used in salads and kebab recipes, to name a few.

[@theunknownatheist3815]

Persian koobideh kebab (ground. Beef or lamb) uses powdered sumac as a main spice

[@mansize6622]

One of the best uses of the Internet. Matthew's vlogs. Thanks !

[@stacystepp7914]

Agreed 1000 fold!!

[@ricosuaveon2]

Staghorn Sumac grows profusely all over New England. My Lebenese grandmother would pick them from the roadside to put on her meat pies.

[@honeybadgerisme]

😋Lebonese food!!!❤

[@duxdawg]

We use Staghorn (Rhus typhina) and Smooth (R. glabra) up here in the Great White North for seasoning (Za'atar) and Sumac-Ade. The meristem shoots are a good veggie raw or cooked.

[@SewardWriter]

Mmm, Lebanese food, nom. I mostly put sumac on rice, but it's delicious everywhere it needs to go.

[@terrilegg1]

​@duxdawg do you dry the berries? My Lebanese sister in law made a delicious salad one time and I think she used dry sumac for the dressing.

[@WesleyJSnellgrove]

The Middle Eastern seasoning/condiment everyone is referring to is called Zatr. I believe the plant it comes from is very similar but possibly a distant cousin. The berries are mixed with other dry herbs and salt. It's delicious with many foods. I love to mix it in eggs, add a thick yogurt/sour cream called labni and put in pita bread. 🤤

[@hermenutic]

I have picked and made that 'lemonade' in New York. It is truly a refreshing summer afternoon drink The sumac is beautiful in the fall..

[@duxdawg]

We use Staghorn (Rhus typhina) and Smooth (R. glabra) drupes up here in the Great White North for seasoning (Za'atar) and Sumac-Ade. The meristem shoots are a good veggie raw or cooked.

[@globyois]

That little baby girl is ADORABLE!

[@mikejohnson9118]

Legacy you and the "Mrs" do good work!

[@thea5714]

Nearly 50 years ago, my 10th grade biology teacher made some sumac-ade and we all got to taste it. I would not describe it as lemon-y however. It was very similar to cranberry juice but more astringent. Sumac also has vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Native Americans used red sumac to treat treat diarrhea, dysentery,, as a mouthwash to treat mouth and throat ulcers and as an antiseptic for the skin. I applaud your commitment to research medicinal plants and herbs~! Subscribed~! ❤

[@Peter-od7op]

Ty was wondering about The vitamins in Merrills minerals

[@windfeather.noodiinmiigwan5131]

I appreciate the comments that r left. Very cheering in dec hugz n luv

[@matthewhinson2245]

Horticulturalist here from Charleston SC!! Love you content…education is awareness and you do a fine job sir. Keep up the great work and looking forward to checking more vids out

[@GreenfieldsHomeplace]

If you’re concerned about bugs, I find that when I pick or cut any herbs or plants, I let them sit outside (in shade) on a tray or newspaper, and the bugs instinctively know to leave. This may not get rid of all of them but it usually gets most of them out and they can scatter somewhere else. 😁 I had no idea about this Sumac. Great video. Thanks!

[@solaura6218]

In central PA there is the staghorn sumac. It grows the little red berries on dense vertical spikes of about 7". I fill a stock pot with cold water, put a few spikes into it & rub the berries off the spikes between the palms of my hands.

[@karensweet6530]

My great grandfather being of native Indian decent on my daddy's side, always made all our medicines while growing up. I always got poison oak and ivy really bad and he made a ointment from something and it literally healed it up within a day or two. It didn't matter what sickness or rash or bug bites we all got, Grandpa Healed us with God's Pharmacy! God put every kind of plant we would need for anything on this earth for Healing! God is Amazing all the time! I wish I had my Grandpa's Book he made of how he made all his medicines n cures! It would be priceless! I'd love to make my own Book learning from you or someone who knew how to use all the different plants! What a Blessing that would be! Thank you Matthew for this! I did know know about this and do make it! God Bless. 🙏🙏❤❤

[@Victoria.Foxworthy]

@@karensweet6530 that would make him your paternal great-grandfather

[@argentorangeok6224]

​@@Victoria.FoxworthyWhat if it was on his mother's side?

[@sharonp4446]

@@argentorangeok6224. Maternal

[@mrdg]

@@argentorangeok6224 that would make him his maternal great-grandfather

[@Greenacres1958]

That would probably be jewelweed. I’m just learning about this. Not found any yet but I’m allergic to poison if any kind so I need to find it.

[@scottwilliam9883]

I moved into a new house last year and always wondered what this tree was growing over my fence...I came across this video and immediately went outside and grabbed the berries and sure enough, perfectly sour!! Wow man, thanks so much, that's so cool!

[@2Hearts3]

Somewhere along the way in the 20th century, we started thinking of natural foods as bad and synthetic foods as a great advancement over nature. I call it '50s thinking-- the decade following WWII when chemicals and plastics really took off. Growing up in the '60s, all i ever heard about sumac was allergy problems and stay away from it. Thank you, Matthew, for your great information and encouragement to use and appreciate nature's bounty 🌿 Thanks be to God 👑✝️🕊️♥️

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@roseychicka2298]

Evil is called good and good is called evil. It's not just with our food, it's everything in this upside down world. It's pure insanity. I met someone afraid to eat berries off a mulberry tree cause they didn't come from the grocery store. Idk whether to laugh or cry!

[@nonpopishchristians]

@@roseychicka2298 amen amen❤✝️

[@guardiandevil3]

Technological advances got people excited for the future so people jumped after every trend and were told it was better for you

[@Arisaem]

And before that, silly people would look at certain things like sassafras as "cure-alls" and almost harvested them into extinction.

[@TheBarrelsBottom]

I’m originally from Michigan, but the Southeast has always been such a beautiful, wonderful aria to me. Especially with all of the history, all of the ingenuity with natural plant life and how it’s been used is SO fascinating and incredibly valuable. Thanks for passing on this knowledge that might’ve otherwise been lost! Also, if that’s your daughter she is SO precious :)

[@heathergerbyshak4078]

I believe an edible sumac lives in the midwestern US. It has serrated pinnate leaves and red berry groups.

[@heathergerbyshak4078]

And that is the Staghorn Sumac, Rhus typhina. Red berries . Poison sumac has WHITE berries.

[@notmyworld44]

We have these abundantly where I live (northwest Arkansas). The sour flavor ON the berries is Malic Acid - the same as in grapes. Matthew, I love your videos, and the no-nonsense way you do them.

[@jillhumphrys9349]

Wow! Im in NWArkansas too! Hi neighbor!

[@stacystepp7914]

So fun!! Love hearing the excitement in your voice when you were harvesting the fruit! And what a joy seeing little Georgia's anticipation knowing she was about to drink some sumacade!

[@cmaranatha9890]

God has given us so many plants for our benefit! I'll have to look for this plant before August is over.

[@brandyweems8326]

He put everything here we would ever need.....❤❤😊

[@ladyd8028]

​@@brandyweems8326Selah! 🤲🏾

[@Smoothoperator65]

Exactly! I firmly believe,that there is plants located somewhere that can cure every disease and ailment that man has ! Including cancer ,aids etc! The problem is that big pharma doesn't want us to know about them!!

[@nonpopishchristians]

@@cmaranatha9890 amen 🙌🏻🥰

[@000scubasteve]

No offense but your "god" has absolutely nothing to do with the plants available to us. He is a fictitious character idealized in books. Apparently you don't believe in the theory of evolution. Science rules all

[@DOROTHYFOSTER-kb4fl]

I made sumac berry ice tea and put ginger in it. Delicious!

[@FyreSylverFlame]

I Know that Sumac Family Member as "Staghorn" Sumac. I'm Originally from New Jersey so I DEFINATELY Recognyze It... and Have Actually Made StagHorn Tea from the Dryed Berry Cluster. VERY Delicious! I've Also Made InkBerry Syrup & Pine Needle Tea

[@mickeyscott7479]

Sumac berries are also used in cooking, not only for flavor but for tenderizing meat.

[@sheilahdang11]

Tenderizing meat you say. Will it also give the meat it's flavor. I certainly wouldn't mind if it did❤

[@brandyweems8326]

Oh wow,that's a great tip! Thanks❤😊

[@mikusoxlongius]

As a table spice to shake over hummus or shawarma.

[@WesleyJSnellgrove]

​@@mikusoxlongius Yes, the middle eastern condiment is called zatr. It's delicious!

[@bonniecellum9042]

It's good to know that it's medicinal as well as delicious! Thanks Matthew

[@SalendroShoibam]

Similar plant Rhus chinensis or Chinese sumac is available in our state Manipur, India.

[@ablanccanvas]

Do you use it in the same way or are there other uses?

[@SalendroShoibam]

@@ablanccanvas Yes, we use in the same way. We also use tender leaves for making vegetable salad.

[@one_field]

Georgia is adorable! Looking forward to the medicinal episode.

[@stacystepp7914]

For sure! That little girl will know nothing else but wild food and medicine:) Praise the Lord!

[@Damselfly54315]

Our Sumac berries stand straight up in the air, they do not bend over! Ours is Staggorn Sumac here in Pa

[@TheJanieBing]

Thanks for this! I have it growing on my land and will try it out. Also, my daughter has anemia so looking forward to the medicinal episode.

[@marthaadams8326]

Everyone I offered it too was scared to try it. Silly, it is so good.

[@CarbonFiberSwan]

Yeah I have a feeling most of my friends wouldn’t try it either, lol! The only way I could get them to try it would be if I called it lemonade, but I’m not going to lie to them.

[@ScottWConvid19]

It's crazy how most people won't consume natural foods and drinks because they're scared, but they won't even read what's in the crap that they gladly swallow from the store or restaurant without a second thought. Lifetime of brainwashing

[@TheFabFarmer]

Ironic, they won’t try this but they probably drink food colorings and corn syrup.

[@chevreherd]

"More for me" laugh at them

[@udumkopf8217]

Did the birds eat them?

[@bugnout23e]

Thank you so much for doing this. I find myself seeing these plants that you show all over now.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

That's awesome to hear! Glad you're enjoying them

[@chevreherd]

Thank god the plants survive in wooded areas and a few roadsides. In farming country they keep disappearing because farmers are all peer pressured to keeps "weeds " down and clean roadways....everything is literally mowed down. I just learned of another 100 acre woods torn out to plant corn....as a kid we got to enjoy natural woods but its rare anymore

[@Don_P.717]

I know that as rhus-aide from our foraging trail work camp cook, Lyda Burney, 50 years ago now. You have a young one, you can make a whistle with the pithy sumac stems too :) Our common native is the staghorn sumac.

[@delmadehoyos1946]

Thank you so much...I didn't know about Sumac ade...I have a large sumac in my front yard. I will be making Sumac ade soon! ❤🤠❤

[@Abdega]

How’d it go?

[@joycebegnaud9645]

I’ve suffered with anemia most of my life, so it’s good to know.

[@cindykq8086]

Yoh might to consider cooking with cast iron daily.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

"Is it better than lemonade?" "Mmmmhmmm" The smile to the camera right after she said that. Thats a proud Dad right there. What a beautiful little interaction at the end of a very informative video. Thank you.

[@c.cmanakabubba9708]

Yo! Mathew, bugs are the extra protein🪲🕷 according to the FDA. I have been waiting for years for someone to explain whats all in the Southern states woods. From a friend down in the red clay, sand and pine sticks. Thanks

[@sharonp4446]

Same E TX area

[@Doomedmandy77]

Howdy, neighbors.

[@TheFabFarmer]

Thanks for sharing! I had no idea…the name sumac always scared me away because I associated it with poison sumac.

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

I KNEW it was going to be Sumac! 😊 I'm more familiar with the Staghorn, so this is helpfu. I was looking for it around here yesterday.

[@alph8654]

First time viewer. Nice video. I gave a thumbs up and subscribed.

[@virginiapreston4735]

In the fall the color is beautiful!

[@joycebegnaud9645]

I’ve suffered with anemia most of my life, so it’s good to know. Thanks for sharing that 🥰

[@Realatmx]

Anemia is easiest to cure as per Ayurveda ( traditional Indian medicine)

[@anotherfreakingaccount]

I struggle with anemia too, I've found that cooking in cast iron helps keep my numbers higher

[@conanhighwoods4304]

​@@anotherfreakingaccount fr?

[@anotherfreakingaccount]

@@conanhighwoods4304 Yep, you consume small amounts of any cooking utensil you use. If your pan is made from iron, you get dietary iron, especially when cooking sour foods or those high in vitamin c. Use of something called an "iron fish" dates back centuries, it's basically a small piece of cast iron poured into the shape of a fish that you put in the pot while cooking soups and curries and things that leeches iron into the solution

[@conanhighwoods4304]

@@anotherfreakingaccount I remember hearing about the iron fish gadget, never knew it was that old. I wonder if it improves the taste of meat/mock meat meals. Unrelated kinda, but do you have any cravings related to your anemia?

[@JerseyJimFish]

Both sumac leaves and bark contain very high levels of tannins. I am an artist and fish cutter from NJ. I use the sumac leaves in order to tan fish skin. It makes beautiful leather.

[@djdrack4681]

We have staghorn sumac in upper midwest. Its very identifiable, the 'horns' quickly dry out. Great lemonade. Great on Mediterranean/Persian dishes as seasoning, great addition to beers/wines.

[@livingintheLight.]

When I was clearing the lot to build my house a few years ago, I left some sumac and a wild persimmon to grow

[@marilynwashburn4480]

As a south Alabamian, I am so thankful that you have this passion and share your knowledge! 🥰

[@2Hearts3]

Awww-- very sweet taste tester! 🥰

[@foxiedogitchypaws7141]

Never Knew about this! Wow!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Glad you learned something new! It's amazing how common and tasty this plant is while remaining virtually unknown by modern people.

[@DonaldJackson-om8hb]

I've seen this plant since i was young and never knew the amazing things that you have shown, I'll be on the look out for it! Thanks.

[@lindseyscott3300]

The download he's offering is amazing!

[@marcmelvin3010]

Good! Will try this in the morning.

[@AgoristDryad]

It grows like gangbusters in FL, too. I planted some winged sumac in my yard because I always adored the staghorn sumac up north in Wisconsin and wanted to bring that charming plant with me when I moved to FL. Three plants have multiplied into dozens within years. Still hasn't fruited yet, but maybe this is the year. Staghorn has toothed leaves and the berries have trichomes on them that exude the malic acid that makes it so palatable. The berries on Starghorn sumac last into the spring, providing beautiful shades of red in the winter months and food for birds all winter long.

[@davis4555]

You have to give more info on the type of environment the plant gows in. Does it grow near water? Does it like sandy environments? Etc.

[@victoriao1828]

Excellent video. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@bizzybee852]

I am going to look for some winged sumac to make some sumac ade for my grandchildren tomorrow. I love that this video is posted at the perfect time to find ripe sumac berries. I look forward to the video on the medicinal uses for the winged sumac. Thank you!

[@duxdawg]

We use Staghorn (Rhus typhina) and Smooth (R. glabra) drupes up here in the Great White North for seasoning (Za'atar) and Sumac-Ade. The meristem shoots are a good veggie raw or cooked.

[@mikejohnson9118]

I would push honey over refined white sugar. Even if it costs more.

[@BrianGreen-q4k]

A cup of honey for a cup of sugar? Or different amount to be the same sweetness?

[@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65]

Love staghorn sumac lemonade!

[@jasonpatterson8091]

Staghorn sumac is similar and found all over the northeastern US. If you live up here you've seen it; it's very distinctive both in terms of the plant's growth and the fruit. Again, nothing like poison sumac.

[@Curious-Mr.-Lee]

Has anyone ever told this guy he looks wholesome AF?

[@lyndaniel3369]

I made red Sumac tea years ago---the ones we have in Missouri are "hairy" and thicker and more abundant than your Sumac, Matthew. They really have a good flavor.

[@shirleytruett7319]

Thank you Matthew I'm going to try some because I LOVE lemon's ❤

[@Sa_Raw]

I have one of these on my land but wasn't 100% sure until now! I thought it might be some type of sumac but didn't know. Thank you for making this!

[@Shaw.77]

Great video. Like what you’re doing.

[@oldguy3983]

Have published a field guide? I live in south Texas and would really like to add your knowledge to my library.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Not yet! Thank you for asking

[@Slay_No_More]

Sounds like you have a good library of useful things if you want to include this in there.

[@reneewauchula]

I'll have to look for those I haven't seen any of those in Florida and I hang out in the woods a lot. Also I was laughing about the bugs because whenever you're picking elderberries up we freeze ours to kill the spiders.

[@timothyfischer9318]

up north we had Staghorn sumac everywhere and I used to make this amazing drink all the time, I moved to upstate SC 8 years ago and haven't seen but a few of these winged sumac. great video very informative.

[@mattsanchez4893]

I’ve lived in North Carolina for over 30 years and I’ve never come across this plant, now I’m going to hunt for it, much appreciate the information!

[@lunarrn]

I think one of the wisest things one can do is to learn the plants that thrive all around you. If it ever becomes impossible to buy herbs online or in a store you won’t care about a plant native to a region nowhere near you.

[@maryatsealevel2]

It's all over North East too. Hello from Nova Scotia where the Sumac grows wild and free

[@jeffb215]

Can't wait to try

[@fathersonandskillet]

Sumac berries are also used as a spice in Middle-Eastern cuisines. They add a nice tartness.

[@peggylinden8146]

I have seen a recipe for sumac jelly. You make the juice the same way, but soak it longer, adding more berries, and concentrating the flavor. Here in Texas we have the flame leaf sumac. Its generally smaller, but gorgeous in the fall.

[@viggilante5349]

We used to do that as kids in Massachusetts 45 years ago.

[@christyhughes6632]

So freaking yummy. I'm from southern california. It grows wild on the coast down down san diego and south. We call it indian lemonade sumac. Love those sticky berries.Oh my gosh so yummy yummy yummy

[@janicegelbhaar7352]

Been making and drinking this with my Granny since i was younger

[@danielcarter5537]

I live in the mountains of North Carolina and we have Staghorn Sumac. It has deep red berries and can be used in the same way. They drink can be pink or red in color depending on how strong you make it.

[@SavedTraveler-1975]

Wow, you've documented Sumac!! Your name is gonna be in books!!!

[@ChrisSmith-nh8hf]

Sent an email to you a few days ago. Thank you for your efforts to help others understand medicinal plants.

[@exploringwithsolwalk3726]

It's yummy! 😊Awww Now I know what to do with all these sumac in my backyard jungle!

[@kerch-e]

I dig what you're doing. Solid knowledge that you're making available.

[@alpyhaWQFwef]

Thank you! Foraging for food has transformed my personal life. I haven't had a solid bowel movement in 17 weeks - praise Gaia! No more pesky bathroom battles. No grunting, groaning, straining or moaning! And you best believe the way flying insects now flee by my mere presence is the cherry bobbing atop that hot, watery, chocolate sundae that arrives after every foraged meal.

[@hollydimig3998]

Great video and I’m so glad that my dad shared this video with me. I subscribed! And thank you very much for saying that this plant is in the cashew and mango family because I’m allergic to nuts and I will just proceed with caution and take a few sips first when I try this out!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

@@hollydimig3998 Thank you for subscribing! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@bugnout23e]

We live in FL which in my opinion is its own thing. From hunting fishing gardening it really is different from up north. I'm going the path of tropical farming that's natural to Fl and using the ✌️weeds ✌️ with it do you have any videos like that?

[@bloodlove93]

in the USA, without a greenhouse, only parts of California and Florida can grow tropical and subtropical fruits...are our states kinda screwy and crappy? oh hell yes....but unless im mega rich to where i can hsve a square mile of greenhouses ,i wouldn't live elsewhere

[@Kazwellian]

South Fla (Delray/Boynton Beach) area was excellent for growing Pineapples. I planted a pineapple top in my yard as a teenager and there were 27 ripe and ready pineapples when my parents sold the house. Ah, the good ole days! 😊

[@kellygreene8786]

I will most definitely be signing up for your online course, can’t wait to learn!

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Awesome! Thanks so much!

[@bpooboi]

I love watching foragers. Especially coastal foragers. That pick wild onions, garlics and perrywinkles and other crustacean around the coastal parts of this world. And they cook it on the beaches they are at. Its great

[@margomoore4527]

There is a version common in Northern Illinois, that commonly grows on the South-facing side of a road-in fall they develop brilliant red and yellow colors. The berries are rusty red, but they grow in more of an upright cone than the hanging bunches you show. As a child it never occurred to me that they might be edible. Even now I don’t know because I don’t want to trespass to gather them.

[@mrdovie47]

I had stag sumac on my land in Michigan. the dried fruit can be used in a bee smoker to calm the bees when getting honey from them. there is sorrel grass also which is sour.

[@wr3add]

Very cool bro. I was born in Tn reside now in Ca learning about foraging out here but seeing this makes me really miss Appalachia

[@KateCarew]

I ❤sumac!! It’s so good on chicken too. It’s just another wonderful gift from Mother Nature 🙏🏻

[@ddouglas3687]

Thank you sir! I'm in Piedmont VA. Between Charlottesville and Richmond, Zone 7a. I will def try to find this plant and make some lemonade! Can you possibly do a post on the Youpon plant and it's use as coffee? I've read it was what early colonial Americans used before coffee was imported and is the only north American plant that does contain caffeine. I'm wondering if it will grow in zone 7a. Excellent info you provided and that little girl was as cute as they get! Lol! Thanks again! 👍

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Thanks for watching! That's right on the edge of where yaupon will grow but I would think you would be able to do it if you planted it it somewhere with a little protection from the cold. That's definitely on my list of plants to cover. One of my favorites.

[@ddouglas3687]

@@LegacyWildernessAcademy Awesome! You've created a crazy man. I was out all over the place finding chicory roots to enhance my coffee flavor. I'll be chopping a few roost up and roasting them very soon lol. I'm an avid wild mushroom gatherer and you've shown me the benefits of wild medicinal plants and I love it! Thank you again!

[@mariatorres9789]

​@LegacyWildernessAcademy There's several of those Holly behind the laundry mat in St.Mary's, GA. Male & female. I've seen them all over between there & Atlantic Beach, FL, usually within a couple miles from the ocean. I've found them other places on FL, but the most are always closer to the ocean imo.

[@WesleyJSnellgrove]

​@@LegacyWildernessAcademyI'm extremely interested in seeing you identify Yaupon Holly. In my area I'm surrounded by acres upon acres of numerous plants, flowers, trees etc and Yaupon is one of the few I've never seen anyone identify. I'd love to find it and try it out as a much cheaper and healthier option to industrially grown coffee. I look forward to seeing your work. 👍

[@jmgren1]

I made some a couple of weeks ago, really good!

[@sugarhoneyicetea]

Thank you so much watched this last night and found one not far from me ! Definitely making some !

[@robertr1096]

Years ago I collected a sack of elderberries and attempted to make jam, although I didn't have a recipe, had never made jam before, and didn't know what I was doing. I also didn't realize there were a lot of stink bugs hiding out in the clusters as I smashed them all up. Boy that tasted so nasty I had to throw it out.

[@fuddrucker74]

Huh... i never knew this. Im from upstate NY. My uncle was a beekeeper, and he used to dry the bunches of berries to ise in his smokers. If you waft smoke on the bees, they'll retreat into the hives, and they won't get hurt when you remove the frames from the super. But, i never knew that you could make a drink out of them. Sadly, i haven't seen a stand of sumac arpund here in ages. Thank you for the content.

[@mtngypsy111]

Nice! I'm working on building a public garden with medicinal and edible native plants in north georgia, what a great channel! Thank you for sharing all this! I had no idea about sumac tea 😊

[@duxdawg]

We use Staghorn (Rhus typhina) and Smooth (R. glabra) drupes up here in the Great White North for seasoning (Za'atar) and Sumac-Ade. The meristem shoots are a good veggie raw or cooked.

[@hooknbullet]

They blossom earlier, but lilac and sumac together are pretty amazing

[@glassonyon]

Beekeepers also love Sumac for producing an awesome and delicious honey. If you ever come across a real beekeeper who knows how to produce a single-crop honey... If they say they have Sumac honey, do not miss the opportunity to buy that! Super-rare to find it, but possibly my favorite honey!

[@HummingbirdHoller]

Great video! 😊

[@jameskarl424]

I keep sumac is my kitchen. It’s good for so much.

[@lazarusgenerationministrie2169]

Thank you … I’m fighting invasive carcinoma so if I find the sumac I will definitely make it

[@OIE82]

Hey Matthew, thanks for your videos. I have long wanted a resource like this. I tried the Sumac Lemonade but had too much water for the amount of fruit. The plant I found did not produce that well and now this late in the year I guess I have to wait till next year. Keep the videos coming.

[@TheLamba444]

Well watching your video and just saw the part about if you are allergic to mango to avoid. Deathly allergic to mango, had a reaction when I was visiting Malaysia and almost died! Very frightening experience. I was so looking forward to trying this natural 'lemonade'.

[@LegacyWildernessAcademy]

Bummer! I don't know for sure if it would be a problem but better safe than sorry