It would make great Popsicles, too.
Basic recipe:
10-12 heads of Sumac berries, either Staghorn (we used) or Smooth variety with RED berries. The white are poisonous.
2-3 quarts of water.
Let soak for 20 minutes in cool water. Do not rinse first or you will loose all of the flavor. I had read somewhere of people soaking them for a lot longer, I might try that next time to taste the difference.
Strain through cheese cloth to remove any fibers or bugs.
Sweeten to taste.
Enjoy over ice.
3 comments:
Fascinating! never heard of using sumac. I wonder if we have sumac out here -- I can't remember if I've seen it or not.
what a great idea! glad to have found your site and pleased to meet you;)
This somehow reminds me of what we used to do in the backyard, thinking of feeding it to the neighborhood bully!
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