Comments on: Saturday Market

By: Janet Fish

Janet Fish — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:22:55 +0000

I just have to say one thing about that picture of Rand and the sign. It’s such a danged cute picture. Reminds me of my sons.

Men, if we’re lucky, stay about 12 years old, in part anyway. And I think Rand must have done that, as evidenced by that picture.

Rand must be a great guy. If I was his mother, I’d frame that picture.

By: Shep

Shep — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:16:56 +0000

The wild sumac lemonade is made from the red heads of staghorn sumac and is very high in Vitamin C; about 4 times higher than the equivalent in orange juice. It has a citrus kind of taste, tart, but pleasant – unlike anything you’ve ever had before.

Most Americans like things sweet, so we provided some local honey to add as a sweetener to tame the tart a bit. The color is a transparent red shading to pink. If you add honey, the color lightens some. Let me know if you’d like to come to the farm for a taste of sumac lemonade. There were quite a few good comments on the taste.

Sumac lemonade is sold in some farmers markets in the south. Now is the time to harvest the beautiful red heads. Although it’s hard to see the color, you can see some sumac heads in the bowl next to the jar on the left. I had just completed a field trip of the farm for a large group and was acting as their tour guide at the nearby Indian trail and earth lodge, giving an impromptu series of lessons on wild edibles where I harvested these heads.

We provided the blueberry lemonade also, which has been a real treat as well.

By: heineken160

heineken160 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:06:12 +0000

I made it once about 35 years ago.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:17:06 +0000

It’s been a long time since I’ve had sumac lemonade. Friends used to make it, but it’s been about 30 years now. Gee…. that sounds like a long time!

By: cheryl

cheryl — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:36:49 +0000

Kind of hard to describe, Kris. Tart, in a good way. And clean.