Just after posting my pinklog, I made something else pink by accident. “Tangy angelica liqueur,” Gregg called it, and indeed, he guessed correctly because the base of this cocktail is a spicy angelica liqueur we made in the fall. I’ve been drinking it by itself, chilled over … [Read more...]
Angelica Enhances Alcohol, Satisfies Sweet Tooth
How many times have I hiked the same route never to discover angelica? Probably more than a hundred. Of course, this is very much in keeping with what I have come to expect from wild plants—I almost always find something good when I’m out foraging, but it’s often not what I set … [Read more...]
A Bathtub Gin for the Wild Edible Plants Enthusiast
Perhaps one day I’ll get into distilling my own spirits, but until that day comes, I did find a lazy’s man’s gin recipe on Ehow that involves wild edible plants. According to the website of the now-defunct Gin & Vodka Association, gin flavorings (referred to as … [Read more...]
