Sumac Berries

[miklitov23]

if you smoke this would you get high?

[deadheat130]

The first plant you showed. Its called staghorn sumac, all you really want is the "hairs" and powder from the outside of the berries...if you just rub your fingers on the berries and get the power on your finger and taste it....its sour / sweet .....

The stems and inside of the berries are very stringent and dont taste so great. Works good in BBQ sauces too, take some berries put them in a plastic zip lock bag add plain BBQ sauce, work it around. Then strain through a mesh sieve. : )

[coolcat726]

cool plants but its sad to see people wanting to get high off it

[Nigelxman]

Dude, no offense but you are so weird looking.

[tonymarie1984]

do those little qlink pendants work well

[SteamingBurito]

are they the plants that look/feel fuzzy?

[RafaeINadal]

did you call that a LITTLE bowl?

[cheekyfumes]

Great vid and info. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!

[RDBoisQc]

dude you don't need to take each sumac seed off; simply mash the entire bud in water and then filter; add sugar. Takes 1 min, to prepare.

[Ikefis]

thanks

[fb002a]

You are making things hard on your self.

After you harvest the berries, soak the whole bunch in water for about 4 hours. Any longer really serves no propose. At that time remove berries and strain through towel. Many placed will say cheese cloth, but that will not work well. The strained liquid is ready to drink for a tart refreshing beverage or sweeten with honey (or sugar if you like) for a lemon aid type drink

Been doing this for years and it is great

[DarkSeraphane]

There is a poisonous sumac and it does have berries as well. Although, the poisonous sumac, the berries are white or green (and are most certainly toxic)

and are usually a berry to a stem, they are not at all clustered (like the one in the

video) and tend to be more sporadic and descending. Best to reference a reliable book. I have advanced-training--not so much with words though. :P

[TheKerryzzz]

Has anyone done this? I thought this was poison?? Like Sumac ??

[terceldude]

you are sure funny-looking, lol, but you do know your stuff! :) ;)

[aruffa07]

@simonbomber go for it

[UCONNgirl]

Do you know of any edible plants native to connecticut?

[aruffa07]

@UCONNgirl yea for sure, theres tons. get a wild edible plant book, they're very useful for learning to identify local plants to your area. bless!

[ArtemiaSalina]

@UCONNgirl "Do you know of any edible plants native to connecticut?"

We have Sumac, dandelion, lamb's quarter, plantain, cat tails, wild grapes (very sour!), fern sprouts ("fiddle heads"), rose hips, rhubarb, acorns, blue/straw/black/rasp-berries, and many others. I agree with aruffa07 about getting a book on the subject.

[ColeFried81]

Don't you mean how high is anthony ruffa in this video?.....

[jimipage09]

How high will these berries get me if I eat a lot?

[aruffa07]

@jimipage09 wild foods in general get you pretty beamed! :)

[pwarren1010]

Anthony have you smoked sumac before?

[zuphu]

This is pure prejudice - I think Anthony has smoked more than sumac before

[FLIPWILSON1]

What state is this located?

[trapperjacksurvival]

great post Anthony Ruffa.

staghorn sumac seed is completely edible. roast the seed until dark and toasted. grind the roasted seed into a powder with a morter and pestle. and you have an exelent survival food that tastes like food

[starshock01]

people need to be careful when eating staghorn sumac, some people are sensitive to it and may develope hives when eaten

[WorkOnWellness]

Wow interesting. thanks.

[Mongodelight]

yeah look for the rose hips spots. thats the place to go in winter to find fruits.

[northnv]

Can you eat you just eat it off the plants or can you only make a drink out of it?

[aruffa07]

Well the berries are pretty fuzzy, but it can be ground up and used as a spice! :)

[50Cent507]

@aruffa07 i have a question...I live up here in nebraska and I am hearing of all these fruits like pawpaw sumac buffalo berry and others that grow like crazy around here but anytime i go on a nature hike or camping or sumething i'm lucky to even come across the common mullberry is there anything i am doing wrong? am i not searching in the right place or what?

[aruffa07]

@50Cent507 i would get a copy of peterson's field guide ~ edible wild plants of eastern/central north america and that will help you to locate an area where they may be growing! :)

[mungcray]

shit. all this time i thought it was poisonous

[Brenbread]

Thanks for the video! Because of it I found and made some lovely batches of Indian Lemonade!!! =D

[nummie1968]

rAwesome! You are my new hero!! :) See you on myspace!!!! One Love, Nummie

[StaleDukeProductions]

dude ur awesome. if i was lost in the wildess and could hav 1 erson w/ me it wud b u cuz u no so much about wild plants. where do u live/where do u film all of this? reason i ask is that i wanna know how close u r 2 me so i know how accurate this stuff is. in other words, if i can find all the plants u talk aout where i live. if u dont wanna say, i understand.

[primussux]

Yo I have a pick necklace too I got it at a moe. show It did say moe. o it but its old and worn

[primussux]

Those are everywhere by me yo!!!!!!!!!