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May-11-2005 13:23

Has anyone tried drinking hot sassyfrass tea? We use to dig the roots up then boil it to drink. It taste a bit like "hornhound candy" >>( may be spelled wrong), & "root beer". I've never drank it cold so don't know about that.

May-11-2005 22:09

Hey! I've had sassafrass tea!! A looong time ago. Going back to that West Virginia reference again! LOL! (I'm half hill-billy, so I can make these references!) My mom's from Morgantown. I remember having some vaguely. On a trip there with her. Just a taste of it. I'm thinking of bitter liquorice taste. I was young, like 5 or 6 at the time.

I think I would rather have the Coke with lemon and orange thing.

LOL!

May-11-2005 22:24

True, I also recall it having the taste of black liquorice, and of course I could eat a sack of that. I don't think I've heard of coke with lemon and orange. It sounds awful..lol, however, I'm gain to try anything once, as long as it's not road kill, like those people eats on "Fear Factor", just for the love of money...shoo-wee!If I had to eat or drink what they do on that show, I'd never get over it.

May-11-2005 22:52

I don't go out of my way for 'em, but I do eat the black jelly beans! It's not quite the same taste as I remember sassafrass tho'.

The coke reference was to whatever Sunny was talking about. OK Soda. Never heard of it. I've tried the new Coke with Lime in it however, and found it lacking. As a lover of eating raw limes, I frankly couldn't taste any lime in it. Actually, it tasted like an old pop that someone had shakin up months before. No carbonation or flavor.

I keep telling my wife, that's why I won't try out for Survivor. If I made it to whatever round came up where you have to eat any of the weird stuff to survive, I'd be dead! That and I can't compromise alot of morals and values I have. I still like the show 'tho.

May-12-2005 06:02

I think it being refereed to as Coke is because it was 1st bottled here. I prefer Pepsi myself.

May-12-2005 06:04

Daru,
I tried to drink it 1 time & couldn't because I hate black licorice. I have an aunt that makes it fairly often & loves it. Did you know it's an ingredient in root beer?

May-12-2005 06:04

Have ya'll ever had homemade wine or moonshine?

May-12-2005 16:04

I LOVE sassafrass tea, hot or cold!! My husband makes homemade beer and wine and yes we do drink moonshine at parties although we buy it. The supplier is the trick there.

May-12-2005 16:36

I've had homemade wine before. My friend brought it over, and all I know is, it tastes like grape juice only much stronger and was a complete mind eraser. I woke up the next day thinking "what happened AFTER the wine?" I remember everything up until that point :) My fiance` had to fill me in and thank goodness I didnt do anything embarrassing..I just did alot of laughing and talking too much, which Im quiet normally. :) It was good stuff!! (obviously since I drank alot of it)...but I think I will stick with my beer. haha

May-12-2005 17:17

yes i have never seen so many dr. pepper adds as i did when we lived in NC lolol but it is soda to mee...
soda on the east
pop in washington state