Winter green
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From: Will
07-Nov-18
There was a thread a while back about what deer eat. I'd mentioned winter green and keep forgetting to post a pic. This is it.
From: Huntskifishcook
07-Nov-18
Will, if I'm in the woods near Wintergreen I'm usually chewing on the stuff, I can see why the deer like it. Try it in the spring when the new leaves are sprouting, it'll be at it's best. It also makes a great pain relieving tea at the end of a hard day.
From: Paul
07-Nov-18
Their is a plate almost the same but has a white line down the leaf not good to eat
From: SevOne
07-Nov-18
Its called Teaberry! I love em!
From: Snowshoe
07-Nov-18
Winter berry
From: Will
07-Nov-18
Sev - Have you ever tried making tea? Seriously? I've chewed them and stuff, but I have heard some folks actually boil them into a tea - similar to making dandelion tea. Curious if you have tried it?
From: Huntskifishcook
08-Nov-18
Will, I know this question was posed at Sev, but I will attest to the deliciousness and benefits of Wintergreen tea. Very clean, mild minty flavor, plus similarties to Advil from what I've read. Placebo? Maybe, but it's helped with my pain. If I make it at home I use a mortel and pestel to break up the plant to make extraction easier, if in the woods just smash with hands as best you can. Also, if you can, just pour very hot water over the leaves. I forget the temp, but there is a point at which the beneficial compounds are lost.
From: Dan6310
08-Nov-18
Will, I’m not sure your picture is of the wintergreen, tea berry plant. I’ve seen that plant many time but the pic I posted is tea-berry as I pick it every October to add to mead or beer I make. The tea berry use to be the original wintergreen flavoring in foods until the FDA discovered it has a compound found in aspirin and banned the use of it in favor of synthetic wintergreen.
From: hickstick
11-Nov-18
Found some yesterday doing a midday walkabout.
From: hickstick
11-Nov-18
Does anyone know what this is? It's all over as well
From: captain
11-Nov-18
That looks like checker berrys
From: Steveeg
12-Nov-18
those leaves almost look waxlike... Different than what i was thinking.
From: SevOne
12-Nov-18
Will,
I just pick em and chew them like candy! Never tried tea. I use it as my outdoor breath mints
From: Will
12-Nov-18
Cool Sev! Thanks for the info overall guys. Hick, i've seen that one you showed, but I'm not sure the name.
From: Tekoa
12-Nov-18
Seems like we have some serious foragers on the forum. I see another good good thread for Spring and Summer while we are waiting for the next deer season.
Tekoa
From: hickstick
13-Nov-18
Will...my google machine search says its called 'Spotted Wintergreen' (which is funny cause its striped, not spotted), although it doesn't really say if its edible or not.
From: peterk1234
13-Nov-18
I'm with Tekoa. The mushroom forum got me thinking about edible plants in the woods. I started reading about it a bit. Wild onions, garlic, dandelions, etc.
Ya, I'm going full prepper here :)
