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  Re: Sumac

  Sun, May 10, 2009 - 10:29 PM

  
  Are you talking about the kind that makes you itch or the other kind?
  
  I have made a "pink lemonade" like drink by pouring boiling water over the berries of red sumac. After steeping, you add a bit of sugar or honey and can serve it hot or cold. The taste is a bit tart and the color is pink, hence calling it "pink lemonade".
  

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    Re: Sumac

    Sun, May 10, 2009 - 10:40 PM

    is that sumac the same as the spice called sumac , from mediterranean cooking?

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      Re: Sumac

      Sun, May 10, 2009 - 11:21 PM

      
      I am not sure. The mediterranean one may be an Old World species, while the one I know is a New World species? But they are definitely related.
      

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  Re: Sumac

  Mon, May 11, 2009 - 8:01 AM

  Here's a good page on the Poisonous kind of Sumac (which is related to poison ivy and poison oak):
  
  www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/tove.html
  
  This is NOT the edible kind of Sumac!!!

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    Re: Sumac

    Mon, May 11, 2009 - 9:42 AM

    To be clear the edible sumac is in the Genus: Rhus and has red berries. Poison sumac is in the Genus: Toxicodendron and has white berries. Since the berries are what you are typically ingesting it is pretty difficult to make a mistake.
    
    The mediterranean herb is in the Rhus genus, I am not sure which species it is, but you can dry any of the berries in this genus and use them as a spice, as they all have a similar flavor.
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