T2K Cuisine - Food in the aftermath

[Ironside]

I've just had a horrible thought. What are we Brits going to drink instead of tea in the aftermath?

Anyone have any ideas?

[helbent4]

Originally Posted by Ironside

I've just had a horrible thought. What are we Brits going to drink instead of tea in the aftermath?

Anyone have any ideas?

Ironside,

I imagine you could still drink tea, it just wouldn't be from India or tea plants in general. Nettle tea is an example of a herbal tea that is also supposed to have healing properties.

Tony

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Ironside

I've just had a horrible thought. What are we Brits going to drink instead of tea in the aftermath?

Anyone have any ideas?

I'd have the same problem with a lack of Pepsi - <shiver> withdrawal symptoms...

[HorseSoldier]

Tea, but without caffeine, wouldn't quite be the same. About as fun as using chicory instead of coffee.

[Legbreaker]

Anyone with the forethought to plant out a few greenhouses with tea would make a mint!

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Anyone with the forethought to plant out a few greenhouses with tea would make a mint!

Or a mint tea ...OK, bad joke.

[helbent4]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Or a mint tea ...OK, bad joke.

Paul

No, that was actually worth a chuckle!

Tony

[pmulcahy11b]

One thing is that while cat food is not properly nutritionally balanced for a human over the long term, dog food is. I occasionally eat a handful of my dogs' dry food -- it makes a tasty light snack. I've tasted their canned food -- it's a bit bland, but nutritionally good for a human as well. Dog food could be useful for humans in T2K as well as their dogs.

[Graebarde]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Anyone with the forethought to plant out a few greenhouses with tea would make a mint!

Yep, however it's not as simple as it sounds. Tea is raised as far north as South Carolina however with some success. There is a large plantation of tea over there, much closer than Ceylon. Of course in 2000 I don't know what condition it would be in.

[dragoon500ly]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

I'd have the same problem with a lack of Pepsi - <shiver> withdrawal symptoms...

Dear God! A world without Pepsi!?!? While that may make Coke happy, the inhumanity!!!!

[dragoon500ly]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

I'd have the same problem with a lack of Pepsi - <shiver> withdrawal symptoms...

A world without Pepsi! While Coke may be happy with that...the inhumanity!!!

[Graebarde]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

A world without Pepsi! While Coke may be happy with that...the inhumanity!!!

Ahh, if there's no Pepsi, I highly doubt there will be Coke.. or <sigh> Dr Pepper.

[Rockwolf66]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

I'd have the same problem with a lack of Pepsi - <shiver> withdrawal symptoms...

Since i can't stand the taste of pepsi without a ton of added salt...I'll give you any pepsi i run across.

problem Solved.

[WallShadow]

Originally Posted by Ironside

I've just had a horrible thought. What are we Brits going to drink instead of tea in the aftermath?

Anyone have any ideas?

Do just what your forefathers did--go out and conquer an empire to grow and process it, spreading cricket to the poor benighted 'eathens as a side-effect

[Graebarde]

Originally Posted by Ironside

I've just had a horrible thought. What are we Brits going to drink instead of tea in the aftermath?

Anyone have any ideas?

Barley pop!!! Malt the barley, extract the malt, add hops if you can or prefer, ferment the extraction, age for a bit.. )

[Graebarde]

Originally Posted by Ironside

I've just had a horrible thought. What are we Brits going to drink instead of tea in the aftermath?

Anyone have any ideas?

Barley pop!!! Malt the barley, extract the malt, add hops if you can or prefer, ferment the extraction, age for a bit.. )

[Graebarde]

Originally Posted by Ironside

I've just had a horrible thought. What are we Brits going to drink instead of tea in the aftermath?

Anyone have any ideas?

Barley pop!!! The same stuff they drank before the addiction to tea?

[dragoon500ly]

Here's a listing of the edible plants that can be used to make tea

Bearbearry AKA Kinnikinnick; found in the artic and subartic regions, the young leaves can be brewed to make a refreshing tea

Blackberries, raspberries and dewbarries; found in temperate regions, the leaves are used to make tea, if suffering from diarrhea, brew a tea from the dried root bark of the blackberry bush.

Broad leaf lawn plantain: found in the north temperate regions, a tea to treat diarrhea can be made from 1 ounce of this plant boiled in one pint of water.

Chickory; native of Europe and Asia, found in Africa and North America; doesn't brew a tea, but can be used as a coffee substitute.

Dandelion; grows throughout the Northern Hemisphere; the roots can be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute.

Juniper; roast the seeds and ground and use as a coffee substitute, the young twigs can be vrewed to make a tea.

Nutsedge; grows in sandy areas throughout the world, the tubers can be roasted and ground and used for a coffee substitute.

Oaks; throughout Europe, North and Central America and parts of Europe and Asia; the acorns can be baked until dark, then ground and used as a coffee substitute.

Persimmon; throughout Africa, North America and the Far East; dry the leaves and soak them in hot water to make a tea.

Sassafras; a common tree in Eastern North America; dig the undergroun portion of the tree, peel off the bark and let it dry, thne boil it in water to make a tea.

[Graebarde]

sorry for the multiple multiple posts. dang lagging machine.