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Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 05 10:06 pm Post subject: Dandelion coffee
Anyone tried it? I know you can roast the roots and make your own coffee but I was surprised to see instant dandelion coffee in a health food shop.

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sean
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 05 10:16 pm Post subject:
No, not going to either. Coffee is coffee, substitutes aren't. Like that horrible chocolate substitute that health-food places use, carob is it? Eat and drink the real versions of things, if you're worried about your health then take more exercise and don't eat/drink so much of them. Sorry but I really hate imitation foodstuffs.

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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 05 10:19 pm Post subject:
Has anyone tried 'herbal dandelion root drink' then? I'm not expecting it to taste like coffee!

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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 05 10:22 pm Post subject:
Still no.

judyofthewoods

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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 05 10:26 pm Post subject:

carob, mmm yummy smelly feet flavour

The whole object of drinking coffee is its lovely drug content. A little of what you fancy....worry is unhealthy too. Tried the instant dandelion coffee, just about drinkable, but pointless. Na, I stick to my liquid thinking cap, until they can breed dandelions with cafein. On the other hand, if you want to consume dandelion root as a great liver tonic, thats another matter.
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Treacodactyl
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 05 6:57 am Post subject:
Mmmm, so has anyone tried acorn coffee?

Bugs

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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 05 8:18 am Post subject:

judyofthewoods wrote:

Add life to your days, not days to your life.

I like that one

But I think what TD is aiming at is, is it a worthwhile/nice drink on its own? For example nobody would claim that herb teas are the same thing as real tea (and you can fight all day over what is real tea

) but some are very pleasant and even useful drinks on their own.

From what you say Judy dandelion is useful but not pleasant

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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 05 9:00 am Post subject:
Dandelion makes lovely beer though. I made it from 1973 to 1980 and have some bottles left. I had one last summer and it was very pleasant, although it had gone flat. I started out with a complicated recipe but in the end just used the flowers and stems, adding water, sugar and yeast. Very simple and a wonderful summer drink. I made elderflower the same way.

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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 05 9:35 am Post subject:

I've made dandelion 'coffee'.

Take the roots, ideally nice big ones bulked out in Autumn, and scrub them clean. Dry them out in a low oven till brittle, then grind them and roast them.

Makes a drink more like sweet, milky chicory (unsurprising, it's related to chicory) than proper coffee. As I like my coffee black and bitter, it's not the drink for me. I wouldn't have known that till I made it and tried it though.

judyofthewoods

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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 05 12:13 pm Post subject:

[quote="BugsFrom what you say Judy dandelion is useful but not pleasant

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I'd say acceptable, but taste varies. If I wanted a tasty drink I'd have something else, if I wanted a liver tonic I'd have fresh dandilion 'tea' (from unroasted root), if I wanted to get my liquid intake I'd drink water on its own, the dandilion coffee would not be worth the bother to add flavour to it. It probably boils down to our reason for drinking something and personal taste.

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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 05 12:14 pm Post subject:

Umm, putting a small hand up here and saying I like coffee substitutes!

I enjoy coffee - got one now - but if I have anything with caffeine in it (even cocoa) from say about tea time onwards I'd never sleep, so as its nice, especially in the winter, to have a warm evening drink I have Barley Cup which is a barley and chicory blend. It doesn't taste much like coffee, I don't pretend it is , but I've drunk it for years and just like it.

I'll crawl back under my stone now.

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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 05 12:18 pm Post subject:
I don't mind what people eat or drink (though I prefer it if they don't do either in the street), it's things being presented as substitutes that annoys me. Eat Carob/drink dandelion root beverage all you like, just don't claim they're a satisfactory replacement for chocolate/coffee.

Bugs

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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 05 12:29 pm Post subject:
That's it, precisely, Sean. I like finding out about things that can be eaten/drunk though, and I like to try them. But I like coffee, tea, wine, butter, chocolate...I would probably like meat but that doesn't mean I wouldn't sometimes just make a chilli with only beans. Julie, I think the barley cup sounds rather nice, so come back out from under that stone

cab

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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 05 3:44 pm Post subject:
Anyone ever made acorn 'coffee'?

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