Information and discussion about canning and dehydrating tomatoes and other garden vegetables and fruits. DISCLAIMER: SOME RECIPES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH CURRENT FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES - FOLLOW AT YOUR OWN RISK
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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My tomato garden is surrounded by Sassafras trees, wondering when is the best time to harvest leaves to dry to make File' Powder for gumbo? Last year the leaves had yellowed before I remembered to pick any.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Tomato Cornhole
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Usually it's in the fall before the leaves fall.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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No sassafras trees here I miss them.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: AL
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Rajun... Have you tried to dry any before? When I looked on line to see about harvesting the leaves, it said to cut branches off, tie and hang upside down in cool, dry place. I have no problem with cutting the branches, but wondered if you do does it stunt the trees? Will they grow more branches since they a tree and not like a shrub that will easily branch out and grow again? Worth... If you want a couple of seedlings, just let me know. Be glad to send you some. Have sent seedlings to other folks that had missed them too, usually in the spring when they first emerging. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
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I haven't dried them, File is available in stores but a few people told me that once you eat fresh dried File you won't eat the commercially made stuff anymore.
I wouldn't worry about stunting the tree, you only need a few small limbs to make enough to last a while. There's so many articles but none really specific on how to harvest it so I guess you just need to try and see how it works. Here's a few http://www.nolacuisine.com/2006/07/0...e-file-powder/ http://generalhorticulture.tamu.edu/...fras/file.html http://honest-food.net/2016/07/25/ro...-syrup-recipe/ http://southernforager.blogspot.com/...as-leaves.html |
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