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Post by Sheila on Jun 20, 2013 15:11:19 GMT -5
has any one grown it ?if so just read an article that it's a good coffee substitute.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jun 20, 2013 15:13:14 GMT -5
It grows like a weed around here (probably because it's a weed here)
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Post by joanfromzone6 on Jun 20, 2013 15:16:25 GMT -5
"good"? - maybe - if being compared to pencil sharpener shavings -
the stuff grows wild all over the roadways here in this part of ky - we also have a good population of "kentucky coffee trees" - they're about as glorious a substitute as is chicory -
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Post by Valerie on Jun 20, 2013 15:24:11 GMT -5
Isn't that the stuff they mix with real coffee in that Chock Full O' Nuts coffee?
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Post by Granny Smith on Jun 20, 2013 16:51:03 GMT -5
I never heard of chicory being in Chock Full O' Nuts, but I know it's in some Nescafe (Nestle) instant coffees, such as Sunrise and Ricoffy.
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Post by Sheila on Jun 20, 2013 17:25:49 GMT -5
"good"? - maybe - if being compared to pencil sharpener shavings - the stuff grows wild all over the roadways here in this part of ky - we also have a good population of "kentucky coffee trees" - they're about as glorious a substitute as is chicory - The Kentucky coffee tree, "Gymnocladus dioicus," is of the legume (pea) family, and it bears a bean pod that looks somewhat like a coffee bean pod. In fact, the beans were purportedly dried and used as a coffee substitute by early pioneers in Kentucky. Native Americans used the tree's pulp to make a treatment for insanity. The tree is native to the central United States. This locust relative has brittle timber, but it has been used for fence posts. When the United States began its railway expansion westward, the wood of the Kentucky coffee tree was used to construct sleeper cars. |
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Post by Sheila on Jun 20, 2013 17:28:49 GMT -5
I WOULD PAY FOR THE SHIPPING IF ANYONE WOULD SEND ME SOME OF THOSE PODS FROM THE ''KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE'' AM WANTING TO TRY DIFFERENT COFFEE SUBSTITUTES.  |
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Post by joanfromzone6 on Jun 20, 2013 18:21:28 GMT -5
I WOULD PAY FOR THE SHIPPING IF ANYONE WOULD SEND ME SOME OF THOSE PODS FROM THE ''KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE'' AM WANTING TO TRY DIFFERENT COFFEE SUBSTITUTES. unless someone has squirreled some away from last year, you'll end up waiting till fall - not sure but i think they use the dried roots of chicory after some sort of processing - |
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Post by Granny Smith on Jun 21, 2013 14:03:20 GMT -5
Native Americans used the tree's pulp to make a treatment for insanity. I wonder what part of the tree is the pulp. I'd like to try it on some of my kids. I will look later. I might have some Kentucky Coffee Bean seeds put up. If I still have them, I'll send you some. |
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Jun 22, 2013 7:24:31 GMT -5
The leaves of the Yaupon Holly make a good substitute. Doesn't taste like coffee but is loaded with caffeine. You have to roast the leaves before using and then make a tea from them. Tastes pretty good alone or mixed with mint leaves. Could be added to grain coffee if you want more of a coffee taste.
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Post by Sheila on Jun 22, 2013 15:05:18 GMT -5
THANKS KIM JUST CHECKED IT OUT CAN GROW IT HERE JUST ORDERED ME A COUPLE OF BUSHES.
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