Around my house there are many Sumacs, both the Staghorn (hairy) and Smooth (no hairs) variety, and I am used to seeing their signature red seed stems. Turns out, these produce malic acid and you can make tea, a pink lemonade-like drink, or pie from them.
In my first attempt, I followed the directions here, but my sumac concentrate was a bit on the weak side, so I just added a bit of water and sugar and drank it as Sumac-ade. It has a wonderful pink color and the taste is like pink lemonade with a hint of tea. Amanda says it has a more natural taste than pink lemonade and I'd agree. Very delicious.
This is definitely my best find of September so far.
I'm going to pick more and dry them for tea in the winter. I'll update after I see how that goes.
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