Re: ] Digest Number 61 I have Kombucha

[Guest guest]

Patty,

I too live in the heart of Texas, out in the country without

air-conditioning or central heat. My nod to modern days are ceiling fans in

every room, and portable ones for temporary hot spots. My wood stove and

traveling little ceramic space heaters work well for our short but intense

winters. My old house is perfectly aligned on this caliche hill, with huge

live oaks on the east and west and to catch every SE breeze coming uphill

from the Pedernales River. So I truly understand your problems with

fermentation regarding temperature control!

I've been brewing KT over six years (got my special puhr-er blends from our

beloved Ari who also lived in Central Texas, and has now passed on) and

started on Kefir this year. I've been fermenting sauerkraut and veggies

(ala Nourishing Traditions) and making my own red wine vinegar and many

extracts as well. These are all ancient traditions, and have been

successfull in many areas of the world with a wide range of weather and

microbe and temperture fluctuations.

So my point in this, is to encourage you to be willing to experiment -

experiment - experiment. And know that all research requires a willingness

to not be easily turned off by mistakes, failures, or good advice that

simply does not work in your locale or for you. This is not rocket science,

so you do not have to be perfect, nor can you assume consistant results all

the time! We are dealing here with living organisms, that mutate and have

beginnings, middles, and ends. Just like us. These living processes and

entities are extremely forgiving and very adaptable, and you will learn to

love the relationship you create with your food in this way. We are so

blessed to have the internet now, where these old ways of co-creating

healthy nutrition and healing can be shared all around the globe. So go to

the web sites and read, then experiment on your own, and observe everything,

and judge for yourself what feels right to your body wisdom.

I wish everyone could enjoy my yard full of sunflowers and milkweed, being

havested by hundreds of Monarch Butterflies!

Norma Pirie

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Message: 17

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:59:45 -0400

From: WaterSprite1@...

Subject: Re: I have kombucha

Patty,

Margret answered your tea question. Any green,black,oolong,puehr,or

white tea will be fine. You can try different teas as you go along and

see what you like best.

Keep doing a taste test each day and harvest when it tastes right for

you.

Luv, Sprite

" When you drink the water, remember the spring. "

Chinese proverb

Check out my Kombucha Information page, it has links to all kinds of KT

info and more:

<A HREF= " http://www.geocities.com/ladyfangs.geo/Page5.html " >Sprite's

Kombucha Page</A>

[Guest guest]

Norma,

Thank you soooo much, I totally enjoyed your post. It was great!

Luv, Sprite

" When you drink the water, remember the spring. "

 Chinese proverb

Check out my Kombucha Information page, it has links to all kinds of KT

info and more:

<A HREF= " http://www.geocities.com/ladyfangs.geo/Page5.html " >Sprite's

Kombucha Page</A>

[Guest guest]

In message <11910-41789D4F-7110@...> you wrote:

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> Norma,

> Thank you soooo much, I totally enjoyed your post. It was great!

Yes, Norma, your idyl sounds absolutely wonderful, and monarch butterflies!

We only saw some in a tropical butterfly place in NIreland last year.

You are truly blessed!

My feet are itching to get into my travelling shoes....

Thanks for sharing a bit about your beautiful place -it made me

dream and wax lyrical :-)

minstrelPegg x x :-)))

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