Re: Jasmine G . in Pinot Noir, Oakmoss??Dried thenAged???

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--- Becky <nocauseinme@...> wrote:

> > One nice perc from the fallout: tons of evernia

> prunastri (oakmoss

> > lichen) lying around EVERYWHERE. It got blown out

> of the trees and

> > is also still attached to the downed limbs all

> over. After I

> > recover I'm going on an oakmoss collecting tear...

> Anyone know how

> > to process it? > Hi

>

t I do know

> that it has to be dried before it is processed; the

> characteristic scent develops when it dries. If

you process it

> while it's fresh, the scent will be so mild and

green that you may not even recognize it as oakmoss.

> ~B

I would like to ask if it has to be aged at all after

it is dried like orris root

Bb

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> >I do know that it has to be dried before it is processed; the

> >characteristic scent develops when it dries. If you process it

> >while it's fresh, the scent will be so mild and green that you may

> >not even recognize it as oakmoss.

>

> I would like to ask if it has to be aged at all after

> it is dried like orris root

> Bb

I don't know for sure. Anyone? )

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-----Original Message-----

>>I do know that it has to be dried before it is processed; the

>>characteristic scent develops when it dries. If you process it

>>while it's fresh, the scent will be so mild and green that you may

>>not even recognize it as oakmoss.

>>I would like to ask if it has to be aged at all after

>>it is dried like orris root

>> Bb

Becky replied:

>I don't know for sure. Anyone? )

BB & Becky:

Oakmoss needs to be dried in order for its characteristic scent to develop.

The fresh lichen probably doesn't have much of that scent, though I have

never smelled the fresh lichen. (e, I would love a small sample of

fresh lichen just for experiential purposes).

However, I have never heard nor read of it being necessary to age like orris

root. Once it is completely dried, it should be ready to go.

Mark

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> <snip>...though I have never smelled the fresh lichen. (e, I

> would love a small sample of fresh lichen just for experiential

> purposes).

<snip>

> Mark

Hi ,

It was indeed me who wrote about gathering the lichen after our big

windstorm here in latte-land. Sorry to be late in responding. I've

been OOC for a while and am still somewhat.

As for the current state of my lichen stash -- so far, I've not

gotten farther than picking up stray specimens when I'm going about

other business. I keep planning to go on a dedicated foraging foray

(huh? must be the stuffy head of the writer...) and hope to to so

sometime in the next week or so. Happily, this stuff seems to do

just as well (at least temporarily) on sticks on the ground as it

does in the trees, so I don't see it going the way of all flesh as

quickly as, say, my styrax tree when it's in bloom. That's more of a

harvesting emergency where you drop everything and devote your little

all to the tree until it's done with its bloom. I have to say, I'm

pretty appreciative of the lichen's slower, less demanding schedule.

Fits my own better right now.

Now if I can get rid of this pesky chest cold that has set up

housekeeping in my body with no sign of moving out soon... Puts a

real damper on life when you can't smell much for an extended

period...

But hey! Happy New Year to all NPers here and everywhere! I'm so

glad that I found this group, and look forward to all the knowledge

that will be shared by all of us in the coming year.

Blessings, All!

Andrine