Sassafras is another name for methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). It’s a hallucinogenic drug that can cause feelings of euphoria but may also lead to sleep disturbances or hallucinations. Share on ...

This recipe was inspired by Wildman Steve Brill, who has a foraged, vegan version in his Wild Vegetarian Cookbook. The Wildman uses cashews for their creamy texture and actual sassafras roots foraged ...

Medical professionals do not recommend consuming sassafras tea. This is because sassafras oil is extremely toxic to humans. Some of this toxicity may be present in sassafras tea. Sassafras is a tree ...

Following Independence Day, what better wild ingredient to feature than sassafras? The aromatic bark, leaves, and roots were believed to be the first plant exported from North America to Europe, back ...

Root beer is back. That’s right, root beer -- the dark brown stuff, cola’s elder brother, the foundation of that most perfect of soda fountain drinks: the root beer float. Not too long ago, you were ...

10 black peppercorns, toasted 1 teaspoon oak, shredded 1 teaspoon dry caramel 1/2 ounce sassafras root extract 3 cups sassafras root ...

Sassafras was once one of the largest exports from the U.S. to Europe. Native Americans used the inner root bark of the tree, indigenous to the eastern part of the country, to calm upset stomachs and ...

AGAINST the Indian-summer sky, a tree lifts up its hands and testifies to glory, the glory of a blue October day. Yellow or orange, or blood-orange, or sometimes softest salmon pink, or blotched with ...

Root beer usually is not made of roots and it is not a beer. But like many things we celebrate at Crossroads at Big Creek, this uniquely American beverage grew out of a concern for clean drinking ...