Homemade "Vanilla" Extract and Ice Cream with Foraged Plants! 

Here in germany we actually don´t eat a lot of woodruff. It´s mostly in sirup form, as jello or as a effervescent powder like ,, Ahoi Brause´´. It´s like coolaid. One of those things that some like and others really dislike. Like licorice in scandinavia i guess but really not that common. I think it´s nice. It´s one of those old flavors that have lost their popularity in modern times. In german it is called ,,Waldmeister´´. That means literally ,,Master of the Woods´´. I think that´s pretty cool.

If I could only use one word to describe your videos it would be peaceful.I admit I try to get off somewhere away from the rest of the family so I won't be interrupted to watch lol. Glad to see Jordan continuing to get well and look forward to the next video.

In Germany we even have woodruff flavored pre workout drinks in the gym 😂

Thank you for sharing this video about Sweet Woodruff. It's also great seeing Jordan feeling a bit better. 😊

It's so interesting to me as a German to see woodruff being compared to vanilla in flavour because for me it's a very distinct and more fruity aroma than vanilla :) to me it kinda smells like if bright green was a flavour and I personally associate it with very strongly/ artificially flavoured foods like jello, ice cream, gummy bears etc (but I still like it, it's kind of nostalgic)

It grows well. It is a weed and you must have a really good nose. I can barely smell it.

is that a river or a creek in the final shot? I grew up in the Pittsburgh area but haven't been back in a very long time. I miss all of the water! Jordan is looking like he's feeling much better! I just ordered some sweet woodruff seeds. hopefully I'll have some to work with later!

How lovely to use a backyard herb as a flavoring. You have me curious to try it . Your ice cream looked wonderful. I have used lavender in ice cream with success but only used a few sprigs. Your videos are a welcome treat any day of the week. Happiness to you.

Sounds delish!!! Jordan looks great. Continued prayers

What a beautiful plant! (Also, love the feisty squirrel chirping in your yard. My late mother would always say, “my day is never complete until I get chewed out by a rodent or hummingbirds!” 😂)

This so cool!! I'm intrigued by the idea of a local vanilla alternative. Jordan is looking great!!!

This sounds amazing, thank you for this video!!!!!

ooh, I wanna try those dried leaves in tea!

**Old man noises** 😂 I found myself making such noises right around the time I turned 25

Much easier to hear you this time - thanks for adjusting the music. Great video as always. I've been spotting some of the plants you've told us about here in the UK too!

Perfect music to go with this video.

I never would have thought to use herbs in ice cream thanks for the idea! I just made batch #2 of mint chocolate chip ice cream by steeping a few handfuls of the abundant mint in my garden in the milk/cream/sugar instead of an extract. So yummy!

Wow that looks amazing! Simple and meaningful

I love the idea of growing flavorings as well. I just planted a coyple of spice bushes yesterday. Can't wait to see how the 2 different varieties of woodruff compare!

When I make extract from vanilla beans using everclear, I've been taught to dilute the everclear 1:1 with distilled water 30 minutes ahead of pouring it over the beans for a better extract. Not sure is this would be true for herbal extracts too but it's something to look into!

Brilliant, it’s really amazing how you get that flavor from a simple plant. Never knew.

The chill break is so soothing

The ice cream looks good, but who doesn't like ice cream. Glad to see that Jordan is doing well.

Welcome back, Jordan's eye! I can't wait to find some sweet Woodruff myself!

Wow! I'm always amazed at all nature gives us. Thank you for showing us all that we are missing.

Thank you for so much beautiful inspiration. I’m foraging in Denmark, and part of a food waste program, so I get all my fruit and veggies for free. Always looking for new ways to find free food😊

Off topic from the amazing looking ice cream, but I LOVE your jumpsuit at the end of the video! Where did you get it?

You mentioned they cleavers are not nearly as sweet; have you tried them as a vanilla substitute as well? How would you use cleavers if at all?

If it contains much toumarin, doesn’t it taste more like cinnamon than vanilla?

I noticed your drying tray when you were drying the sweet woodruff. Do you use a dehydrator?

Do you find that it spreads quickly or keeps to itself?

This is the best video ive seen all year. I look forward to a future of growinh

Would vodka work as well as Everclear, or is the alcohol content not high enough?

Why is everything in slow motion?

I don’t think we have that around us, at 7800ft elevation in the Rocky Mountains. I’ll look around though!

So peaceful to watch and listen to. Thanks you guys for sharing your foraging knowledge!

I am from germany and sadly have never come across woodruff ice cream. Now I'll be sure to make some!

Love this video! Totally want to try this. Have you ever made bitters? Woodruff might be a good addition

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Where would one look to purchase seeds for sweet woodruff? Sounds amazing.

Love watching!

Hope the recovery has been going well, do keep prevailing

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