Stevia

[Walden]

zero chemicals.

Doesn't sound very substantive.

[hyldemoer]

zero chemicals.

Doesn't sound very substantive.

He means zero added chemicals.
All herbs have chemical constituents.

[hyldemoer]

People have recommended Stevia to me as an alternative to using sugar to sweeten all sorts of things I never knew needed sweetening.

What, you mean you don't add non-caloric sweetener to your Cocoa-Puffs?

Do you add non-caloric sweetener to your oatmeal stout?

[Nanohedron]

zero chemicals.

Doesn't sound very substantive.

He means zero added chemicals.
All herbs have chemical constituents.

It was a joke, hyldemoer. Classic Walden.

[Tyler]

Doesn't sound very substantive.

He means zero added chemicals.
All herbs have chemical constituents.

It was a joke, hyldemoer. Classic Walden.

As opposed to Post-Modern Walden or New-Age Walden.

[djm]

I bought a "sweet leaf plant" from a commercial greenhouse this past spring. It arrived dead. But the brown, shriveled leaves were, in fact, quite sweet.

Um ... aren't you supposed to, like ..... smoke it?

djm


Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath
Alright now!!
Won't you listen?

When I first met you, didn't realise
I can't forget you, or your surprise
You introduced me, to my mind
And left me wanting, you and your kind

I love you, oh you know it

My life was empty, forever on a down
Until you took me, showed me around
My life is free now, my life is clear
I love you sweet leaf, though you can't hear

Come on now, try it out

Straight people don't know, what you're about
They put you down and shut you out
You gave to me now, a new belief
And soon the world will love you sweet leaf

X:1
T:Sweet Leaf
R:Classic Rock Anthem
M:Nasty
Q:1/2=80
L:1/8
K:G
D6C4=F4A2G=FD8:||
D2D2z2GF=F3D=F2G2|D2D2z2GF=F3D=F2G2:|| etc.

[Monster]

I bought a "sweet leaf plant" from a commercial greenhouse this past spring. It arrived dead. But the brown, shriveled leaves were, in fact, quite sweet.

Did the greenhouse send you another one? Or did you not "Badger" them about it?

I'd like to try and get one of the plants, keep it around as an edible pet.

[Joseph E. Smith]

I have been using stevia for many years, in the tincture form. It is incredibly (almost overpoweringly) sweet. Two drops from an eye dropper is enough to sweeten a good sized mug of coffee.

Never smoked any, not sure I would want too.

[hyldemoer]

I'd like to try and get one of the plants, keep it around as an edible pet.

Oh, do be careful!

That's how many herbalists get started.

[hyldemoer]

I have been using stevia for many years, in the tincture form. It is incredibly (almost overpoweringly) sweet. Two drops from an eye dropper is enough to sweeten a good sized mug of coffee.

My husband considered using Stevia to sweeten his rootbeer a tad since he carbonates them mechanically and doesn't need extra carbohydrates for carbonating with yeasts.
After a couple experiments we settled on maple syrup though.

His rootbeers are meant as a tonic. We don't mindlessly guzzle them to flush our food down. Tonics are a rather low dosage thing. To explain it further I'd be drifting into medical talk, granted Asian medical.

But back to the taste of sweetness, when people tell me they add sugar to fruit to make it sweeter I wonder.
I rather enjoy an occasional taste of tart.
When we make our own gelato we usually cut the sugar content by half to get that effect. In order to get the right size of ice cystalization (one of the functions of sugar in frozen deserts) we add a bit of pectin.
Thank you Alton Brown.

A friend of mine used to manage a restaurant in the Caribbean that employed chefs from France. One of the major complaints from the pastry chef was that Americans wanted their pastries to taste sweet instead of being able to taste the butter and spices.

[jsluder]

People have recommended Stevia to me as an alternative to using sugar to sweeten all sorts of things I never knew needed sweetening.

What, you mean you don't add non-caloric sweetener to your Cocoa-Puffs?

Do you add non-caloric sweetener to your oatmeal stout?

No, but I add maple syrup to my oatmeal.

[Walden]

It was a joke, hyldemoer. Classic Walden.

As opposed to Post-Modern Walden or New-Age Walden.

Or Post-Age Walden?

[WyoBadger]

Well, mine was neither ganja nor tobacco. The ad said that you just dry out the leaves and then crumble them right into your tea or whatever. The dead leaves really were surprisingly sweet--I'd guess one or two would do it for a cup of brew. And no, the plant was so inexpensive I didn't bother getting a refund. Maybe when I order another one I'll ask for it free.

Point of order, Monster: "Badgering" is something that is done to badgers, not by them. We're above that sort of thing.

[Monster]

Point of order, Monster: "Badgering" is something that is done to badgers, not by them. We're above that sort of thing.

I did not even consider the possiblility. I am humbled.

[amar]

It was a joke, hyldemoer. Classic Walden.

As opposed to Post-Modern Walden or New-Age Walden.

Or Post-Age Walden?

Aaron, your glasses are bent.