The sassafras tree has many uses, but perhaps none better than making root beer. Sassafras oil has a pleasant, somewhat spicy scent that gives root beer its unique flavor. Incidentally, root beer gets ...

Best-known for the tea that pioneers made by boiling its root bark, the aromatic native Sassafras albidum, or sassafras tree, is an interesting, useful and showy addition to central Ohio landscapes.

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 ...

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 ...

In the woods near my childhood home grew a cluster of small trees. I only noticed them after my older brother pointed them out to me. He showed me that some of the leaves were shaped like mittens, but ...

This was the second time we tried to make sassafras beer, and the result was outstanding. I accidentally left one bottle in the fridge while on vacation, but it actually kept its fizz and tasted even ...

Ginger root can be purchased or grown at home; either way, fresh grated ginger gives root beer a delicious kick. After adding a pinch of dry yeast, cap each bottle and allow the root beer to ferment ...

BACKGROUND:Sassafras usually refers to an oil or tea made from the tree, Sassafras albidum. This is native to eastern regions of North America and was widely used by Native Americans both to treat ...

Like many good herbs, the root beer plant must be eaten in moderation In the Garden for the Blind at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, there grows a lofty bush with large, velvety, heart shaped leaves ...

If I had to choose a favorite tree, it would be sassafras (Sassafras albidum) because its leaves come in three fun shapes. Some are oval; others have three lobes; still others have a single lobe and ...