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Default Sassafras (Was: Gumbo file' &/or/vs. rootbeer)

Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
> Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> I also really wanted to make a big batch in one of my fermenters -
>> much like I do with ginger beer, ciders and plain old beer. All the
>> recipes I've seen call for brewing it in bottles.

>
> Can you plant your own sassafras?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassafras

It's a tree that grows across a lot of zones in the US. They are common
enough that their leaves are used to make file' powder so they should be
available at least through special order from ag supply places.