This afternoon I made sassafras syrup by combining three cups of my sassafras tea with three cups of sugar. I brought it to a boil and then simmered it until I was happy with the thickness. I combined 4 TB syrup with 8oz club soda to make sassafras soda. It was like a yummy cross between root beer and ginger ale.

I tried growing a Sassafras tree a few times but it always died after I transplanted it out of the pot I had been growing it in. It has a taproot which makes transplanting difficult.

The last time I transplanted one there was a sucker that had grown out of the bottom of the pot in the nursery area and I just left it alone to grow.

SASSAFRAS the Brown Cat

By Douglas Cuddle Toys

1995-1996

Feral pony dump, featuring:

Vireo (Rio), 5yo Devil’s Garden (CA) gelding

Stella, 11yo Devil’s Garden mare (and her filly at foot, Sassafras)

Kite, 5yo North Hills (UT) gelding

Cooper, 8yo White Mountain (WY) gelding

Rosalina - Super Mario Galaxy