I want to make okolehao - need ti roots! - Tiki Drinks and Food

O Okolehao Tiki Socialite Monterey, CA Joined: May 03, 2006 Posts: 248	O Okolehao Posted posted on Thu, Jul 26, 2007 7:37 AM I put the question up on Yahoo Ansewers, "Where can I get Ti root to make okolehao?" and got a good respone from a Liz Rich. "If you don't live in Hawaii, where you can get it almost anywhere, the you will have to buy it. You can get Cordyline terminalis from most nurseries, as this plant is grown as a tropical plant. Do not substitue any kind of dracaena, whic looks similar, but contains toxins that are harmful to humans. Once hou have a plant, you can propagate it by rooting a section of the trunk." Then there was a link to this old new article that mentions a mash rescipe of 25% Ti root, 45% rice, and 55% cane sugar. I'm sure there is more to it than that, but it's a good foundation for someone to experiment with. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Jun/01/ln/ln05a.html

I put the question up on Yahoo Ansewers, "Where can I get Ti root to make okolehao?" and got a good respone from a Liz Rich.

"If you don't live in Hawaii, where you can get it almost anywhere, the you will have to buy it. You can get Cordyline terminalis from most nurseries, as this plant is grown as a tropical plant. Do not substitue any kind of dracaena, whic looks similar, but contains toxins that are harmful to humans. Once hou have a plant, you can propagate it by rooting a section of the trunk."

Then there was a link to this old new article that mentions a mash rescipe of 25% Ti root, 45% rice, and 55% cane sugar. I'm sure there is more to it than that, but it's a good foundation for someone to experiment with.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Jun/01/ln/ln05a.html

Post #321274 by Okolehao on Thu, Jul 26, 2007 7:37 AM