Pubdate: Thu, 21 May 2015
Source: Westword (Denver, CO)
Column: Ask A Stoner
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Author: Herbert Fuego

I NEED SOME GOOD EDIBLES RECIPES

Dear Stoner: Do you have any good infused product recipes that 
require smaller amounts of pot? I'm looking for a mentor in making 
pot edibles and dabs.

Mckenzy

Dear Mckenzy: If you don't want to pay for classes on extraction or 
cooking with cannabis, there are plenty of recipes to help you whip 
up something quick and strong on a budget.

For starters, infusing small batches of peanut butter, cooking oil or 
hot chocolate is an easy process. Mix a couple grams of fine herb 
into a half-jar of all-natural peanut butter, put it in the oven for 
about 35 minutes at 280 degrees, and have pot PB&Js for lunch. Simmer 
a cup of olive oil with a quarter-ounce of chronic for over an hour, 
and you'll have a healthy alternative to butter for use in all sorts 
of half-baked goods. Or empty out a tea bag, fill it with finely 
ground pot and simmer it in a few cups of whole milk for forty 
minutes, then stir in some hot-cocoa mix. You won't notice the 
difference - until your eyes glaze over.

Resin tech is a new way to make solventless dabs with a small amount 
of cannabis. It's done by folding parchment paper over a nug and 
pressing it firmly in a flat iron for three seconds. Resin will be 
squeezed from the bud, leaving little globs of oil on the paper for 
dabbing. You can press each nug two or three times and save the flat 
remains for edibles. Be sure to research this online if you're 
thinking about trying it, though: Flat irons aren't to be played 
with. And wear an oven mitt!

Dear Stoner: I was talking to a friend about marijuana strains, and 
he used the term "landrace" several times. What the hell is a 
landrace? Blazed 'n' Confused

Dear Blazed: Landraces are the ancestors of all the fine herb you 
enjoy today: indigenous, pure strains that stoners in the '70s grew 
up loving before crossbreeding changed the game. Landraces developed 
their unique traits by adapting to their native areas; many are named 
after their birthplaces (Afghani, Acapulco Gold, etc.). Because their 
birthplaces are the source of their characteristics, growing them in 
other environments (like a Colorado warehouse or basement) won't 
produce the same plant, and new, wild-growing landraces are extremely 
rare. But that hasn't stopped us from enjoying them: Durban Poison 
and Maui Waui are two popular landrace sativas found in dispensaries 
all over, and Afghani has spawned a Genghis Khan-like family tree, 
providing indica genetics for many popular strains. For some fun 
history on the subject, check out Strain Hunters, a documentary web 
series that follows pot lovers as they try to preserve landrace 
strains around the world.
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