Does anyone have a native American kinnnickinnick recipes?

Question

like what kindof herbs were used in a traditional blend of kinnnickinnick other then just tobacco and how much?

Answer 1

there are plenty of names for what you are referring to. Kinnick has become a general term.

I mix in spear mint, or peppermint. Sometimes a little silver sage if i'm having a cold. I use black cavendish as a base.

It all depends on what you like.

I've a friend that puts in dried black berry , and wild grape leaf. others use apple skin.

There is no one recipe.

Answer 2

Here are some examples of what you get when you look for Kinnic kinnick.

Buy KINNICK-KINNICK - is a traditional Native American herbal smoking mixture of wild-crafted herbs, used in ceremonial pipes as an offering and for pleasure. Contains: Bear Berry, Mullein,  Red Willow Bark, Osha Root, and Yerba Santa.

1oz bag for $5.00

http://knightpeople.homestead.com/smudge...

You can also purchase from -

http://www.crystalbuffalo.com/herbs/kinn...

Kinnic kinnick, is the bark of the red willow and non-hallucinatory.

http://www.think-aboutit.com/native/peac...

Common name: "Kinnikinnick" or "Bearberry"

Latin name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Kinnikinnick is also commonly called Bearberry. It can be found growing wild in the Colorado Rockies up to 10,000 feet in elevation. Kinnikinnick has a long history of being used as a medicinal plant. It is said that when collecting Bearberry, the leaves should be picked in the morning after dew has evaporated, and only during the months of September and October.

Once established Kinnikinnick spreads by crawling across the ground with its woody stems rooting as the plant creeps along. Over years the crawling stems can spread 10' to 15' under ideal growing conditions. Kininikinnick foliage remains evergreen throughout the winter and produces reddish berries during fall.

Plant Bearberry in full sun or partial shade in well drained acidic soil.

http://www.denverplants.com/perennials/h...

Answer 3

http://www.herbcraft.org/kinnikinnick.ht...

Answer 4

The previous answer was probably not very helpful.  The plant referred to, more commonly called manzanita, produces berries that were one of the common ingredients in kinnickinnick.  There was really no single recipe, and the ingredients (and the name) varied from place to place, though many tribes had some version of it.  It was similar to what we today call trail mix, and typically contained whatever dried meat, berries, nuts and seeds were available.  Some greens were commonly used, especially various members of the mint family.