Ahhhh - Sassafras tea - one of the highlights of springtime. If it tasted awful, perhaps it brewed too long. It tends to get bitter. After leaving Ohio for CA, my mother would send me a package every spring. I missed that after she died and was very happy a few years ago to find some on a grocery shelf. When I tried it, Ugh! I thought the root seemed a bit too dry, but if they are now processing the whole root - that explains the difference. Jim - you have SNOOK in your tree? So do I - just collateral though. Justin, thanks for including those urls - I was going to ask if any of those books were available. Jan Blessed Be; Bright Blessings; Beautiful Beginnings; Big Boons; Bodacious Blockbusters; Brilliant Brainstorms ; Boundless Benefits