SC - recipe for za'tar

[Elaine Koogler]

LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> Regular sumac has new growth of hairy bark, hairy leaves, grows more upright
> with a longer trunk and a bushy top. The fruits are fuzzy and red growing in
> an upright tight pointed cone shaped mass. It is also sweetly aromatic. It
> grows in abandoned fields or open spaces that are well drained. In suburban
> settings it usually grows in waste areas that are on the dry side. It has a
> clumping habit of growth. The American species that most closely resembles
> the Persian species is known as Staghorn Sumac and is the most often seen
> form in the Northeastern section of the USA. For information about the
> Staghorn sumac see>
> http://www3.pei.sympatico.ca/garyschneider/shrub/ssumac.html

Is this version edible?  If so, I have a gold mine sitting in the woods next to
my home.  I have, in the past, cut the dried berry stalks and used them for
decoration.

Kiri