or blender—though when do it in a blender add the butter or margarine pre-melted to the blender.)
To begin, you will need the pot and the butter.
Grind the pot to a fine powder using a coffee grinder.
Place ingredients into a small crock pot on low heat.
Allow ingredients to melt together, then simmer for over 24 hours.
Over a bowl, pour the ingredients into a strainer.
Squeeze the liquid through, and let the Baked Butter cool.
This Baked Butter will keep a long time in the freezer and you can use it just as you would use any butter or margarine in any recipe, be it a savory or sweet recipe. You can enjoy it in smaller amounts spread on your toast, on your pancakes, or drizzled over popcorn. Each person only needs about 2 teaspoons of butter or margarine to get baked.
N.B. You can substitute the butter with margarine, vegan margarine, or canola oil. I don’t advise using any other oil as it will compromise the taste and deliciousness of the recipes.
A Wee Bit about Weed
I do most, if not all of my baking, with what is affectionately called BC Bud. Thing is, it is actually grown locally and hydroponically and doesn’t come from British Columbia. BC Bud has been parented by a British Columbian clone that sometimes is referred to as White Widow because of how caked the flowers are. This particular strain of weed is a 60% indica, 40% sativa hybrid that is lusciously heady and altogether charming.
Here in Canada there’s a lot of smack talk about pot (seeing as how it’s our second largest agricultural crop), so it’s hard to believe anything about the infamous “White Widow.” My botanically dense, plant-killer mentality thinks that it’s really one sub strain or another of Northern Lights – but don’t quote me on that.
Indica buds are compact, weighty, short and fat. The thing with indicas is that they smell “skunky” and their smoke is so thick that a small toke can induce coughing. The best indicas have a tranquil sort of “social high” which makes one chill and take in the scenery rather than pseudo-philosophically analyze the scenery to dullard death.
Sativa, on the other hand, has long, medium-thick buds that smell more tangy than sweet; if indica smells “skunky”, then sativa smells like dirt or mud. The smoke is smooth and gives a kind of frenetic and confusing high. In short; sativa gets you high and indica gets you stoned. That’s pretty much the extent of my scientific knowledge of weed botany.
The most anyone really know goes as follows: most of the THC, the medicinal ingredient, is in the flower buds of the female cannabis plant, with some in the leaves too. When I make Baked Butter I use the flower buds of really good pot. One could use the leaves or the stalk as well as what is known as “shake”, but you wouldn’t get as potent a butter which may be your intended goal. It’s a personal choice.
The Disclaimer
Marijuana is ilegal whether you smoke it or bake with it if you don’t have a prescription for it
Do not eat and drive.
Know your tolerance, whether you are new to smoking pot or have been using copious amount for years. The first time you try eating pot you should eat just a small amount and wait for an hour and a half. At that point you will be feeling the effects of the THC; take note of how you feel and the next time you ingest, adjust the dosage. Always eat the amount recommended in each of the recipes. Eating marijuana gives the same effects as smoking it, but often last two or three times longer, which you should keep in mind at all times.
Don’t eat pot on an empty stomach. Sure, some people will tell you it’s better on an empty stomach but, in my opinion, it’s best to have something to eat beforehand. Having something in your stomach seems to help prevent you from eating too much or getting hit too hard. To quote Martha Stewart,“it’s a good thing.”
You must be patient; don’t just keep eating your freshly baked pot dessert until you feel the effects. I can’t say this enough: it will take a while for it to hit you. Make very sure when you get the munchies you don’t eat more then, either. Absorption though the stomach is slower than through the lungs, so it can take well over an hour and a half for you to feel “high”. THC gets absorbed at a different rate every time you eat it. The effects of eating cannabis can last several hours, while they tend to wear off within an hour when smoked. If you fall asleep or pass out, know that your digestion will slow down which means you could wake up still high.
Make no mistake, you can eat far too much and the results of that are unpleasant, to say the least. If you overindulge, it can last a long time, possibly as long as 10 hours. This is not as fun as it sounds; if you’re in the wrong place or with the wrong people it can become very upsetting. Pot is meant to be fun and relaxing, and dizziness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, possible crying, and freaking out is definitely not fun.
If you do eat too much there are a couple of things you can do. Stay low to the ground, to avoid unpleasant head rushes, and try taking a high dose of vitamin C (200mg or more) to help to make you feel better. You can also trying eating something relatively heavy, meaning not a salad but a slice of pizza. The best antidote is to crawl in bed and go to sleep.
You, as the consumer, have responsibility in three areas: your own situation, health, and safety. The situational responsibilities include the avoidance of risky situations, not using when you’re alone, nor using it because someone persuasive talked you into it. Health responsibilities include not eating too much or mixing it with other drugs, attentiveness to all the possible health consequences of drug use, and not using a drug recreationally during periods of excessive stress in order to self medicate. If you are self medicating, in my opinion you have a problem that eating pot isn’t going to help. Safety-related responsibilities include using the smallest dose necessary to achieve the desired effects, using only in laid back surroundings with supportive friends and not doing anything ridiculous like operating heavy machinery.
I am highlighting responsible drug use as a chief prevention technique in my personal harm-reduction drug policy, and because I care. We all want to enjoy pot, so just don’t be stupid and have fun!
Bars & Squares
