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Post by daylilydude on Jan 12, 2011 4:22:35 GMT -5
What is your favorite, and how do you make them?
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 12, 2011 8:25:59 GMT -5
I'm lazy this way; usually purchase herbal teas instead of making them. However, last year, I received Anise Hyssop seeds in the iDig Gift Exchange. The plant smelled a little more licorice than I thought I would care for, but the tea is divine.
I use Lemon Balm as a Garnish/Flavouring in Iced Tea
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Post by sorellina on Jan 14, 2011 11:21:09 GMT -5
Anise Hyssop is one of our very favourite garden herb teas. We live on it all season long. I've experimented with some of the mints we grow and surprisingly, Chocolate Mint makes a decent tea. Spearmint is ok, but a little strong, so I've cut way down on the number of sprigs I cut for it. Lemon Balm isn't a favourite in our house at all, so I use it primarily for salads and other things when I need a lemon-flavoured herb like herbed cream cheese or marinades.
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 14, 2011 12:33:00 GMT -5
I have never made it... Would Love to look into making it but t many things in the garden and on my plate right now
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 14, 2011 15:51:08 GMT -5
Now see, I've dried Chocolate Mint two years in a row for tea and never yet tried it. I'm not a Peppermint Patty kinda girl, lol
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Post by sorellina on Jan 14, 2011 16:08:19 GMT -5
I use the Chocolate Mint primarily in baking and jelly-making, but I thought, what the heck, try it for tea and it's become our second favourite.
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Post by Trudi on Jan 14, 2011 17:16:16 GMT -5
I drink tea everyday, much more so than coffee. This AM I had Mint and this afternoon I am drinking a cinnamon and vanilla blend which reminds me of waflles more than anything.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 15, 2011 8:42:02 GMT -5
WAffles? Did someone mention waffles?? ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, I can't drink blends like that. They make me Hungreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Okay, I lied. One of my favourite teas is Celestial Seasonings Gingerbread Christmas blend....calming, cold quelling...
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jan 17, 2011 16:12:36 GMT -5
we like a green tea with honey sometimes, we also enjoy all the herbs we grow, I like the lemon balm and the spearmint too Sorellina..we have a lot of Anise Hyssop..haven't had tea out of it, but I munch it throughout the summer..Love the taste
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Post by adobo on May 26, 2011 22:55:41 GMT -5
tarragon tea is becoming popular here.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2011 15:54:43 GMT -5
Green tea with mint. I grow my own mint and am planning on drying it for use this year. I like mint in coffee too. I'd love to have chocolate mint!
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Post by w8in4dave on May 28, 2011 15:57:29 GMT -5
I love tea has anyone tried nettle tea? ? I have nettle everywhere and was curious, some one said there is a poison nettle??? So I am afraid to try it.....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2011 21:24:04 GMT -5
I am growing Nettle, Chocolate mint, Peppermint, Pineapple Mint and Wormwood teas. I am currently harvesting Nettle seeds in bullk for a buyer for those. Folks eat Nettle seeds for medicinal purposes, myself, I enjoy making the salves and the tea from it. The mints...who wouldn't love those? Easy to grow and hard to kill.... I wrote to w8in4dave and told her about the Nettles. Nettle tea is an amazing medicinal and safe...used by folks for a myriad of uses....for me it is for pain relief, cramps, and it sure tastes good too. Easy to grow but you need to keep it cut to prevent spreading.....others use it for congesting, asthma and allergies....the tea can be a rinse for hair to promote hair restoration and strengthening plus shine. For skin care for aging skin, it makes into a nice salve or lotion once infused into an oil.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2011 17:46:07 GMT -5
It's been awhile since I have posted here. Good to see other folks I know still here! I grow a lot of medicinal herbs for tea. I have planted a few rows of feverfew this year. It has proven to be very effective relief for migraines! It tastes absolutely bitter but it sure does work well! I'm getting used to the taste. I don't care what it tastes like. With a severe migraine, I'll drink anything that works!
I also make a sleepy tea for hubby. It has mullein, cilantro, lavender, evening primrose and chamomile. Next year I hope to add valerian, if I can get some.
I drink mint or choc mint , sometimes with lemon balm for my asthmatic cough, when it gets bad, which is often. I would add mullein flowers if I had more. I only have a few this year and need them for the herbal ear drops.
I did get chocolate mint and love it! I buy peppermint tea. I don't have any peppermint this year, either. I will acquire some valerian herb and peppermint soon, just haven't had time to focus on it yet.
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Post by desertrat on May 8, 2012 10:16:33 GMT -5
I make tea from dried young fig leaves. Just wash them, lay them out on the counter overnight to dry and steep. To me it tastes like green tea which I like anyway and it's said to be extremely helpful in controlling diabetes.
The leaves can also be stuffed as you would grape leaves and can also be added to soups and stews as you would greens.
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