Herbal tea can be made quite simply and easily by brewing herbs plucked from the garden or the neighbours hedge (if it happens to be rosemary) in a pot of hot water for a few minutes. Best results seem to be gained by following these simple steps:
Choose a bouquet of herbs, at least two good handfuls - good herbs to try are those with a strong aroma and flavour - mint, lemon verbena, lavender flowers, rosemary, lemon balm, honey suckle flowers. Other things can be added such as lemon rind, orange rind or ginger (fresh or crystallized), cinnamon quills, pepper, nutmeg or for the adventurous chilli.
Place herbs in a pot (the pot on a trangia stove works well) and cover with water at least two finger widths higher than the herbs.
Put pot on a low heat and let it simmer away for at least five to ten minutes. Taste and remove from heat. leave herbs in water to steep and the flavour will come out further, so you can really taste your ingredients.
Decant water into a mug or tea cup and enjoy your tea with a piece of jam on toast.
Some warnings: hot things are actually rather hot, no need to stick your finger into boiling water to figure this out, just trust me.
Use only herbs you are familiar with, or ask someone with knowledge about these things to teach you which herb is which.
Do not use trangia stoves or any other stove by yourself if you are under the age of 12, ask for an adult to help light the stove and help move the pot off the heat when the boiling is complete.
Happy Guiding
Tigerlily
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