Herbal Sun Tea
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup dry Hibiscus calyx
- 2 Tbsp Marshmallow root
- 2 Tbsp Dried Bergamot blossoms & leaves
- 2 Tbsp Dry Red Clover blossoms
- 2 Tbsp Dry Calendula petals
- couple of fresh Raspberry leafs
- Couple of fresh stalks of Ground Ivy
- 4 cups Cold Water
Instructions
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Place all the herbs (it should be about a cup in volume) in a clean glass jar, add the water, put the lid on, give it a shake and place on a sunny spot for the entire day.
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after the sun goes down, move your jar in your fridge.
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In the morning, strain the herbs out, thank them for coming and compost them.
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Add lemon, orange, ginger or cucumber slices and honey and drink your tea through the day!
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Blessings!
Recipe Notes
Any mint family herbs are great for this method: lemon balm, peppermint, ground ivy, catnip, lavender, hyssop, lemon thyme, bee balm(bergamot)...
Other combinations:
- Hibiscus, Chamomile, Marshmallow, lemon, and honey.
- Calendula, chamomile, cucumber, blessed thistle, lemon balm, and honey.
- Hibiscus and Marshmallow, with frozen blueberries and fresh celery stick.
- Marshmallow, licorice, and calendula with cucumber and honey
- Lavender, rose petals and mugwort with added cucumber and lemon.
- Hibiscus, orange slices, red clover and burdock root...
...the possibilities of the combinations are truly endless! You can make a different tea each time you make it for the rest of your life, never repeating!