Pine Needle Tea-See also Black Spruce
Ingredients:
The Needles, flowers, and candles from yellow pine.
Note: Yellow pine have 2-5 needles in each cluster. Flowers and candles available only in spring, in the winter use needles only, of course.
Method:
1. Crush and snip needles, flowers, and pine candles.
2. Mean time, boil a pot of water.
3. Place pine in water, cover, and remove from heat. Let steep from 20 minutes to all night.
4. What tea you don't drink hot, refrigerate for a cold, refreshing drink. Experiment with proportions of pine needles to water.
5. The best tea will be a nice reddish colour and a small amount of oil will rise to the top. This recipe makes a beautiful red tea, with a mild, pleasant taste. You can sweeten with honey (if desired and if you have it)
Black Spruce- See also pine.
Steep fresh tips of spruce in boiling water for 5 minutes or longer, and you will have a tea that is rich in vitamin C.
Pine Needle Tea-See also Black Spruce
Ingredients:
The Needles, flowers, and candles from yellow pine.
Note: Yellow pine have 2-5 needles in each cluster. Flowers and candles available only in spring, in the winter use needles only, of course.
Method:
1. Crush and snip needles, flowers, and pine candles.
2. Mean time, boil a pot of water.
3. Place pine in water, cover, and remove from heat. Let steep from 20 minutes to all night.
4. What tea you don't drink hot, refrigerate for a cold, refreshing drink. Experiment with proportions of pine needles to water.
5. The best tea will be a nice reddish colour and a small amount of oil will rise to the top. This recipe makes a beautiful red tea, with a mild, pleasant taste. You can sweeten with honey (if desired and if you have it)
Black Spruce- See also pine.
Steep fresh tips of spruce in boiling water for 5 minutes or longer, and you will have a tea that is rich in vitamin C.
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