HERB - Re: Chamomile Tea Recipies

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My husband and I love Chamomile tea!  We buy the dried flower heads at our
local herb-store.  We make it in our Sunbeam Automatic Iced-Tea Maker.  We use
three tablespoons of Chamomile, two tablespoons of Spearmint (dried leaves)
and one tablespoon of Comfrey (dried leaves).  It makes a WONDERFUL light,
envigorating and aromatic iced tea that needs no sweetening.  It is especially
nice on our 90-100 degree days.

Robin Craig
Robin Anderson of Ross
Kingdom of Ansteorra
Barony of Bryn Gwlad

In a message dated 98-06-11 01:00:23 EDT, you write:

> From: "Katherine Blackthorne" <kblkthrn at midtown.net>
>  Subject: Re: HERB - chamomile tea & thyme
>  
>  > >Collect the flower tops in the morning.
>  > 
>  > OK, I'll bite.  Why in the morning?  Is it that this is when they have
>  the
>  > most moisture in them, or for another reason?
>  
>  Well, for one, the sun hasn't been drying all the oils out of the flower
>  all day long.  Yet.....
>  
>  > When ready for tea, boil some
>  > >water.
>  > 
>  > Do they have to be fresh flowers, or can I hang them to dry and store
>  them
>  > in an air tight container?  Should I freeze them fresh?
>  
>  If you choose to dry them, use a teaspoon of dried flowers instead of a
>  handful.
>  To dry them, hang upside down in a dry, dark place for 3 days or until dry.
>   (dark, because LIGHT actually causes some of the chemicals we want to
>  break down.)  Store in an airtight jar in a dark place.  (or in a dark jar.
>   Whichever.)  I prefer dried to frozen.  They come out of the freezer all
>  slimy.....
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