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chamomile tea question

I have chamomile growing in my garden and was wondering how I make it into tea. Is it just the petals I use?
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  • lizzyb1812
    lizzyb1812 Posts: 1,392 Forumite
    Hi

    Glad you asked this as I have been growing chamomile for use as tea but had never got round to finding out how to do it!

    Apparently you use the flowers, dried. Dry the flowers then crush them and use 1-2 tspns per cup.

    Lots of answers from a search for "how do you make chamomile tea" on yahoo.com

    HTH

    Lizzyb
    "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain." ~ Vivian Greene
  • suep
    suep Posts: 782 Forumite
    I make all my own herb teas, I used to make them up in a tea pot and use a strainer ( with cammomile the op is right its the flower heads, although Ive never crushed them) now I use a cafetiere (sp) and find that easier. You can also dry the flower heads in the airring cupboard and then you have cammomile tea all year round.
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  • wssla00
    wssla00 Posts: 1,875 Forumite
    Thanks guys :) ok stupid question alert... Does that mean I include the yellow middle bit too?
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