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Fruit / herbal Tea

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  • HariboJunkie
    HariboJunkie Posts: 7,740 Forumite
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    I have only tred making tea with mint from the garden or wild mint which grows in abundance here. I just brew the chopped fresh leaves in the tea pot and then strain through a small seive into the cup. I don't take sugar in normal tea or coffee but I like a bit of sugar in this tea.
    In the summer I made a jugful and chilled it and it was lovely and refreshing with some lemon added.
  • Liney_2
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    I have only made sage and mint tea myself from the herbs in the garden - I have metal tea ball and snip the sage or mint up and pop it in the tea ball to steep in the hot water.

    A chunk of ginger and squeeze of lemon is nice too - not sure if thats classed as herbal but its pleasant and easy :o)
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  • Caterina
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    Crush a few fennel seeds, cover with boiling water, cover teacup (otherwise all the goodness evaporates) and wait five minutes. Enjoy!
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  • clutterydrawer
    clutterydrawer Posts: 776 Forumite
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    Random query: if i made a jug of fruit tea and put it in my fridge, how long would you expect it to keep?
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  • oystercatcher
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    I would have thought it should keep for two or three days, there's not much in it to go off.
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  • Trinny
    Trinny Posts: 625 Forumite
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    Hi There

    HM lemonade keeps a few days - and that has sugar in it.

    Fruit tea should keep a few days - it might do better if it was kept in an old clean lemondade bottle or similar. The taste would probably stay fresher - just in case the tea takes up the flavours of other things in the fridge.

    Just a thought

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  • clutterydrawer
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    excellent, thankyou....i am drinking it cold in this hot weather and it's easier to make a big btch up all at once. :)
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  • nikki2804
    nikki2804 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
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    Hi, I've realised in the last few weeks that I really enjoy flavoured teas (i.e. peppermint, cranberry) However having jumped on the whole DIY thing (going to start making my own moisturiser and soap etc) I was wondering if anyone has made there own flavoured teas? If so how, and is it cost effective?
  • newlywed
    newlywed Posts: 8,255 Forumite
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    The boss at work had mint tea - buy a mint plant from the supermarket, take a few leaves off and pour on hot water?

    Lavender tea is good for sleep. I buy it but it's just the flower heads of lavender that are then brewed up.
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  • allydowd
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    One teaspoon honey.
    Two teaspoons lemon juice.
    A dash of ground ginger.
    Hot water.

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