How to Make Herbal Tea at Home
Introduction to Preserving
Freezing
Making Quick Pickles
Making Quick Jams: Refrigerator or Freezer Jam
Water-Bath Canning
How to Can Tomatoes
How to Can Pickles
How to Can Jam and Jelly
Pressure Canning
Drying
Salting and Brining
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Can you use brown leaves (after theyve dropped from the tree) to make herb tea?
Or do the leaves have to be green?
Hi Linda-
We recommend using green leaves for high-quality, great-tasting tea.
(sp. mug warmer); another way to heat herbal or any tea is; some people heat milk to a short simmer; then add the milk to the tea; the milk mixes nicely with the tea;
one way to keep the Tea hot is to rinse the ceramic mug with hot water; put the mug near the stove; put a cover on the mug; steep Tea three minutes; the tea ought to be fairly hot; (u can use a mug water);
Any suggestions on how to have hot tea after waiting 5 minutes for it to brew? Microwave? Brew in half the water and then add more hot water?
Hi Becky,
When you brew your tea, leave it in a well insulated container (e.g. a thermos) until you’re ready to serve it. The insulation will help keep the heat in during the 5 minutes you’re steeping the herbs/leaves, eliminating the need for reheat before serving.
Joe W.
Aerospace Engineer
Hi Robin! I also grow holy basil and I was wondering which variety you like to grow. I have a delicious and fragrant pot of Rama tulsi growing, and 2 pots of Krishna tulsi. The Rama has a flavor I describe as "roses and cloves," while the Krishna is rich and peppery. all 3 pots grew lovely flower spires that attracted tons of pollinators. Anyway, I was just curious about yours as a fellow tulsi fan! Can't wait to try some of your herb blends! Cheers (with a teacup!).
you mention removing the stems after picking, then hanging by the stems for drying, pretty hard to hang if you do remove from stems, just saying
I noticed that too! Sorry for the confusion. You would remove leaves from the stems if you were drying them on a rack or in the oven or microwave.