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Tasty and aromatic berry tea or herbal tincture (decoction) is drunk not only for pleasure, but also for treatment, disease prevention, and raising vitality. By correctly using the generous gifts of nature, a person can improve health with virtually no effort, experimenting with flavors and combinations of ingredients.
What teas and tinctures can be prepared at home, from what herbs and berries, and are there any rules for their use? More on this below.
Dried rose hips include most fees to boost immunity, especially in the autumn-winter period. The benefits of this plant have been known for a long time, so they actively add it to recipes for delicious and healthy drinks homemade.
- Tea with rose hips prepared according to the following recipe will help prevent vitamin deficiency:
- A tablespoon of dried fruit is poured into a glass of boiling water.
- Infuse the liquid in a thermos or heat it in a water bath for at least 20 minutes.
- Cool and filter.
- Add honey or sugar to taste.
A glass of this tincture per day will be enough for an adult. For children, the norm is reduced by two or even three times, depending on age.
There are many variations on the theme of rosehip tincture. Regular green or black tea is added to the drink for taste, and additional components are added to the drink:
- dried raspberries, lingonberries or black currants;
- nettle leaves;
- dried carrots;
- raspberry or black currant leaves.
Honey, sugar, and syrups are added to the finished tinctures to taste. Interesting option- a preparation for tea on cold winter days from ground rose hips and dry apples, which can simply be added to the tea leaves.
Recipes for lovers of spicy drinks - creative ideas
You can make teas not only from berries, but also herbs, including spicy ones with a special piquant taste and aroma.
A trusted recipe for tea with mint and St. John's wort. To prepare the drink, mix 100 g of dry crushed mint with half this amount of dry St. John's wort. Pour boiling water over the dry mixture and let it brew for 20 minutes. The finished tincture is filtered, sugar or honey is added. The drink turns out to be light, quenches thirst well, and has a calming effect.
An interesting recipe for mint tea with cardamom. To prepare, mix 2 teaspoons of dry crushed mint with boiling water, infuse, strain. Cardamom is added to the finished drink. The tincture helps solve the problem with hiccups.
For those looking for unusual holiday recipes tea made from herbs and berries, an option may suit your taste aromatic drink from mint and sea buckthorn. The combination of tart-sweet berries with the freshness of herbs tones, uplifts the mood, and instills feelings of comfort and joy.
To prepare the drink you will need to mix a tablespoon of sea buckthorn berries with four tablespoons of rose hips, a tablespoon of dried apples, three tablespoons of viburnum, a sprig of mint and five walnuts. All ingredients are mixed, poured with boiling water (two liters), and left in a thermos for several hours. The finished tea is filtered and drunk with honey, candied fruits, jam or sugar.
Drinks to fight colds are the most effective
Properly brewed tea with fruits and berries with the addition of medicinal herbs can help the body cope with a cold, alleviate the symptoms of the disease and find the strength to quickly return to a normal lifestyle. Such preparations are drunk warm, at least four times a day. Effective recipes:
- Linden flowers are mixed with raspberries (1:1), pour boiling water over the mixture and let it brew.
- Raspberry berries, oregano herb, coltsfoot leaves are mixed (2:1:1), pour boiling water over the mixture, infuse and filter.
- Mix black elderberry flowers with linden flowers one tablespoon at a time, add a sprig of lemon balm or mint, pour boiling water over them and drink hot.
- The rowan is dried, rose hips are added (1 tablespoon each), poured with boiling water, allowed to brew, cooled and filtered.
- Dry strawberries are poured with boiling water, infused and drunk a glass a day.
As an option, in strawberry tea, as well as in any drink that contains wild berries and healing herbs to enhance the taste and effect, you can add lemon, fresh black or red currants, apples, both dry and fresh, raspberries, strawberries to taste.
Juniper drink - a healthy and unusual combination of flavors
Fragrant tea with juniper berries has an anti-inflammatory effect. To prepare it, just two tablespoons of dry berries, 500 ml of water, honey or sugar as desired. To obtain a healing drink with a piquant taste, the berries are poured into boiling water, removed from the heat and allowed to brew for 10-15 minutes.
As a variation on the recipe, a stick of natural cinnamon, black or green tea leaves are added to these products. Sugar, honey, and jam to taste are added to the finished drink.
You can make tea from either fresh or dry or frozen juniper berries.
Tincture or decoction helps cope with skin diseases, ulcers and gastritis, tuberculosis and bronchitis. In addition, they are credited with the ability to defeat diabetes, kidney disease, Bladder, gout, scabies.
The plant in tea helps increase appetite and improves general state health, lowers blood cholesterol, helps control weight, preventing the formation of edema.
It is important to prepare any herbal or fruit tea correctly, adhering to the rules for its consumption. Only in this case can you be sure of obtaining a positive effect and maintaining useful substances, taste, aroma and color of the drink.
Pregnant, lactating, children and adolescents, as well as people with individual intolerance to certain components, suffering from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and other ailments, before including a new drink in your diet, you should consult your doctor.
Fruit tea is a blend of various fruits, berries, flowers, leaves. It may include tea leaves in small quantities. It tastes like compote. It contains a lot of vitamins and has a tonic effect on the body. You should not buy ready-made tea bags, since they most often contain only flavorings. Now we will talk about natural tea, which is prepared from fresh or dried fruits.
Drinking fruit tea has many benefits:
- Contains no or minimal caffeine. Tea can be consumed by children and adults.
- The assortment of fruit teas is huge, everyone is free to choose a drink with the fruits they like most.
- The drink has a magical taste and delicate aroma.
- Tea with pieces of fruit is good cold on a hot afternoon. You can drink it in summer to quench your thirst.
Often the basis of fruit tea is hibiscus (hibiscus tea). It is full of useful substances, anthocyanins, organic acids. The tea turns out to be very useful, capable of normalizing arterial pressure, cope with alcohol intoxication. The drink turns out to be a beautiful ruby color.
How to make tea from fruits
There is a huge variety of fruit types. They can be used individually or combined to create a great fruity mix. More often it is taken as a basis certain type tea, to which fruits are added to taste. Those who like a sour taste brew tea based on Sudanese rose; lovers of classic teas can brew green or black tea.
To prepare and enjoy tea to its fullest, you need to prepare everything for the tea ceremony. Prepare fruit and teapot. The water for cooking must be boiled; it is boiled only once. If you boil water again, you can lose everything beneficial features. The water temperature should be no higher than 80 degrees. Fruit tea is usually infused for about 10 minutes, this time is enough for the taste of the fruit to fully develop.
Fruit tea recipes
Anyone can easily prepare fruit tea; the recipes are simple and give room for imagination and experimentation. You can take one of the recipes as a basis, and then add or exclude fruits as you wish. Let's go on a journey through fruit teas.
Refreshing summer tea
- Raspberries and apples are crushed in a blender.
- Brew separately green tea with chamomile flowers. Leave to infuse.
- Add fruit to tea after straining.
- Add a spoonful of natural honey.
Apple tea with sea buckthorn
This tea carries a powerful vitamin charge, it helps strengthen immune system, get rid of a cold at the very beginning of its manifestation. The drink is especially relevant in the cold season, because it is rich in vitamin C and essential oils. To prepare you will need:
Sea buckthorn berries - 40 g
Apple - 1/4 fruit
Honey - 1 teaspoon
Water - 250 ml
The apple is cut into cubes, sea buckthorn berries are poured into the bottom of the teapot, apple cubes and honey are added. All components are poured cold water. The mixture is placed on the fire and brought to a boil. Remove immediately and leave for 10 minutes. The healing and aromatic fruit drink is ready.
Green tea with grapefruit
This drink will be appreciated by those who love citrus fruits. Instead of the usual lemon, this recipe will use orange and grapefruit. To prepare a flavored drink, you need to take:
Orange juice - 70 g
Grapefruit - 2 slices
Freshly brewed green tea - 70 ml
Maple syrup - 2 teaspoons
Cardamom - 3 pcs.
Water - 150 ml
Pours into hot green tea Orange juice, cardamom seeds and maple syrup are added. Stir, let it brew, add boiling water. After a few minutes, add grapefruit slices. If desired, you can supplement the tea with mint leaves.
Apple tea with chili pepper
Spicy tea will find fans among lovers of piquant tastes.
Black tea - 2 teaspoons
Half 1 apple
Cinnamon - 2 sticks
Red chili pepper - pod
Lemon - 3 slices
Cloves - 2 pcs.
Boiling water - 400 ml
Honey - to taste
All ingredients are placed in a teapot and poured with boiling water. Leave for five minutes and pour into cups.
Green tea with apricot
Green tea - 2 teaspoons
Ripe apricot - 1 pc.
Lemon - to taste
Pour green tea into a teapot, add apricot, cut into several pieces. Pour boiling water over it and after a few minutes add lemon. You can enjoy a fragrant drink.
Plum tea
We are used to adding dried fruits to tea, but this recipe uses fresh plums. A drink is prepared based on black tea.
Plum - 1 pc.
Black tea - 2 teaspoons
Water - 350 ml
Sugar - to taste
Fruit tea is prepared according to the same principle as apricot tea.
Tea with lime and pear
A very unusual combination of lime and pear allows you to prepare a delicious drink. Jasmine tea gives it sophistication. Tea is brewed in a teapot, 100 g of juicy and aromatic pear, mashed into puree, is added. Then add a little lime juice and a cinnamon stick. Before drinking, fruit tea is infused for 15 minutes.
Pomegranate tea
Pomegranate juice - 0.5 cups
Julienned apple - 30 g
Lemon zest
Honey - 1 tbsp. spoon
Boiling water - 1 cup
All components are mixed, shaken a little, heated, without bringing to a boil. Then the drink is filtered and when served, it is decorated with pieces of apples and pomegranate seeds.
Quince tea
Quince is an excellent addition to tea as it goes well with the flavor of the tea leaves. Not only fruits are added to tea, but also peels and leaves. Traditional recipe:
Black tea - 5 teaspoons
Water - 1 liter
Quince - 1 fresh fruit
Sugar or honey - to taste
The quince is crushed, it is added to the teapot and poured with boiling water. The drink is infused for six minutes. Black tea can be replaced with green or quince leaves. You can add mint or cinnamon.
Kiwi tea
To make tea, you need to grind the kiwi into a puree. Green tea is brewed according to regular recipe. Kiwi puree is added to the drink, mixed, and after a couple of minutes the tea is filtered. Honey is added to taste.
Exotic mango tea
Vitamin tea with mango based on tea leaves is pleasant to drink both in the heat and in the winter cold.
Black tea - 1 teaspoon
1/2 ripe mango;
Sugar - 1 dessert spoon
Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon
You need to brew black tea in a clay teapot. Cut the mango pulp into small pieces, add sugar to it, and use a blender to puree. Mix tea with mango puree and serve in tall glasses. This drink perfectly strengthens the immune system and helps fight colds. Mango improves mood and relieves stress, as it contains amino acids, trace elements and vitamins.
Fruit tea is a drink whose taste and aroma is created by a mixture of berries, flowers, leaves, and fruits. The classic recipe excludes the use of tea leaves, but the beauty and uniqueness of such tea lies in its exclusivity and the possibility of creating unique recipes. For example, in the summer, drinks based on green tea with lemon are wonderfully refreshing, and in the winter, you can prepare a hot, aromatic treat for friends using black tea with the addition of fruit.
The main feature of the drink is the absence of caffeine, of course, if it does not contain tea leaves. That is why berry tea based on aromatic herbs, berries and fruits, in the absence of contraindications, can be drunk without restrictions.
There are an endless number of recipes for fruit treats, but the main components of tea are citrus fruits, apples, blueberries, strawberries, strawberries, and hibiscus. You can drink fruit tea either chilled or hot.
Spice lovers add mint, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves.
The combination of various components allows you to get not only a tasty, but also a healthy, vitamin-rich drink. Fruit and berry tea:
- in the hot season it perfectly quenches thirst, and in winter it warms;
- it is a record holder for the content of vitamins and microelements;
- perfectly refreshes and tones;
- has a general strengthening effect, increases immunity;
- normalizes blood pressure;
- Naturally cleanses the body of waste and toxins;
- normalizes cholesterol levels and functioning gastrointestinal tract.
You can strengthen or weaken certain properties of fruit tea by changing the composition and adjusting the blend. Drinks based on dried fruits are very popular. This is explained by the fact that the vast majority of fruits after drying retain their beneficial substances and bring maximum benefit. In addition, due to its availability, you can easily make tea based on dried fruits at home at any time.
Fruit drink recipes
The blend for preparing the drink can be purchased at a specialized store or made at home with your own hands.
Recipe No. 1. Equally delicious with or without tea leaves. The main blend consists of lemon slices, grated ginger, chopped apples, oranges, pineapples, black currants, with sugar or honey added as a sweetener. It is necessary to boil water and cool it slightly, to approximately 80 degrees. This water is poured into the fruit mixture for five minutes. Then add lemon, ginger, sweetener and leave for another five minutes.
Note: If you are using tea leaves in a recipe, you will need to infuse them first. hot water and prepare green or black tea, the fruit blend is added after.
Recipe No. 2 “Spicy”. Excellent product for warmth in cold weather. The ingredients used are cranberries, apple, black currant, cinnamon, honey, ginger, allspice, cardamom.
To prepare, you will need glassware; boil water in it with added sugar and spices for five minutes. Then add the prepared fruits and berries and cook for another five minutes. After the drink is filtered, the treat is ready.
Note: this drink can be prepared using black tea; for this, in addition to sugar and spices, tea leaves are added to the water. The recipe can be supplemented with fruit syrup or honey.
Recipe No. 3 from dried fruits. This is a tasty treat that helps normalize digestive functions. To prepare, you will need dried apples, pears, cherries, apricots, prunes, pour them with purified water, boil for ten minutes, then infuse.
Note: raisins are added to the drink to add sweetness, and to get a beautiful red hue, you can add black currants.
Recipe No. 4 with hibiscus. Incredibly popular throughout for long years uses a drink made from Sudanese rose petals. They make a delicious, slightly sour tea with a rich red color, better known as.
You can purchase ready-made fruit mixtures. The range is quite wide, some of them contain tea leaves. There are monocomponent ones, for example, green tea with pineapple, and with a more complex composition, a drink based on raspberries with apples and rose hips.
Recipes for fruit drinks from chefs
Restaurants serve drinks with amazing taste and aroma, but it is a mistake to believe that it is impossible to make them yourself.
Sea buckthorn drink with apples. Ingredients needed: (you can use fresh or frozen berries), fresh apples, honey, water. Apples must be cut into cubes, put in a bowl, add water, and heat for a quarter of an hour over low heat. Then you need to add sea buckthorn, honey and leave for twenty minutes.
Green tea with citruses. To prepare you will need: orange juice, hot green tea, a few slices of grapefruit, any fruit syrup, a few mint leaves, cardamom, hot water. You will need a copper bowl in which water, tea leaves, mint and cardamom are placed. All components are thoroughly heated over low heat for five minutes, then the mixture is removed from the heat and orange juice, fruit syrup and grapefruit slices are added.
And we’ll add a few recommendations, following which will help you prepare delicious healthy tea. The cooking container should be warm, heated over a fire, the water should be purified, but it should not be boiled twice. You need to pour the selected fruit blend with hot water, but not boiling water. Otherwise essential oils will evaporate, which means the treat will lose its flavor.
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In this article we want to tell you how to brew tea with herbs and berries, which is unusually aromatic and healthy. Tea flavoring is common in various countries and at all times. But, as you know, the most beneficial for a person are those herbs and berries that grow where he lives. Undoubtedly, teas with foreign additives, such as passion fruit, pineapple, lotus, etc., are pleasant and tasty, but, unfortunately, we cannot find out where they were collected and what kind of processing they went through.
We invite you to familiarize yourself with the beneficial properties of some berries and herbs for preparing healthy and aromatic tea at home. Drinks and teas, which are prepared from various plants and berries, have a healing effect due to the content of essential oils, tannins, glycosides, alkaloids, etc.
Let's try to make healthy and tasty drinks at home.
Orange tea
Orange zest contains organic acids, sugars, essential oils, vitamin C and a number of other useful substances. You can make tea from fresh or dried peel. Use a sharp knife to cut off the orange peel. For 1 liter of boiling water take chopped zest from? orange and 3 teaspoons of black tea. The drink has an aromatic, pleasant taste and a beautiful golden brown color. Drink this delicious tea after steeping (10-12 minutes) without milk or cream. Tea left for 2-3 hours takes on a bitter taste.
Strawberry tea
The fruits of wild strawberries are very tasty and healthy and are used to make strawberry tea, which is aromatic, very tasty and healthy for adults and children.
Strawberry fruits and leaves contain a lot of sugar - fructose and glucose, organic acids - citric and malic, pectins and tannins, fatty oils, fiber, aromatic oils, vitamin C, carotene, folic acid, trace elements, salts of iron, calcium, phosphorus, cobalt, manganese.
To prepare strawberry tea, take 2 teaspoons of strawberries, pour a glass of boiling water and leave for 3-5 minutes.
Tea made from dried strawberries
For this tea, ripe, healthy berries are collected in dry weather, peeled from the stem and calyx, dried in air for several hours, scattered in a thin layer, and then dried at a temperature of 45 - 50 degrees in the oven or in the attic with mandatory ventilation. Well-dried berries have a reddish color. Dry berries are stored in glass containers for one to two years.
To prepare tea, take 1 teaspoon of dry berries, pour a glass of boiling water, leave for several minutes and drink. Dried strawberry tea can be brewed in a thermos.
Strawberry leaf tea
For this tea, healthy green leaves During flowering, the plants are tied into small bunches and dried in the shade, in the attic with good ventilation. Dried leaves can be stored for up to a year in glass or cardboard containers.
To prepare tea, take a teaspoon of dry leaves per glass of boiling water. Cover the kettle with a towel, let it brew and drink an aromatic drink with sugar or honey.
Linden petal tea
To prepare linden tea, yellow-white, very fragrant flowers are used. They produce a juicy, aromatic, honey-scented, pleasant and healing drink. Linden flowers contain essential oils, saponins, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, mucus, phytoncides.
Flowers are dried in the shade under a canopy with good ventilation or in a drying cabinet at a temperature of 40-50 degrees. Readiness is determined by the fragility of the peduncles. Dried flowers are fragrant, sweetish in taste, and slightly astringent. They are stored in wooden containers for up to two years. Linden tea is brewed in a porcelain, well-heated teapot. Place 1-2 tablespoons of linden flowers, pour two glasses of boiling water, cover with a napkin and leave for 5-7 minutes. You can add a mint leaf or a sprig of oregano to the brew.
Linden tea is drunk with honey, jam, and candied fruits.
Carrot tea
To prepare carrot tea with a unique taste, select sweet varieties of red-orange carrots with fleshy, juicy, sweet roots. Carrots make an excellent-tasting, sweetish tea that has been drunk for a long time. Carrot root contains essential oils, vitamins B, K, PP, ascorbic acid, carotene, sugars, amino acids, iodine, iron, calcium, magnesium, copper, cobalt, silicon, phosphorus, carbohydrates and a number of other substances necessary for humans.
To obtain carrot tea, fresh carrots are washed, peeled, cut into strips 0.8 - 1 mm wide and dried for 3-4 hours, scattered in a thin layer. Then dry in the oven until completely dry. Store in linen bags in a dry place for up to a year.
To prepare aromatic, sweetish, slightly greenish-golden tea, pour 2-3 teaspoons into a heated porcelain teapot, pour boiling water over it, cover with a napkin and leave for 5-7 minutes.
Rowan fruit tea
This is a very healthy, pleasant, fortified drink that quenches thirst and gives pleasant feeling. The orange-red fruits are used to make rowan tea. They are collected in September-October after frost. The fruits are dried in the sun for several days, then dried in the oven, ovens at a temperature of 50 - 55 degrees or in the attic, scattered in a thin layer. After drying, the blackened fruits are removed and stored for up to two years in a wooden container. Rowan fruits contain vitamins C, P, B, E, carotene, sugars - fructose, sucrose, glucose, sorbitol, organic acids - citric, malic and tartaric, tannins, essential oil, flavonoids.
Tea can be prepared from one tablespoon of dried rowan fruits and one spoon of rose hips per 1 liter of boiling water. Boil, leave for an hour, heat again, strain and drink hot with sugar or honey.
Cinnamon rosehip flower tea
Rosehip petals make an unusually delicate, aromatic, very pleasant-tasting tea. The petals contain vitamins C, P, B2, E, K, sugars, pectin substances, and organic acids. The petals are dried in a shady, ventilated place. They should have a soft pink color. They are carefully placed in glass jars, tightly closed and stored for up to a year.
To prepare tea, take one tablespoon of dried petals and brew a glass of boiling water. Cover the kettle with a napkin for 2-3 minutes.
Apple peel tea
I prepare this light, aromatic, tasty tea from cut apple peels, which are finely chopped and dried in the oven until brittle. The peel of apples, especially Antonovka, papirovka and other varieties of sour apples, is rich in vitamins A, B1, C, PP, P, carotene, organic acids - citric, malic, tartaric, contains proteins, pectins, fiber, sugars, tannins, iron salts, calcium and a large number of microelements - zinc, copper, manganese, essential and fatty oils.
To prepare tea, take 5 tablespoons of dry peel, place in a liter teapot (preferably enameled), fill with cold water, cover with a lid and boil for 5 minutes. Then leave for 10 minutes under a napkin.
Sugar, honey or jam are added to tea.
You can also get very tasty tea if you add apple pieces to a cup of hot tea; aromatic varieties, such as Antonovka, are especially good.
Mixed tea from mint leaves, oregano, St. John's wort
Healthy green leaves of mint, oregano and St. John's wort are dried, and then all components are mixed in equal parts (1: 1: 1). Store in the dark in tightly closed jars. Brew tea before drinking and drink immediately. In this case, the aroma and taste are preserved.
To brew, take a teaspoon of herbal mixture in a glass of boiling water, leave for 1-2 minutes, and drink from small porcelain cups.
Rosehip and raisin tea
A tablespoon of raisins is poured into 0.5 liters of boiling water and, after cooling, filtered through a fine strainer. For rosehip infusion, take 5 tablespoons of rose hips, peeled from seeds, pour in 1 liter of cold water, infuse for 10 minutes, then boil for 8 - 9 minutes and filter. Mix infusions of rose hips and raisins and serve hot. This clear tea Brown has a pleasant taste and aroma.
Set for festive aromatic tea
The set includes: 1 tablespoon of sea buckthorn berries, 4 tablespoons of seeded rose hips, 1 tablespoon of dried apples, 3 tablespoons of fresh viburnum berries, 5 walnuts, a sprig of lemon balm. All components are mixed, poured with two liters of boiling water, left for 1 - 1.5 hours (can be done in a thermos). Hot tea pour into cups through a strainer.
Served with sugar, honey, candied fruits or jam.
Tea with leaves of mint, St. John's wort, thyme, rose hips, chamomile, cranberries, black, white and red currants, sea buckthorn. How to properly brew tea with herbs and berries.
Tea with mint V warm creates a relaxing and calming effect. It also relieves coughs and reduces fever during colds.
Tea with St. John's wort used for the prevention and treatment of colds, inflammatory processes for colitis, gum diseases. It helps get rid of feelings of anxiety and depression.
Tea with thyme also used for the prevention and treatment of colds and flu, as an expectorant for bronchitis and pneumonia. This tea is especially delicious with honey.
Tea with rosehip strengthens the heart, helps fight aging of the body, protects against colds. Vitamin C, tannins, essential oils and essential microelements help prolong active life.
Chamomile tea helps with many ailments and diseases. It is useful for colds, diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal tract, inflammation and spasms, and also has sedative and disinfectant properties. Chamomile flowers can be bought at the pharmacy or prepared yourself.
Cranberry tea . Both berries and leaves are suitable for brewing. Fresh berries are especially useful, but even when frozen, cranberries retain all their beneficial properties for up to six months. Cranberries contain vitamins C, B1, B2, B5, B6, PP, K1, which make the tea simply magical!
Tea with black, red, white currants . Fresh and dried berries and leaves. Currants are rich in vitamin C, which has a beneficial effect on the immune system.
Tea with sea buckthorn . Sea buckthorn tea is made from fruits, seeds and leaves. Sea buckthorn berries are simply a storehouse of vitamins and microelements; it is very useful for colds, vitamin deficiencies, and strengthens the immune system.
How to properly brew tea with herbal and berry additives .
Let's look at the main ways to prepare tea with herbs and berries. For base tea, it is best to use black loose leaf tea or pressed green tea.
First way.
Mix tea and herbs in a teapot, pour boiling water, leave for 10-15 minutes. The disadvantage of this method is that brewing herbs, berries and tea requires different quantities time, which can lead to distortion of the taste of the drink.
Second way.
We brew the herb separately and let it brew for a while, then pour the decoction into a teapot with brewed tea. This method allows you to select the quantity and concentration of the desired drink.
Third way.
You can prepare a herbal decoction in a water bath. To do this, place the herbs in a glass or enamel bowl and pour boiling water over them. Place this container in a pan of boiling water. Thanks to this method, the beneficial properties of herbs are preserved. Tea in in this case must be brewed separately and then mixed with herbal infusion.
Fourth way.
Pour in the herbs warm water and bring to a boil over low heat. Let it brew for an hour. Mix the resulting infusion with separately brewed tea.
Fifth way.
Place all the necessary components in a thermos with a glass flask, fill it with hot but not boiling water and leave for about 40 minutes.
Tea from leaves of fireweed angustifolia
Angustifolia fireweed contains tannins, vitamins, carotene, microelements (manganese, boron), mucus, coumarins, flavonoids, and a coloring matter - vitocyanin. Leaves are prepared for tea during the flowering period. There are two ways to prepare the leaves for brewing tea.
First way .
The green leaves are dried for 48 hours, scattered in a thin layer. After drying, the leaves are rolled by hand until the juice comes out, then they are scattered on an enamel tray in a layer of 4-5 cm, covered with a damp canvas and kept for 24 hours at a temperature of 25 degrees and finally cut and dried. Store tea from leaves of fireweed angustifolia in enamel and glass jars in a dry place 1-2 years.
The result is excellent tea, not inferior to Chinese tea. This tea was produced in the village of Koporye, St. Petersburg province, in the 19th and 20th centuries. Therefore, tea was called Koporye tea.
Second way.
Fresh fireweed leaves are placed in the refrigerator for several hours, and then in an enamel bowl and heated for 40 minutes over very low heat (20-25 degrees). The heated leaf is dried in the oven, finely chopped and stored in glass jars for up to a year.
Koporye tea has a beautiful golden color, is transparent, with a delicate, pleasant aroma, and has a piquant, slightly astringent aftertaste.
Brew fragrant tea in a heated porcelain teapot. Place 2-3 teaspoons of leaves and pour boiling water over them, which is immediately drained, then pour boiling water over the leaves again, cover the kettle with a napkin, and leave for 4-5 minutes. The drink has a tonic and calming effect. To enhance the aroma, you can add a sprig of oregano to the teapot. Tea is served with raisins, dried apricots, sweets, halva, marshmallows, and marmalade.
We come home from the cold street. Put the kettle on, add berries and herbs. We brew delicious tea. And we do it right. Today we will tell you how.
Rose hip
How to brew correctly?
The fruits must be washed, crushed, poured into a thermos, poured boiling water at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 1 glass of boiling water, tightly capped and left for 6-8 hours. Uncrushed fruits are infused a little longer - 10-12 hours. After this time, the infusion is filtered through gauze folded in four and the fruits are squeezed out. The thermos was not chosen as a container by chance. It preserves vitamins C and P several times better than in other containers. Rose hips can be brewed repeatedly. But doing this more than twice is not recommended!
Recipe "Rosehip with ginger and apple"
Ingredients:
- Ginger (2 cloves)
- Apple (1 medium)
- Rosehip (8 berries)
- Mint (2 sprigs)
- Cinnamon (1 stick)
- Water (2 l)
Cooking method:
Cut the apple into small slices and chop the rose hips. Pour them into a thermos, then add mint, cinnamon and ginger slices. Pour water over everything and leave for 7-8 hours - the drink is ready. You can add honey to the finished drink to taste.
Raspberries
How to brew correctly?
All parts of the plant are used to brew tea.
To brew healthy tea from raspberry leaves, you need to pour 2 tsp into a teapot. dry raw materials, pour boiling water over them and leave for 10 minutes. Pour into cups, add honey to taste.
To brew raspberry branches, you need to take a tablespoon of well-chopped young branches, pour 2 tbsp. boiling water and boil for 3 minutes. After boiling, let the drink brew for a while.
To brew dried or frozen raspberries, you need to take 1 tbsp. l. berries and pour boiling water, let it brew well for 5-10 minutes and add if desired natural honey. Remember that honey is added to a drink that has cooled to 35°C.
Recipe "Raspberry tea"
Ingredients:
- Raspberries (150 g)
- Raspberry leaves (10 pcs.)
- Boiling water (1 l)
- Honey (to taste)
Cooking method:
Place raspberries and raspberry leaves into a teapot. Pour boiling water over everything. Leave for 15-20 minutes. Strain the drink and pour into mugs. Add honey and mint if desired.
Sea buckthorn
How to brew correctly?
Sea buckthorn leaves and fruits are used to brew tea.
To prepare tea from sea buckthorn leaves, you need to grind the dried leaves and place them in glass, porcelain or enamel containers. Pour boiling water, close the lid and leave for at least 30 minutes.
Before making tea from sea buckthorn berries, you need to grind them (if they are frozen berries, then defrost them and grind them into a paste). Pour the berries into the teapot, pour boiling water, close the lid and wrap with a terry towel. Leave for at least 15 minutes. If you need to sweeten the drink, add honey, not sugar.
Recipe "Sea buckthorn tea with orange"
Ingredients:
- Sea buckthorn berries (2-3 tbsp)
- Orange (1 piece)
- Mint (a few leaves)
- Honey (to taste)
Cooking method:
Crush the berries and place in a teapot. Remove the zest from the orange and cut it into slices. Pour sea buckthorn puree, orange zest and mint with hot water (85-90 degrees). Leave for 5-10 minutes. Pour the drink into cups and add one slice of orange, you can add honey.
Black currant
How to brew correctly?
Hot tea made from currant leaves and dried berries has a diaphoretic effect and brings relief from coughs and colds. The decoction is used as a multivitamin.
You need to take 1 tbsp. dry or 2 tbsp. chopped fresh leaves. Pour boiling water over them and leave for 10 minutes. Strain.
Currant tea recipe
Ingredients:
- Currant leaves (2 tbsp)
- Blackcurrant berries (1 tsp)
- Green/black tea (1 tsp)
Cooking method:
Pour all the ingredients into the teapot and pour boiling water over it. Close the lid and leave for about 15 minutes.
Melissa
How to brew correctly?
1 tsp Pour boiling water over dry crushed lemon balm leaves and leave for 30 minutes. Drink without sugar, you can add honey.
Recipe "Tea with lemon balm"
- Black tea (1 tsp)
- Melissa (1 tsp)
- Ginger (1 piece)
- Oregano (pinch)
- Water (300 ml)
Cooking method:
Place all ingredients in a teapot and pour boiling water over it. Leave for 15 minutes.
