Simply boil water and pour into a crack-proof pitcher. Add a handful or so of the tea blend and allow to steep in the refrigerator for about two hours (longer if desired). Strain off the tea material and pour into another pitcher. Sweeten with honey and add lemon slices if you like. Serve over a tall glass of ice with a sprig of mint for the garnish. Cool, refreshing and healthy!
2 cups dried orange mint leaves
8 teaspoons china tea
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup dried calendula petals
1 tablespoon dried orange rind
1 tablespoon dried lemon rind
This mixture can be stored in airtight containers for some time.
6 teaspoons dried mint
6 cups boiling water
1 tablespoon dried lavender blossoms
1 liter ginger ale
1 cup purple grape juice
ice cubes with fresh mint leaf frozen in each
Brew the mint in the water in a teapot for ten minutes. Add the lavender blossoms to the pot. Allow tea to . Strain the tea and add the ginger ale, grape juice and ice cubes. If serving in a punch bowl, float lavender buds and mint sprigs on top.
1 cup good black tea
1/2 cup dried rose petals
2 tablespoons dried jasmine flowers
1 tablespoon dried orange peel, freshly grated
1 tablespoon cassia bark, crumbled
3 sticks cinnamon bark, crumbled
4 whole star anise
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon whole cloves, freshly pounded
Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl with your hands. Store in airtight tins. Use one heaped tablespoon per pot.
1 3/4 cup water
12 regular tea bags
1/4 cup orange juice or related juice
3 cups sugar
1 3 oz. package liquid pectin
Bring water to boil, add tea bags and steep for 30 mins. Discard tea bags and add juice, sugar to brewed tea and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 min. stirring. Remove from heat and add pectin, return to boil and allow to do so for 1 min. Skim off any foam. Pour hot jelly into jars and process for 20 min. Makes 6 pints.
This jelly is a modern twist to an old tradition, and will keep tea a family favorite, even when it’s spread on toast rather than sipped from a cup. Enjoy!
Teddy Bear Tea
After looking through some tea books together she decided on the Teddy Bear theme and she has instructed each girl to bring her favorite bear. I've told her they can use some of my pretty tea cups and she has already chosen the one she plans to use. She wants finger sandwiches and chocolate dipped strawberries, along with teapot and teddybear shaped s. I'm looking for some plain white cups and saucers and I'm going to let each of them decorate one to take home as a favor. It is so wonderful to be able to share something you really enjoy with someone so special to you.
There were 4 little girls (ages 6 - 8). They all came dressed for the occasion and bringing their Teddy Bears. My Elizabeth has a boy (Jack) and she got him a tuxedo at the Teddy Bear Factory. We had peanutbutter and jelly, ham, cheese, and cucumber sandwiches (Elizabeth requested those) - no crusts of course. Our sweets were teddy and teapot shaped sugar s, little frosted brownie muffins, and frosted pound cake tidbits. Oh, yes, plus chocolate dipped strawberries. Even though we had lemonade (just in case) all 4 girls wanted tea (with milk and sugar).
After they ate they donned old shirts and painted teacups and saucers. They were very creative and enjoyed it immensely. We then made necklances with plain beads and some shaped like teddy bears. We gave each girl a little teddy bear to take home. Elizabeth made a note for coming and her daddy scanned it onto the computer and printed it on card stock. We cut those out like a puzzle, put the pieces in envelopes decorated with teddy bear stickers and the girls took those home too.
When my oldest of two daughters was 3, she was into the Princess "thing". We had a long running "Castle" story that was so wonderful, I wish now that I had it recorded. Anyway, for her birthday party, which is in February, we thought about inviting all the girls she knew from "tots " class, and some girl in the neighborhood for a Fairy Princess Tea Party. We made her favorite s (basic recipes) Chocolate Chip/ Peanut Butter/ White chococolate etc. When they were ed, we used metal heart shaped cutters and made the entree. (the scraps weren't bad!) For a beverage, we used Sparkling cider and Hot apple cider (packets). I found some really nice china cups at a thrift store (no two were the same) they were actually kind of . The girls got to keep the cup/saucer as a favor. I decorated the dining room with a lot of bedding (canopy tops, satin sheets), Material (from the 2nd hand store also)- threw that on the walls and over the chandelier with some doorway ribbons for extra flair. We made some wings with thin wire and knee highs that we painted with glitter glue and the glitter hair coloring (left over from Halloween) and used elastic for the belt. We then took them to the park around the corner from our house (our backyard was really muddy) and let them "Treasure Hunt" for a few goodies. They had sooo much fun! They still remember it today. All in all, it wasn't expensive. It was more time consuming than anything.
1-1/2 cups water
1 inch stick of cinnamon
8 cardomom pods
8 whole cloves
2/3 cup milk
6 tsp. sugar (or to taste)
3 teaspoons any unperfumed loose black tea
Put 1-1/2 cups water in saucepan. Add the cinnamon, cardomom, and cloves and bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the milk and sugar and bring to a simmer again. Throw in the tea leaves, cover, and turn ff the heat. After 2 minutes, strain the tea into two cups and serve immediately.
Green Tea
Infusion drink after meals to guard against h decay.
Poultice Place damp green tea leaves on insect bites to reduce inching and inflammation.
Compress Use a pad soaked in weak green tea to make an emergency first aid treatment to ease bleeding from cuts and grazes.
Oolong tea
infusion Drink after fatty meals to reduce cholesterol levels and as a preventative for arterial disease.
Black Tea
Infusion Take a strong infusion of ordinary tea (2tsp per cup of boiling water, without milk or sugar) for diarrhea, food poisoning, or dysentery. The infusion is also a traditional Cantonese remedy for hangovers. (this is good to know )
Poultice Place used tea bags on tired eyes as a poultice. Bamp tea leaves can soothe insect bites.
Wash Use a weak infusion as a ing wash for sunburn.
Thanks a bunch Candy! I buy alot of loose leaf tea when I vist Gettysburg there is a women out there that has a great shop. She knows me by name !
I think her site is http://www.earlyelegance.com if not i will get it and post it.
Thanks again and to the group
1 1/3 oz. St. John's Wort
1 oz. Lemon Balm Leaves
1 oz. Valerian
Use 1 tsp. of the herb mixture per cup of boiling water. Steep for 10 min., strain, sweeten if necessary. Drink a cup of this tea before going to bed each night for several weeks to calm overwrought nerves, lift depression, and you fall a more easily.
Tea for coughing fits:
1 1/3 oz. St. John's Wort
2/3 oz. Thyme
2/3 oz. Linden Flowers
Use 1 tsp. of the herb mixture per cup of boiling water to soothe irritations of the upper respiratory tract that cause coughing. Steep for 5-10 min., strain, sweeten if necessary. This tea has proved ful with bronchitis and whooping cough.
Tea for migraines:
1 2/3 oz. St. John's Wort
1 oz Valerian
1 oz. Linden Flowers
1/4 oz. Juniper Berries
Use 1 tsp. of the mixture per cup of boiling water. Steep for 10 min, strain and sweeten. This tea s dilate blood vessels and improve circulation. If your s are triggered by weather, drink the tea as the weather is changing
Black Tea
Bergamot leaves
Lavender flowers
To blend the dry herbs use a ratio of 3 parts black tea, 1 part dried bergamot and a pinch of lavender. Blend well.
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Teddy Bear Tea party ideas for kids!
s. I'm looking for some plain white cups and saucers and I'm going to let each of them decorate one to take home as a favor. It is so wonderful to be able to share something you really enjoy with someone so special to you. 
note for coming and her daddy scanned it onto the computer and printed it on card stock. We cut those out like a puzzle, put the pieces in envelopes decorated with teddy bear stickers and the girls took those home too.
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wings with thin wire and knee highs that we painted with glitter glue and the glitter hair coloring (left over from Halloween) and used elastic for the belt. We then took them to the park around the corner from our house (our backyard was really muddy) and let them "Treasure Hunt" for a few goodies. They had sooo much fun! They still remember it today. All in all, it wasn't expensive. It was more time consuming than anything.
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