DIY Herb Teas

Here's a bit of history, along with an easy to make recipe, without having to fiddle with removing the seeds
https://swedishspoon.com/rosehip-soup/

Remind me next autumn - I would love to give this a try

Thanks Sarriss - very interesting.
My Mum told me that during WWII they would go out picking rosehips. These were turned into syrup that was given to children as it was high in VitC and was seen as a replacement for orange juice. before my time of course.
Maybe we should start this again?

Today's odd Tea was Kulmetusetee and I haven't a clue what it is. https://www.benu.ee/tooted/tervisetooted...ee-eco-20g
If anyone can translate this, please let me know. For some reason I thought it was nettle tea but I'm not sure now I've looked it up!

Today's odd Tea was Kulmetusetee and I haven't a clue what it is. https://www.benu.ee/tooted/tervisetooted...ee-eco-20g
If anyone can translate this, please let me know. For some reason I thought it was nettle tea but I'm not sure now I've looked it up!

Google says it's a natural herbal treatment for colds. Blackcurrant, raspberry leaf, red pepper, and meadowsweet. And the language is Estonian

Thanks Moth.
I'd got as far as it being Estonian but translation came up with "Eyebrow Tea" which was a bit concerning. Thought I might end up with high arched eyebrows if I drank too much of it.

Thanks Sarriss - very interesting.
My Mum told me that during WWII they would go out picking rosehips. These were turned into syrup that was given to children as it was high in VitC and was seen as a replacement for orange juice. before my time of course.
Maybe we should start this again?

Whaddya mean “before my time”!!
when I was at primary school, we used to have the Delarosa syrup chap come on Mondays (in rose hip season of course). We used to get paid something like 1d for a pound. The pupil with the biggest amount used to get a certificate too.

Thanks Sarriss - very interesting.
My Mum told me that during WWII they would go out picking rosehips. These were turned into syrup that was given to children as it was high in VitC and was seen as a replacement for orange juice. before my time of course.
Maybe we should start this again?

I made a rosehip syrup the year before last of a load of rosehips that I found near the allotment. I only made a syrup because I couldn't be bothered to deseed them - every recipe said to remove the fiddly, itchy seeds. A syrup doesn't need the seeds removed. It was honestly the most delicious
Apparently, now... I've found recipes for the soup that doesn't need the seeds removed either, so I'll try that next year too!

Just bumping this to remind me about growing a "Tea Garden" next year!
Incidentally, today's looseleaf tea is Russian Earl Grey. Ingredients are "Luxury black tea. dried orange peel, cornflower petals, lemon grass and "flavours" - a bit vague that!! The blue cornflower petals make a visual difference to the black tea. Very pretty. Must grow cornflowers next year!!