Cooler weather, being indoors and vissiting with family and freinds often brings many airbourne illnesses, so I thought a tea you could keep in the refrigerator to use as an energy and immuity booster. This is a two part tea you brew separately and mix together to serve. You can use any combination of fresh mint leaves you may have on hand to create this.
ELDERBERRY AND FRESH MINT TEA
Make a concentrated elderberry tea:
1 1/4 cup water
1 tsp dried elderberries
1 Tbls raisins
Bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, add
elderberries and raisins, close pot and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove
from heat, allow to come to room temperature and strain off the liquid. You
can keep the concentrate in the fridge for a week.
Make mint tea:
Any combination of mints will work, so if you have a flavored mint, like lime, chocolate, orange or more, add those. For a base I used spearmint and applemint in mine.
With fresh herbs we used 1 Tbls of
fresh mint per cup of water (1 tsp of dried mint). Bring water just to a
boil, turn off heat. Place herbs in a teapot and pour over water. Steeping with the lid closed on the
pot for 3-5 minutes. Remove the herbs.
Mix the two teas together, altering the ratio depending on
whether you want more mint or more fruit flavor. The raisins will give
some natural sweetness, but you can also add honey. Great as an iced tea,
but excellent to keep handy in the fridge to heat up in the winter for your
daily boost. Drink daily
