Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Echinacea Tea for a Rainy Seattle Afternoon

Well, we are having an unusually (don't laugh) rainy August this year in Seattle, so I decided to make a lovely cup of tea from my dried Clover & Echinacea flowers, stems and leaves.
Echinacea, Bees and Pollen.
Dried Echinacea & Clover Tea:

Boil 2-3 quarts of water, add about 12 clover blossoms & 4 Echinacea top (including flower and leaves) & turn the heat down to simmer for about  20 minutes Serve it hot with honey, or after it cools a bit put it in the refrigerator overnight to extract the most potency.  In the morning, strain off and drink daily for the next 4 days, or reheat and add 1-2 cup of sugar for each cup of tea to make a syrup that will last for the flu season. 


Simmer, then Steep Overnight
** If you have an auto-immunity dis-ease, you should not boost your immunity** 

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