Reposted from July 9, 2011 http://hipurbanfarmer.myblogsite.com/entry22.html#body
by Melissa Jeter aka HUF
Today, we reached a high temperature-97 degrees in July. So what could be better than iced tea?
Well nothing, unless you make it from herbs grown in your backyard. I love sweet tea and ice cold slushies and slurpies and all sorts of corn syrupy icy drinks. But today, I picked lemon balm mint, and a little lavendar and added a little cane sugar.
Okay, Let me be honest. It was a lot of cane sugar.
And now, I'm drinking my own herbal sweet tea. While the convenience and fast food places have good drinks, you just can't beat sweet tea that's free.
Here's the heuristic (I'm no good at accurate recipies):
Pick some lemon balm
Pick some peppermint
Pick the flower buds of the lavendar
Fill small sauce pan with water
Throw in herbs and flower buds
Boil until it smells real good or water turns brown like tea
Let it sit
Skim out the herbs and buds
Next throw in some sugar to taste
Pour tea over ice cubes
Get your self a glass and drink up.
Ahh herbal sweet tea. Enjoy!
Now that's really hip!
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