A perfect anytime hot tea beverage
that's heavenly during the cold months.
It's also very soothing on sore throats
or when you feel other symptoms
of a cold or flu...
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Yields: 1 cup
Prep: 5 Mins.
A very, very easy tea base to prepare in a matter of
minutes that you'll enjoy for months. I initially tried this using only lemon and honey, although I found that I prefer it more so with the addition of infusing it with a fresh slice of ginger and ground cardamom.
INGREDIENTS
--(I used organic)
1 meyer lemon (or regular), chopped, with seeds removed
½” thick slice of fresh ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
Honey (enough to cover mixture)
METHOD
Combine all ingredients, in order listed, in a sterilized ½-pint (1 cup) mason
jar. Cover jar, and store in refrigerator for 3 days. You’ll notice that the lemons start to melt into the honey, which
thins the mixture turning it into the consistency of marmalade.
To prepare, drizzle 1 teaspoon of tea base into an 8-oz. cup
of hot tea; stir, and serve.
If you prefer a hot toddy, then add a tablespoon or two of your favorite spirit (my occasional preference is rum on a cold and snowy winter night).
Refill tea base on an as-needed basis with the above
ingredients, storing for up to a total of 3 months. I also prefer to stir the tea base once in a while, which is easy to
do just before adding it to a cup of tea.
This tea base would be a great gift to provide to friends and family. ~ Enjoy!
I used indoor-grown meyer lemons from my dwarf citrus tree |
6 comments:
Fantastic! How about linking it in to Food on Friday: Lemons and limes? Have a great week!
Ps love that you have got me in your favourite blogs list! Thank you.
This recipe is now linked up, thanks Carole! You are welcome and a nice addition to my favorite blogs ;) Have a wonderful week as well...
Cardamom honey? I love sound of this-))) Sandra, how is Alaska? Getting cold there now? I hope you have a wonderful evening and thank you for visiting me!
Yes Yelena, believe it or not after 3 days of infusing it's incredible! Alaska is still rainy, cold and quite windy just now at 49 degrees...burr! A perfect day for this tea base added to hot black tea ;) You are welcome as I love your site, and thank you for visiting mine as well - a great evening to you too dear lady!
Thanks for linking in Sandra. Cheers
My pleasure, Carole!
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