How to make
Peppermint
Tea
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Peppermint
Tea (Mentha
piperita)
When I was a
kid my mother grew peppermint
in her garden; At the end of
every summer I'd cut the herb
down to about an inch from
the ground (stems and all)
and dry it in her oven on a
cookie sheet - at the lowest
setting, until the herb was
dry and crispy. Then, I'd
place the herb in a tea tin
to be used with regular tea
bags to make a mint flavored
tea throughout the winter.
I'd make a two quart pitcher
of mint tea by adding 7 tea
bags and a handful of loose
dried mint to a quart of
boiling water and removing
the pot from the burner -
covering with a lid and
allowing this to steep for 30
minutes; At that point I'd
pour the hot tea into a two
quart pitcher contaning ice
from 2 or 3 ice trays and top
off with cold water and
refrigerate until desired. My
favorite way to drink mint
tea was to put two teaspoons
of sugar in a glass with ice
and pour mint tea over the
ice filling the glass. Of
course, in the summer, I'd
use a handful of fresh mint.
This is a beverage tea.
Medicinal tea
is made somewhat differently.
Peppermint is water soluable,
so, alcoholic tinctures and
oil extracts are not the
preferred methods. However,
you can buy
peppermint
oil
here. For making Peppermint syrup,
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