with Healthy Supplements
Autumn is knocking more and more insistently on the windows, and the first cold weather with gloomy rains already evoke melancholy. The best cure for her is a cup of hot flavored tea. But not simple, but with additives.
Summer breath
Even the most ordinary black tea can change if you pick up bright additives to it. What happens with tea? Mint has earned special love with its refined, refreshing aroma. Pour into a teapot 3 tbsp. l black tea, add 20 g of raisins, 4 dried apricots and prunes, pour the mixture with a liter of boiling water. Wrap the kettle with a towel and insist its contents for 20 minutes. At the bottom of the cup we put 3-4 sprigs of fresh mint and a slice of dried orange or lemon. Pour them with tea with dried fruits and let it brew for another 2-3 minutes. If homemade sweets seem sour, add a couple of spoons of honey. Tea with mint perfectly relaxes and gives a deep, serene sleep.
Tea as a medicine
Thyme, or thyme, is an extremely useful and fragrant tea supplement that gives it a unique touch. To make tea, mix 2-3 tbsp. l black tea, 1 tsp. dry leaves of thyme and 5-6 of its dried flowers. Pour the mixture with a liter of boiling water and insist 10 minutes. If you have frequent headaches, take green instead of black tea. Thyme is perfectly combined with lemon balm, cloves, St. John's wort, currants and lingonberries. Therefore, every day you can delight loved ones with different drinks with a wonderful bouquet of aromas. Values are added to them by the fact that thyme serves as a good prophylaxis for colds.
Drink for the mind
In Russia, as anywhere else, they knew a lot about herbal supplements in tea. Especially our ancestors revered St. John's wort, which was stored in large quantities for the winter. In the autumn, it is best to warm up with St. John's wort infusion with jam. It can also be brewed with ordinary tea. To do this, mix 2 tbsp. l black or green tea to your taste and St. John's wort proper, pour them with a liter of boiling water and insist 5 minutes. Then dissolve in tea 3 tbsp. l apricot jam and let stand another 2-3 minutes. Such a drink warms well and energizes. It will be especially useful for schoolchildren, since St. John's wort helps to better cope with mental stress.
Currant positive
Blackcurrant is another popular type of tea supplement . By the way, in the recipes you can use both leaves and berries. Wipe through a sieve ½ cup currants and squeeze the juice. The remaining pulp is crushed in a mortar with 2-3 sprigs of mint and the same amount of rosemary. Dried herbs also work. We brew in a liter of boiling water a mixture of 2 tsp. green or white tea, 1 tsp. currant leaves and berry mass. We insist the drink for 15 minutes, filter, pour into cups and add 1 tbsp to each. l berry juice, you can also put some fresh berries. This is the best remedy for nascent spleen, which will instantly cheer you up and your loved ones.
Wild but useful
Do-it-yourself berry additives in tea are no less useful than herbal. In this sense, wild rose, or wild rose, is unparalleled. Gently knead 100 g of fresh rose hips, pour them with a liter of hot water and simmer in a water bath for 15 minutes. Then we stand the broth in a thermos for 10-12 hours. Remember, the longer the berries are infused, the more valuable properties they will give to the drink. According to the same principle, tea from dried berries is brewed, previously grinding them in a coffee grinder. Ready rosehip tea can be mixed with plain black or green. For the most picky gourmets, add a pinch of sage, nutmeg or star anise to the drink.
Sweet memories
Cranberries are rightly called the Vitamin Champion. By stocks of antioxidants and vitamin C, it will give odds to many brothers. In addition, the recipe for tea with an additive in the form of cranberries perfectly strengthens the immune system. Connect in a blender bowl 2 tbsp. l berries, 5 g of grated ginger root and half a lemon, sliced. Beat all the ingredients in a homogeneous gruel and mix with 4 tsp. honey. Pour the cranberry mass with boiling water, bring it to a boil and insist 30-40 minutes. We filter the infusion, mix it with ready-made black tea in equal proportions and pour into cups. With such a drink it will be especially pleasant to recall the bright moments of summer in a warm family circle.
Raspberry immunity
Raspberries, without a doubt, can also be considered a useful additive in tea . Both fresh and frozen berries, carefully prepared jam and, of course, leaves are used. Mix in a teapot 2 tbsp. l black tea, 3-4 leaves of raspberries and black currants, pour them with a liter of boiling water and stand for 15 minutes. Puree in a blender 100 g of fresh or thawed raspberries, if necessary, add 2 tsp. Sahara. Put in cups of 2-3 tsp. raspberry puree and pour it with hot tea. If fresh berries are at hand, then they can also be added to tea. Next to the irrepressible sweets, just in case, put a bowl with raspberry jam. Such a treat will protect against any autumn ailments better than any medicine.
And what is interesting in your tea collection? How do you keep warm on long autumn evenings? Let's discuss the drinks that your family loves the most.
Newby Tea Brew Tips: Water
- Always use fresh water; do not boil water repeatedly;
- Soft water with a low content of mineral salts or filtered is best suited.