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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 quarts 964g Recipe makes 2 1/2 quarts) The following items or measurements are not included below: spicebush twigs
Calories 51
Calories from Fat 0		(0%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.0g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 19mg		0%
Potassium 8mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 13.8g		4%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 13.8g
Protein 0.1g		0%
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Spicebush Tea

Recipe #114653 | 35 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Bone Man
Mar 29, 2005

This is a delicious and medicinal tea (for whatever ails you), but you'll have to head for the eastern woodlands to gather the main ingredient, spicebush. Also, it is a seasonal tea as the twigs are best gathered in the Spring after the sap has come up but before the leaves gain any size.

2 1/2 quarts (change servings and units)

Ingredients

8 ounces spicebush twigs (4"-6" long)
2 tablespoons honey
2 1/2 quarts water

Directions

1
Gather the spicebush twigs, stripping off any leaves.
2
Break the twigs into 4"-6" lengths.
3
Place twigs in a three-quart pan and add the water.
4
Bring to a rolling boil, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, until the tea takes on a slightly yellow coloration.
5
Strain the tea into a gallon jar, using a colander.
6
Add the honey and stir.
7
(Sometimes I use plain sugar or sorghum molasses, depending on what is in my cabinet).
8
Serve hot.
9
You can store it in the refrigerator and microwave it as you use it.
10
It will keep for at least a week.
11
TIP: 8 ounces of twigs will pretty much fill a three-quart pan.