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Balm Tea

A herbal infusion made from balm leaves steeped in boiling water, flavored with lemon juice and sweetener.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Balm Tea

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Pick and wash a handful of balm.

Steep and serve

  1. Pour 1 pint of boiling water over the balm.

  2. Let it stand for 10 to 15 minutes.

  3. Strain the mixture.

  4. Add lemon juice and sweeten to taste.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Balm
Provides the main lemon-like aroma and flavour of the tea.
Boiling water
Extracts the aromatic flavour from the balm leaves into the liquid.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavour of the tea.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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