Marsh-mallow Tea
Ingredients
Directions
Combine the dried marsh-mallow roots and raisins in a pot.
Add 5 pints of boiling water.
Boil slowly until the mixture reduces to 3 pints.
Once the sediment has settled, pour off the clear liquid.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Dried marsh-mallow roots
- Release mucilage into the water, giving the tea a soft, slightly thick, soothing body.
- Raisins
- Add natural sweetness and a mild fruity flavor to the tea.
The step that matters
Boil slowly until the mixture reduces to 3 pints. Reducing the liquid concentrates the flavor and the mucilage from the roots. Stopping at the right volume sets the strength of the tea, so measure the level as it simmers rather than relying on time alone.
“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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