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Linseed Tea

Linseed tea is made by boiling linseed in water, then straining and adding citrus or liquorice for flavor.

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

Linseed Tea

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash the linseed and place it in a quart of cold water.

  2. Boil for 1 hour.

  3. Strain the mixture.

  4. Flavor with lemon or orange, or add liquorice when boiling for the best 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

Whole linseed
Releases its mucilage into the water, giving the tea its body and slightly thick, soothing texture.

“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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