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Linseed Tea

Linseed tea is a warm beverage made by steeping linseed in boiling water, optionally flavored with liquorice.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Linseed Tea

Linseed Tea

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Boil 1 pint of water.

  2. Add 1 ounce of linseed to the boiling water.

  3. Let it steep for a few minutes.

  4. If desired, add ½ ounce of cut liquorice for flavor.

  5. Strain and serve warm.

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

Linseed
Releases mucilage into the water, giving the tea a slightly thick, smooth body.
Liquorice
Adds a sweet, aromatic flavour to 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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