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Chickweed Tea

A herbal tea made by steeping dried chickweed in boiling water, optionally flavored with wine.

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

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.

  1. Boil 2 cups of water.

  2. Add 1 tablespoon of dried chickweed to the boiling water.

  3. Steep for 10 minutes.

  4. Strain the tea and serve.

  5. For added effect, mix in ⅓ cup of wine if desired.

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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