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Calendula Tea

Adelma Grenier Simmons
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Bright herbal tea using dried calendula blossoms; lovely blended with mint.
RECIPE CATEGORY: Beverages
HERB: Calendula

Ingredients
  

  • ½ teaspoon dried calendula petals (per cup)
  • fresh mint (optional)
  • hot water

Instructions
 

  1. Dry calendula blossoms and store in airtight jars.
  2. Use 1/2 tsp petals per cup. Steep in hot water (add mint if desired) until fragrant; strain and serve.

Notes

Use this herb, with mints, in making a mint tea. In the past calendula was used as an aid to
beautify the complexion, and it is said to be healing to the heart and good for the spirit.
Calendula officinalis is a small-flowered, Mediterranean plant from which the large-flowered
garden hybrids came. Both make a good tea and add bright color to herbal mixtures. Dry
calendula blossoms all through the summer and even into late fall, for they often bloom after
frost has killed every other flower.
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