How To Make Pine Needle Tea
While the water is boiling separate the pine needles from the twigs cut off brown buds and chop into about 1 4 pieces.
How to make pine needle tea. Pour the boiling water into the cup while the pine needles are in it and stir until the. Cover to inhibit the volatile oil from escaping in the steam. Use whichever method you re used to. Bring three cups of water to a simmer turn off or remove from heat important and add about half a cup of fresh needles to the water.
Once the water is at full boil remove from heat the put the pine needle pieces in the water and stir and let sit for five ten minutes. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan or pot. Never boil your pine needle tea. Or boil the water in a kettle.
Remove from heat and allow the tea to continue to steep covered until it is cool enough to drink. Pour boiled water into the mug over the pine needles. Bring about a cup of water to a full boil. Place the tea strainer in a mug.
Gather the pine needles clean them and then put them in the cup or mug. Allow the needles to boil in the water for 2 3 minutes. Boiling tends to break down vitamin c and release terpenes that make the tea more bitter. Add approximately one tablespoon of chopped needles to the boiling water and cover.
Place the pine needles in a tea strainer. Like any recipe the directions differ slightly but in general all follow this pattern. If you want a stronger tea simply add more needles rather than increasing the heat.