Healing Lemon Balm and Ginger Tea
If you have a scratchy throat or a cough, this homemade remedy may be just what you need. (Photo source: Kary Osmond)
| Yield: 1 cup | Time: 35 minutes |
This recipe originally appeared in Growing Perennial Foods: A field guide to raising resilient herbs, fruits, and vegetables. On sale now.
Preparation:
1. In a small saucepan, bring ½ cup water, lemon balm, and ginger to a boil. Turn off heat and add mint leaves. Steep for 30 minutes, strain and set aside.
2. Add another ¼ cup water to the strained lemon balm water.
3. Stir in lemon juice and honey. Serve warm or cool.
Note: Mixing when cool preserves the honey’s healing properties.
Ingredients:
¾ cup water
2 T dried lemon balm
2 T fresh ginger, diced
2 T chopped mint leaves
2 T lemon juice
¼ cup honey
This recipe is excerpted from Growing Perennial Foods: A field guide to raising resilient herbs, fruits & vegetables, by Acadia Tucker. It includes tips on backyard food gardening, growing guides for 34 perennials, and a recipe for each one. The companion book is Growing Good Food: A citizen’s guide to climate victory gardening.